It should not be an obligation, and you should get some fun from coding outside of office hours. And it should not be to work related, so not a poc for a new thing or something.
I am struggling with doing the 'right' amount. While programming in free time used to be just for fun, it's now often to prepare for talks, or contribute to open source. And that makes it a lot more like real work.
It also depends on your work. Especially when I just started I was often overwhelmed by the stuff I needed to learn to do my work, so there really wasn't any room to learn additional stuff.
Try to find the balance that works for you. Learn enough to tickle your brain, not su much to burn it out. And the correct balance is very personal and depends a lot on your private life as well.
It also depends on your work. Especially when I just started I was often overwhelmed by the stuff I needed to learn to do my work, so there really wasn't any room to learn additional stuff.
This is where I think I'm making some mistakes as I am already overwhelmed at work and I come home and try to push it further. My more experienced colleagues told me to take it easy so now I keep these learning sessions mainly for the weekends.
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It should not be an obligation, and you should get some fun from coding outside of office hours. And it should not be to work related, so not a poc for a new thing or something.
I am struggling with doing the 'right' amount. While programming in free time used to be just for fun, it's now often to prepare for talks, or contribute to open source. And that makes it a lot more like real work.
It also depends on your work. Especially when I just started I was often overwhelmed by the stuff I needed to learn to do my work, so there really wasn't any room to learn additional stuff.
Try to find the balance that works for you. Learn enough to tickle your brain, not su much to burn it out. And the correct balance is very personal and depends a lot on your private life as well.
It also depends on your work. Especially when I just started I was often overwhelmed by the stuff I needed to learn to do my work, so there really wasn't any room to learn additional stuff.
This is where I think I'm making some mistakes as I am already overwhelmed at work and I come home and try to push it further. My more experienced colleagues told me to take it easy so now I keep these learning sessions mainly for the weekends.
Thank you for your input.