I have been a coder for 4 years and I code in all of my free time as well as at work. This means all of my saturdays and sundays as well. I don't have a problem with it because coding is my passion, luckily. But I have lost my social life. In my personal and honest opinion, do not be like me and code in all of your free time. I don't feel healthy but in return I feel like a great coder. There's just too many cons than pros in your overall well-being when it comes to coding 24/7.
True, balance is important, just like with everything in life. But I believe that as long you understand what you're doing and you're fine with the cons of a particular choice, everything is ok. This means there's room for change if the situation needs it.
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I have been a coder for 4 years and I code in all of my free time as well as at work. This means all of my saturdays and sundays as well. I don't have a problem with it because coding is my passion, luckily. But I have lost my social life. In my personal and honest opinion, do not be like me and code in all of your free time. I don't feel healthy but in return I feel like a great coder. There's just too many cons than pros in your overall well-being when it comes to coding 24/7.
True, balance is important, just like with everything in life. But I believe that as long you understand what you're doing and you're fine with the cons of a particular choice, everything is ok. This means there's room for change if the situation needs it.