Why We Avoid Leaving the Comfort Zone: Perspectives from Psychology and Neuroscience

Software engineers are no exception when it comes to avoiding the unknown and uncertainty.

Biological, psychological, and sociocultural inclinations interact to keep software engineers in a psychological comfort zone.

Anxiety and Professional Burnout

Software engineers are often under pressure to solve complex problems and meet rigorous deadlines (this is a controversial point that I need to write another blog post about, in many moments we hav…