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Coding is fun! But why not work on a fun personal project instead of giving your labour away for free? (I am assuming you are not the majority owner of your co

• MattGaiser 5y ago
  Sometimes I do, but other times I stumble upon a clever way to solve a particular problem that I am having. So what I want to code is something very particular that I just thought up.
  • runarberg 5y ago
    That is fine. Just go back to sleep and commit it in the morning. Or if the solution is keeping you awake (it happens to the best of us) code it down for an hour (or however long it takes) and take the following morning off. If your company doesn’t allow taking the following morning off. Don’t do this. They don’t deserve your extra work. Find a technique that takes your mind off you work (personally I like to count up the American Presidents since Lincoln; or the states admitted in order since Vermont; takes me right to sleep before I reach Oregon [although my company allows me to take the following morning off, most of the time I feel like sleeping rather then working]).
    • bradstewart 5y ago
      I struggled with the sleep issue for years. Now I sleep with a notebook by my bed. When this happens, I write down enough of the solution to convince my brain I won't forget it. Then getting back to sleep is easy.
      • theshrike79 5y ago
        Offloading brain-stuff to external storage is a great stress reliever. Either a digital todo-list or a physical notebook both work for me. As long as you can convince your mind that the task is stored in a safe place so it's OK to stop thinking about it - you can get back to it any time you need to.