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If you're so uninterested by your work that thinking about it after 6pm makes you sick, why did you pick it? Doing anything continuously for long periods w

If you're so uninterested by your work that thinking about it after 6pm makes you sick, why did you pick it? Doing anything continuously for long periods without rest is unhealthy, and leads to both declining physical and mental health. Working 10-12 hour days is something that you can do for a short burst, but if you're doing it for months on end, it will negatively impact you. I've been in the industry for 15 years, coding since 25+ years, and I very often think, code, read about work or work related things at any time of the day or weekend or vacation I think about code too, but it's rarely work code. It's usually about some hobby project or interesting algorithm that I've picked up.

Galanwe 4y ago
I think your comment actually proves my point. You are admitting that you do think about code outside working hours, though you don't consider it to be work because.. it's code for a hobby project? That's not a valid point to me. What if your job was open enough that you could find dozens of interesting fun things to code on the side? That's the job you should be looking for.
- quanticle 4y ago
  What if your job was open enough that you could find dozens of interesting fun things to code on the side? No job is that open. From your other comment in this thread: I have some days packed with meetings and calls, and I actually find it refreshing/relaxing to work on more down to earth matters in the evenings or weekend. I guess I'm fortunate in that I don't really have that many meetings or calls, and I don't have to spend my weekends and evenings doing programming. I get to do mostly programming during the day. Then, in my off hours, I have the option of programming. But I also have the option of doing other things, like watching TV or reading a book, or going for a bike ride.
  - lazyasciiart 4y ago
    > No job is that open Mine is.
    - isityouyesitsme 4y ago
      I guess with a sample size of 1, I would also be tempted to make sweeping generalizations on an entire industry if the sole same was my own experience.
      - lazyasciiart 4y ago
        You're clearly trying to be dismissive of someone, but the overly complex sentence structure makes it hard to tell who you are misrepresenting.

Galanwe 4y ago

I think your comment actually proves my point. You are admitting that you do think about code outside working hours, though you don't consider it to be work because.. it's code for a hobby project? That's not a valid point to me. What if your job was open enough that you could find dozens of interesting fun things to code on the side? That's the job you should be looking for.

quanticle 4y ago
What if your job was open enough that you could find dozens of interesting fun things to code on the side? No job is that open. From your other comment in this thread: I have some days packed with meetings and calls, and I actually find it refreshing/relaxing to work on more down to earth matters in the evenings or weekend. I guess I'm fortunate in that I don't really have that many meetings or calls, and I don't have to spend my weekends and evenings doing programming. I get to do mostly programming during the day. Then, in my off hours, I have the option of programming. But I also have the option of doing other things, like watching TV or reading a book, or going for a bike ride.
- lazyasciiart 4y ago
  > No job is that open Mine is.
  - isityouyesitsme 4y ago
    I guess with a sample size of 1, I would also be tempted to make sweeping generalizations on an entire industry if the sole same was my own experience.
    - lazyasciiart 4y ago
      You're clearly trying to be dismissive of someone, but the overly complex sentence structure makes it hard to tell who you are misrepresenting.