Meditation Is a Band-Aid. Here’s What Programmers Actually Need.
Don’t let the wellness industry sell you a band-aid for a broken system. Programmers are burning out not because they can’t focus, but because constant interruptions and AI-generated code have destroyed the flow state that made programming meditative in the first place. The real fix isn’t another meditation app — it’s reclaiming deep work by saying no, blocking time, and redesigning your environment.