Ajahn Brahm famously explained this after he visited a prison: "Any place you don't want to be is a prison." This highlights how our perception shapes our experience.
Coding might feel like being a prisoner sometimes, especially when the bugs are relentless. But it’s more like being a prisoner with a key to your own cell.
Coding is an incredibly abstract, almost magical process. You start to live in that work, your fingers dancing over the keys like a maestro conducting a symphony.
In the end, whether you feel trapped or free as a bird is all in your head. Just remember to step outside for a walk occasionally.
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