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Doing what you love is generally good for your mental health, but I can't imagine feeling anything but terrible being at a computer for 14 hours a day (assuming

• slimsag 6y ago
  Been doing it a year and a half now, almost, and I don't see any issue continuing. There are only 3 things that would prevent someone from doing this: (1) mental health, (2) social commitments, (3) physical health It's about setting yourself up to prioritize your time in the way you want to spend it: * I'd rather spend 2 hours coding than going to the store, so I get everything delivered. * I would go crazy in a small SF apartment, I pay less and get a huge house in Phoenix. I work in ~5 different places throughout the day. * Before I eat, sleep, shower, etc. I always make sure I have a difficult problem on my mind that I can try to solve in my head. * I make sure to save "grunt work" coding for when I'm decompressing, watching TV, etc. Multi-tasking is a blessing, learn to master it. * I have a treadmill standing desk that I walk ~10 miles a week on while coding. If I need to write code, I walk slowly for a long time. If I have a difficult problem to solve, I run fast for a short time while thinking about it. I wouldn't suggest anybody do this as aggressively as I am - but I would suggest people pay attention to where they want to be in life and where they spend their time. Time stops for nobody.
  • skinnymuch 6y ago
    I don’t want to do that kind of life style forever. But likely have to for some time. This comment is inspiring. Good to have the caveats as well.