Is it just me, or does the feeling you get after solving a hard programming problem feel similar to when your soccer team scores a goal?1. It’s the same reward system firingBoth moments trigger a surge of dopamine in your brain:You struggled anticipated an outcome got a clear winThe brain rewards resolution after effort, not just success>Solving a hard bug:tension confusion almost giving up click>Goal in soccer:buildup pressure near misses goalSame neurological pattern.2. Both are “compressed victories”In both cases, a lot of effort gets compressed into a single moment:>Hours (or days) of debugging one line fix>Minutes of buildup one kickThat sudden payoff makes the moment feel intense and memorable.3. Uncertainty is keyIf you knew the solution or knew the goal was coming, the feeling would be weaker.Your brain loves:>Risk>Uncertainty>Near failureThat’s why:>Easy bugs don’t feel good>6–0 goals don’t hit the same as a late winner
>tfw Claude hallucinated again
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>>107790290Yes, these things that I have never experienced likely feel like the same thing. And they're probably similar to the feeling of your crush telling you that she loves you.
Does he use iphone or android?
>>107790290>similar to when your soccer teamNo, I can't say that watching a bunch of basedbios in brightly colored silk clothes running around pretending to be real athletes feels anything like programming.
