Ha. What a question. For me sleep is everything. For my brain to work nowadays I need at least 8-9 hours of good sleep. Not only that, but going to sleep at a decent time.
When I started coding I did not have very good sleeping habits, and most times it reflected in my work. It took me years to realize that. Once I did, the quality of my code improved. Not only that, but my motivation, energy and general feeling improved.
It's easy for beginners to stay up late and keep grinding, but that's a path to burnout, believe me, I've been there.
Sleep also affects the rest of your life, be it sport, socialising, apetite, etc... So I highly recommend giving it the attention it needs.
Imagine an electric drill that runs on batteries. You can charge it up to 40%, the drill will still work. But it will have less power and will last for a shorter amount of time. Well, we're like the drill and sleep is our charger. We still work but not at the efficiency we could.
"It's easy for beginners to stay up late and keep grinding, but that's a path to burnout, believe me, I've been there."
Nailed it. I'm on my 18th year of service this year and can 100% vouch for this. Just the other week I was chatting a new joiner and they said to me 'to get places I've been told to say yes to everything'. To me that's the worst advice you can give someone and you will burn.
To me, the most empowering thing you can do is know when to say no to things. Look after yourself, balance your priorities and know when to back away.
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Ha. What a question. For me sleep is everything. For my brain to work nowadays I need at least 8-9 hours of good sleep. Not only that, but going to sleep at a decent time.
When I started coding I did not have very good sleeping habits, and most times it reflected in my work. It took me years to realize that. Once I did, the quality of my code improved. Not only that, but my motivation, energy and general feeling improved.
It's easy for beginners to stay up late and keep grinding, but that's a path to burnout, believe me, I've been there.
Sleep also affects the rest of your life, be it sport, socialising, apetite, etc... So I highly recommend giving it the attention it needs.
Imagine an electric drill that runs on batteries. You can charge it up to 40%, the drill will still work. But it will have less power and will last for a shorter amount of time. Well, we're like the drill and sleep is our charger. We still work but not at the efficiency we could.
"It's easy for beginners to stay up late and keep grinding, but that's a path to burnout, believe me, I've been there."
Nailed it. I'm on my 18th year of service this year and can 100% vouch for this. Just the other week I was chatting a new joiner and they said to me 'to get places I've been told to say yes to everything'. To me that's the worst advice you can give someone and you will burn.
To me, the most empowering thing you can do is know when to say no to things. Look after yourself, balance your priorities and know when to back away.