It doesn't, but we get used to it. I take the same view as Douglas Crockford:
I think there has to be something seriously wrong with you in order to do this work. A normal person, once they’ve looked into the abyss, will say, “I’m done. This is stupid. I’m going to do something else.” But not us, ‘cause there’s something really wrong with us.[1]
I'm pretty sure this "brokenness" can be trained, but tossing someone in the deep end is not the way to do it.
It doesn't, but we get used to it. I take the same view as Douglas Crockford:
I think there has to be something seriously wrong with you in order to do this work. A normal person, once they’ve looked into the abyss, will say, “I’m done. This is stupid. I’m going to do something else.” But not us, ‘cause there’s something really wrong with us.[1]
I'm pretty sure this "brokenness" can be trained, but tossing someone in the deep end is not the way to do it.
1. From Programming Style & Your Brain: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taaEzHI9xyY#t=26m50s