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Full-time 9-5 developer here. I leave my work at work and spend my Sundays with my fiancee and my friends. I tend to either go for a run or play disc golf in th
by Jemaclus 12y ago
Full-time 9-5 developer here. I leave my work at work and spend my Sundays with my fiancee and my friends. I tend to either go for a run or play disc golf in the mornings, make a homemade lunch, then, weather permitting, spend the rest of the daylight hours outside at a park or hiking or shopping or anything that can get me out of the house. If the weather sucks, I'll go see a movie or something.
Last year, I spent a non-trivial number of hours working on costumes for Halloween and other events. I learned how to make soap from scratch. I wrote a novella (~45K words). I taught myself piano (very poorly). Basically, I just want to stay busy and learn a lot.
My personal philosophy is that work stays at work. I get paid for my 40-ish hours -- not my Saturdays and Sundays. Don't get me wrong: I don't mind working a bit late during the week, and I'm always the first one into the office. It's a good job, and I like it a lot, but I think part of why I haven't burnt out is that I have a clear separation between my work and personal life. If there's a weekend emergency, I'll respond. In my experience -- and I believe this is true for weekdays as well -- there's nothing that can't wait until tomorrow (or Monday, as the case may be on the weekends.)
Sunday is fun day. Saturday, too, for that matter.