Do I still count as a programmer?

Hi there,

For those who don't know, I'm the CEO here at Imzy and a long time developer. This creates a problem, a problem that I've been facing for years:

I am terrible at valuing my time when I am not programming.

I've been a programmer in the tech industry for a long time, since the 90s, and over that time I've done a lot of programming and have learned when I'm having a good day and when I'm not having a good day.

Then a few years back, I ventured off into non programming land and started doing more product/managment type work, and now do even more of that, including investor relations and all the other good stuff that comes with being a CEO.

I think I'm doign an OK job at being a CEO, but I rarely, if ever feel like I've been effective at the end of the day ... unless I've been programming. This also increases my anxiety greatly when I don't feel effective.

Moral of the story, don't veer off the path of being a developer.