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Yoga. That advice may get me downvoted as being off topic, but if you suffer through learning it and practice it 3x per week your situation will improve across

by rrggrr 12y ago

Yoga. That advice may get me downvoted as being off topic, but if you suffer through learning it and practice it 3x per week your situation will improve across the board. Why? Because its physically challenging and you sound like you could use that distraction. It turns your mind off (or at least turns it down). It can be social if you give it time. IMHO,the problem is over-focus on tech and restoring balance in your life should be your new priority.

inDigiNeous 12y ago
Morning yoga is the thing that enables me to work as a coder. And swims also. If my body is stiff, so is my brain and my ability to code properly. Also daily meditation. 20 minutes a day does wonders to shutting down the mind and seeing things from a completely new angle. I would say taking care of your health is the number one priority any coder (or human) should have. The amount of hours sitting in front of the computer just get ineffective at some point, for me it is around 4-6 hours a day, then I just don't crank anymore good code and I have to call it a day and do something else. We should embrace this kind of relaxed work ethics more, than the forced 8-10 hours a day which are killing people (literally, through stress) in the long run.
- lllllll 12y ago
  Swimming + sauna almost daily accounts for 50% of my productivity. I'd be so lost without that. Also sports in general. Any recommendations for yoga/meditation resources to learn the techniques/methodologies? I've been thinking about trying that for a long time now.
  - sasas 12y ago
    Myself and other technie friends (some who have had zero interest in meditation) have found success with Headspace [1] It's approachable and encourages consistency which is the pathway to success in this area from what I have been told :) Good luck! [1] http://headspace.com/ http://headspace.com/
  - dhandel 12y ago
    headspace.com is a great way to get started with mindfulness meditation.

by rrggrr 12y ago

inDigiNeous 12y ago

Morning yoga is the thing that enables me to work as a coder. And swims also. If my body is stiff, so is my brain and my ability to code properly. Also daily meditation. 20 minutes a day does wonders to shutting down the mind and seeing things from a completely new angle. I would say taking care of your health is the number one priority any coder (or human) should have. The amount of hours sitting in front of the computer just get ineffective at some point, for me it is around 4-6 hours a day, then I just don't crank anymore good code and I have to call it a day and do something else. We should embrace this kind of relaxed work ethics more, than the forced 8-10 hours a day which are killing people (literally, through stress) in the long run.

lllllll 12y ago
Swimming + sauna almost daily accounts for 50% of my productivity. I'd be so lost without that. Also sports in general. Any recommendations for yoga/meditation resources to learn the techniques/methodologies? I've been thinking about trying that for a long time now.
- sasas 12y ago
  Myself and other technie friends (some who have had zero interest in meditation) have found success with Headspace [1] It's approachable and encourages consistency which is the pathway to success in this area from what I have been told :) Good luck! [1] http://headspace.com/ http://headspace.com/
- dhandel 12y ago
  headspace.com is a great way to get started with mindfulness meditation.