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Exercise. It gives you energy and takes your mind of things for a while. We're not meant to sit on our buts in front of a screen all day. I know it's hard when

Exercise. It gives you energy and takes your mind of things for a while. We're not meant to sit on our buts in front of a screen all day. I know it's hard when you're tired and overworked, but it's indispensible. Also, sleep and eat well.

seanfchan 16y ago
I totally agree with you. After spending a couple of hours on a project, I go on a treadmill for 30 min to clear my head and focus on something else. It really allows me to refocus my energy toward the project again after the workout. Working out allows me to work more efficiently and keeps the body healthy, needed in every programmers life.
checoivan 16y ago
+1 Really though to start exercising, but after a week or so it becomes energizing.
- rphlx 16y ago
  Exercise is feeling like crap for a half hour, to feel great the rest of the day.
thibaut_barrere 16y ago
I really second that. It doesn't have to be really physical: for me simple things such as walking in the nature for a while help a lot. I also started yoga last year, and it has changed dramatically how I feel (no more back/neck pain, more focused etc). I'm actually increasing yoga to 2.5 hours per week now.
tomjen3 16y ago
I disagree with you. If I liked the idea of doing pointless, repetitive manual labor, getting sweaty, having my entire body hurt and then do it all over again the next day, I wouldn't have spent so much time getting a degree.
- leftnode 16y ago
  Wow, I've never seen a comment so adverse to exercise. It's been scientifically proven that exercise is good for mental health in addition to physical health. There's no way you can be serious.
  - tomjen3 16y ago
    I am serious. I also don't doubt for a moment that exercise is healthy for the body, just like spinach, which I also hate. But hey if you got some idea about how to make it more fun, I am open for suggestions - I have no desire to die early.
    - trafficlight 16y ago
      What kind of exercise have you tried? I'm more into weight lifting, myself. It's not at all tedious.
- kschua 16y ago
  If you think exercise is a pointless and repetitive manual labour. Try doing martial arts. It is fun, sweaty and requires you to think on your feet. You need strategy to defeat an opponent before sparring. You need to think immediately on how to counter an attack or how to attack. You need to use leverage against a bigger opponent. You need to seize that small advantage you have to convert it to something bigger. All of these train your mindset for entrepreneurship. Planning a strategy, changing you game plan, using leverage against bigger opponents. Having your body hurts trains you to take a beating. Losing a fight gives you feedback on how to improve if you are open to learning
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seanfchan 16y ago

I totally agree with you. After spending a couple of hours on a project, I go on a treadmill for 30 min to clear my head and focus on something else. It really allows me to refocus my energy toward the project again after the workout. Working out allows me to work more efficiently and keeps the body healthy, needed in every programmers life.

checoivan 16y ago

+1 Really though to start exercising, but after a week or so it becomes energizing.

rphlx 16y ago
Exercise is feeling like crap for a half hour, to feel great the rest of the day.

thibaut_barrere 16y ago

I really second that. It doesn't have to be really physical: for me simple things such as walking in the nature for a while help a lot. I also started yoga last year, and it has changed dramatically how I feel (no more back/neck pain, more focused etc). I'm actually increasing yoga to 2.5 hours per week now.

tomjen3 16y ago

I disagree with you. If I liked the idea of doing pointless, repetitive manual labor, getting sweaty, having my entire body hurt and then do it all over again the next day, I wouldn't have spent so much time getting a degree.

leftnode 16y ago
Wow, I've never seen a comment so adverse to exercise. It's been scientifically proven that exercise is good for mental health in addition to physical health. There's no way you can be serious.
- tomjen3 16y ago
  I am serious. I also don't doubt for a moment that exercise is healthy for the body, just like spinach, which I also hate. But hey if you got some idea about how to make it more fun, I am open for suggestions - I have no desire to die early.
  - trafficlight 16y ago
    What kind of exercise have you tried? I'm more into weight lifting, myself. It's not at all tedious.
kschua 16y ago
If you think exercise is a pointless and repetitive manual labour. Try doing martial arts. It is fun, sweaty and requires you to think on your feet. You need strategy to defeat an opponent before sparring. You need to think immediately on how to counter an attack or how to attack. You need to use leverage against a bigger opponent. You need to seize that small advantage you have to convert it to something bigger. All of these train your mindset for entrepreneurship. Planning a strategy, changing you game plan, using leverage against bigger opponents. Having your body hurts trains you to take a beating. Losing a fight gives you feedback on how to improve if you are open to learning
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