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What is this? Some sort of art? Not saying it shouldn't be here, but I'm not really sure how it's relevant to HN.

by wyager 10y ago

0xCMP 10y ago
Not sure either, but I kind of like it.
mpetrovich 10y ago
Same here, could someone eggsplain?
- monkmartinez 10y ago
  Sure, right after you make yourself a light breakfast
  - nicky0 10y ago
    Not sure if I'm on HN or reddit. I like it.
  - jschwartzi 10y ago
    And watch your neighbor do Tai Chi
CarpetBench 10y ago
I dunno, I think it's a refreshing reminder to take a step back from the "be hyper-productive, always learning, don't waste a second" mindset that pervades HN pretty heavily sometime. I honestly stepped into the article expecting to read something like "Wake up early. Work on your side project. Go the gym." I think it's perfect for HN.
- sundvor 10y ago
  Yeah. I'm between jobs here in Australia at the moment, redundancy payout after dev roles moved to India.. I guess I ought to be freaked out and rushing to find a new job, but to be honest having worked my butt off for years / decades, it sure is nice to slow down dramatically and take it easy - if only for a few weeks. Not even actively looking for the first half of the payout, just enjoying a mix of Pluralsight, meditation and whatever, slacking off, plus doing most of the school drop off and pick ups. I feel like my brain is in a way recovering from years of abuse (the constant stresses). I'm processing the new learning much better; kicking down a number of gears is most definitely making me a better person, and hopefully a better dev too for my next role. But yeah, slowing down and especially being able to enjoy family time more without being elsewhere (at work) in my mind is almost priceless.
junke 10y ago
As stated by the site owner: IT'S OK TO BE CONFUSED https://www.mousereeve.com/ https://www.mousereeve.com/
peterkelly 10y ago
It confused me because I work from home. Every day for me is "a day at home".
- sundvor 10y ago
  I'd say the day explained is one without work; no conflict there. ;)
- Broken_Hippo 10y ago
  It is a break from the norm, which is the whole point. In your case, it would be a decent, once-in-a-while-spoil-yourself type of breakfast followed by lots of not working and not doing your daily habits.
  - smnplk 10y ago
    I'm kind of embarrassed to say that I've been doing something similar for the past 1 month :/ I can't stop, help!!
    - Broken_Hippo 10y ago
      I don't think there is a solution! Though you could leave the house for some frivolous thing, or work for a few hours and call it quits. Then again, if it isn't detrimental to you and you enjoy it and stuff, why stop?
- nicky0 10y ago
  So where's the confusion?

What is this? Some sort of art? Not saying it shouldn't be here, but I'm not really sure how it's relevant to HN.

by wyager 10y ago

What is this? Some sort of art? Not saying it shouldn't be here, but I'm not really sure how it's relevant to HN.

0xCMP 10y ago

Not sure either, but I kind of like it.

mpetrovich 10y ago

Same here, could someone eggsplain?

monkmartinez 10y ago
Sure, right after you make yourself a light breakfast
- nicky0 10y ago
  Not sure if I'm on HN or reddit. I like it.
- jschwartzi 10y ago
  And watch your neighbor do Tai Chi

CarpetBench 10y ago

I dunno, I think it's a refreshing reminder to take a step back from the "be hyper-productive, always learning, don't waste a second" mindset that pervades HN pretty heavily sometime. I honestly stepped into the article expecting to read something like "Wake up early. Work on your side project. Go the gym." I think it's perfect for HN.

sundvor 10y ago
Yeah. I'm between jobs here in Australia at the moment, redundancy payout after dev roles moved to India.. I guess I ought to be freaked out and rushing to find a new job, but to be honest having worked my butt off for years / decades, it sure is nice to slow down dramatically and take it easy - if only for a few weeks. Not even actively looking for the first half of the payout, just enjoying a mix of Pluralsight, meditation and whatever, slacking off, plus doing most of the school drop off and pick ups. I feel like my brain is in a way recovering from years of abuse (the constant stresses). I'm processing the new learning much better; kicking down a number of gears is most definitely making me a better person, and hopefully a better dev too for my next role. But yeah, slowing down and especially being able to enjoy family time more without being elsewhere (at work) in my mind is almost priceless.

junke 10y ago

As stated by the site owner: IT'S OK TO BE CONFUSED https://www.mousereeve.com/ https://www.mousereeve.com/

peterkelly 10y ago

It confused me because I work from home. Every day for me is "a day at home".

sundvor 10y ago
I'd say the day explained is one without work; no conflict there. ;)
Broken_Hippo 10y ago
It is a break from the norm, which is the whole point. In your case, it would be a decent, once-in-a-while-spoil-yourself type of breakfast followed by lots of not working and not doing your daily habits.
- smnplk 10y ago
  I'm kind of embarrassed to say that I've been doing something similar for the past 1 month :/ I can't stop, help!!
  - Broken_Hippo 10y ago
    I don't think there is a solution! Though you could leave the house for some frivolous thing, or work for a few hours and call it quits. Then again, if it isn't detrimental to you and you enjoy it and stuff, why stop?
nicky0 10y ago
So where's the confusion?