Just this evening, I finished a big project at work that I've been working on by myself for almost a year. It's not perfect and there are lots of places where I would want to improve / extend it, but it works! I'm really happy that I've been able to get it up and running.
What should I do to celebrate? Do you have any traditions / rituals you or your team do when you finish a project?
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I rarely have huge accomplishments. As depressing as it may sound, i lead a bit different life.
Being a father i see big achievements every day from my kids. They start to talk, walk, use the toilet, the everyday stuff most of you are used to. Being a husband of a teacher and a son of another one i know these are much harder than the coding stuff i do both at my $job and in private project; i simply apply what i learned during the first few years of my life.
Yes, completing a project still feels good. A bunch of fireworks go boom in my head. But my kids… they are truly awesome.
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invite my family over for a visit (they live in another country). my parents are divorced so this means two groups which is awesome. drink with friends or people you don't hate. smoke and games. a place with live music that allows you to talk to other people is mandatory.
Binge on whatever I've been holding off for, like Video Games, Netflix, and Chocolate.
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Way ahead of you!
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Congrats on finishing your project!
I think it is important to celebrate a big accomplishment with the team and the management. Unfortunately it never happens where I work now, there isn't even a meeting at the end of a project or a milestone to give everyone a praise and to look back at what we did great and where to improve.
My personal celebration is to have a longer lunch break so I can enjoy one of the parks near to the office and spend more time than usual there (I always take a walk but for no more than 30/40 minutes). It is great to have lunch with the team in some fancier place, again maybe we take a longer lunch break and go to a restaurant we can't usually go to as it is too far or expensive.
Sleep Leave Mobile/PC - Go to Park, sit on bench and breath fresh air, and do Nothing!
Congratulations on getting to the end of your project, that's great news!
I buy a new book to read whether fiction or non-fiction. I drink as much espresso as I want. And I watch the shows that I really wanted to watch but have been postponing. So 📚 ☕️ and 📺.
Drink ALL THE ESPRESSO and go on a Netflix binge! Sounds great!
Yeah, it's a perfect combination 😆
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