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How to use career break time?
I am a software developer, mostly working on AI application layer. I have always worked and never had a career break.
For some reasons, I can't start my job or officially work for next 1-2 months.
I want to learn new things, build, but I can't figure it out on my own.
Can someone please advise what's the best way to use my time and not go crazy?
- gus_massa 11mo agoWhat about a few small contributions to open source? [reposting an old comment] Which open source projects are you using and you like? Try to contribute to them. Start sending bug reports that are very useful and sometimes underestimated. Look how/where they fix them and the next time try to send a pull request (or another bug report). Fixing typos in docs is also a good starting point. If you want to send a new feature, start with something small, like a weekend project. You never know if the maintainer will like it, or if they are morons or if they have very weird code rules.
- noremotefornow 11mo agoHackathon in 2 weeks - https://www.fsf.org/events/fsf40-hackathon https://www.fsf.org/events/fsf40-hackathon
- noremotefornow 11mo agoBinge on tools -> all of the latest AI tools, try them out, read all of their docs, make throwaway proofs of concept; use the time now to get hype on the technology and absorb as much as you can. That being said - perhaps disconnecting fully from technology may be refreshing. Could work on some other routines like learning certain recipes that may support more sustainable hardworking lifestyle once it resumes.