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Discussion on: Being a good programmer vs. Having a good health

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Henrik Wirth

@Neil
Just listened through all of it. Some great advices for all developers or in general for all people who like to obsess about their work in there.

I can relate to a lot of things you are talking about and for me a good balance-creator is travel, sports and community. I love programming though, so I always need to make sure I don't end up in an obsession loop and force myself out here and there. Also for me it always helps, to take some time before starting to work, and try to think about my intrinsic motivation about my upcoming tasks.

@Iren
I really hope, that you can give your husband the right support. Reaching out the way you do is already a great step you do. I hope, he will listen to all the input given here and understands, that by doing so, he is just feeding into being a more productive developer and a more balanced person in the end.

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