i've been thinking about this a lot after my post-burnout brain has slowed considerably as i've gotten older (30). i definitely know i'm not as quick as i used to be.
i've noticed that even after 3 weeks, code that i wrote deep in the flow zone will feel completely foreign, so it's more like a linear curve up and then it plateaus. however, i feel like at my current trend, by the time i'm 50 code i write the day before will feel completely foreign.
i used to watch this trend when i worked with programmers older than me, but i never realized just how badly it would hit me.
If I recall correctly you loose 10% of your axones every ten years, same for testosterone btw
Yes everybody should eat testosterone pills to offset the natural loss but people do not have sufficient mental health to do it
i've noticed that even after 3 weeks, code that i wrote deep in the flow zone will feel completely foreign, so it's more like a linear curve up and then it plateaus. however, i feel like at my current trend, by the time i'm 50 code i write the day before will feel completely foreign.
i used to watch this trend when i worked with programmers older than me, but i never realized just how badly it would hit me.