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While I don't agree that programming needs to be all consuming, spend enough time around new programmers and you'll see a difference in passion. Someone who doe

While I don't agree that programming needs to be all consuming, spend enough time around new programmers and you'll see a difference in passion. Someone who does programming because they can earn a pay check vs someone that does programming because they truly enjoy it. You don't get that passion by doing it 9-5. Programming CAN be all consuming if you let it and for a while, I did. I had so much work to do be it at my day job or side projects that it left 0 time to do anything else. Because of that, I gained weight and generally feel like crap most of the time (let's not even talk about actually sleeping through the night) It's important to take some time and do something else. I'm trying to make it a point to spend at least an hour a day bike riding or roller blading or just even spending time with my wife. You'll go insane otherwise. The eat, sleep, code, repeat may be originated from this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBoRkg5-Ieg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBoRkg5-Ieg but I don't think that's the first occurrence of a "repeat" phrase...

riprowan 10y ago
> I don't think that's the first occurrence of a "repeat" phrase... I always thought this came from shampoo: "lather, rinse, repeat."
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falcolas 10y ago
> You don't get that passion by doing it 9-5. You can't get passion for a subject by dedicating a majority of your daily hours on it? Seems like that could be the very definition of passion. I get what you're trying to say, but I firmly believe you are wrong. > I'm trying to make it a point to spend at least an hour a day bike riding or roller blading or just even spending time with my wife. One hour out of 15 you spend awake? Seems like your hobbies are getting the short shaft here. But then again, so are you - having a diversity of experiences will make you a better programmer by opening your mind to other experiences, rest, and the time to allow your brain to bake a problem into an elegant solution.
- bad-joke 10y ago
  > You can't get passion for a subject by dedicating a majority of your daily hours on it? Seems like that could be the very definition of passion. I've been wondering this myself lately too. What's the difference between someone who spends 100 hours doing something with rigorous discipline because they're trying to cultivate a passion, and someone who spends 100 hours doing something because they're passionate about it? Warm fuzzy feelings?
bogomipz 10y ago
Really you can't be passionate about something if happens only during normal work hours - 9 - 5? I did not know that. What hours do you need? 10 - 6? A night shift?
- saalweachter 10y ago
  One of my co-workers occasionally says, "I just want a steady 12-8."

riprowan 10y ago

> I don't think that's the first occurrence of a "repeat" phrase... I always thought this came from shampoo: "lather, rinse, repeat."

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falcolas 10y ago

> You don't get that passion by doing it 9-5. You can't get passion for a subject by dedicating a majority of your daily hours on it? Seems like that could be the very definition of passion. I get what you're trying to say, but I firmly believe you are wrong. > I'm trying to make it a point to spend at least an hour a day bike riding or roller blading or just even spending time with my wife. One hour out of 15 you spend awake? Seems like your hobbies are getting the short shaft here. But then again, so are you - having a diversity of experiences will make you a better programmer by opening your mind to other experiences, rest, and the time to allow your brain to bake a problem into an elegant solution.

bad-joke 10y ago
> You can't get passion for a subject by dedicating a majority of your daily hours on it? Seems like that could be the very definition of passion. I've been wondering this myself lately too. What's the difference between someone who spends 100 hours doing something with rigorous discipline because they're trying to cultivate a passion, and someone who spends 100 hours doing something because they're passionate about it? Warm fuzzy feelings?

bogomipz 10y ago

Really you can't be passionate about something if happens only during normal work hours - 9 - 5? I did not know that. What hours do you need? 10 - 6? A night shift?

saalweachter 10y ago
One of my co-workers occasionally says, "I just want a steady 12-8."