MostlyBlindGamer@rblind.comtoProgrammer Humor@programming.dev•Work == leisure == painEnglish
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2 days agoI work from home, most days, so I was doing that while staring at the same monitor and typing on the same keyboard.
After catching myself on the way to burning out, I was advised to stop working on time and go work out or take a walk - something physical to mentally change modes.
I agree with all the advice here to get a different hobby or touch grass.
That’s good, but you’re still the perfect of that meme where the stick figure is looking at the computer while the weather changes outside the window. By your account, that is.
Since it sounds like that’s a source of stress or unease for you, I think you could experiment with a “month of drawing” of “month of evening bike rides” or something like that. I love problem-solving and development, so it’s easy to look for that thrill outside of work too, but you may find a different thrill that gives you more variety and you also find rewarding.
In my case, I often get away from computers by going out on photo walks. Then I get home and stare at my photos on the computer. Hehe. It’s good to have that outlet all the same.