Exercise. Bike, blade, or run. I go and rollerblade the Embarcedero. You get some sun, you tire yourself out in a different way, your eyes get to focus more th

Exercise. Bike, blade, or run. I go and rollerblade the Embarcedero. You get some sun, you tire yourself out in a different way, your eyes get to focus more than two feet in front of you. There are people around but you don’t have to be social if you don’t want - moving at a different speed means you can still think on your mental problem. Finally, you work up an appetite that sitting at a computer just doesn’t give you, and you can reward yourself with some nice noms that you feel you’ve earned and will give you the energy to return to code work. Edit: I forgot to mention podcasts or audiobooks. If you want some external input for your mental stimulation you can do that at the same time!