As an upcoming software developer, I am well aware of how inundated we can be in completing as many projects as soon as possible. We do this to improve our understanding of a language before progressing to the next language to learn, or to improve our completed project list to demonstrate we can apply our knowledge. Due to this, we are more likely to neglect out health – both physical and mental, which plays a major key role in success in any field. Indeed, there have been times where I would sit down working on a project for more than 8 hours with little to no breaks. I would do an all-nighter because I am trying to discover the error ruining my code. Only for it to turn out to be a small syntax error. Wonderful. Whilst all this is important, I believe as software developers, we tend to forget about our health which is not good. You matter to people – your family, relatives and close friends. Therefore, the unintentional harm you inflict on yourself can impact others. In this blog, I will be providing tips I practically use to take care of myself as an upcoming software developer.
Exercise
I am disciplined when it comes to fitness, so this is extremely easy for me. For others, this may be difficult because they dislike the idea of exercising. The thoughts of going to gym automatically drains their energy. You do not need to go to the gym five times per week. If you have the time, that is great. You can visit the gym three times per week to keep you physically active. This is what I do with the fitness program I bought. If you don’t have time to visit the gym at all, try jogging or going for walks every day. If your local park has an outdoor gym, use it. This all has tremendous benefits in keeping you physically active and your health good.
Meditation
I meditate once a day in the morning. Meditation can help reduce stress which leads to less anxiety. Good for keeping you in a calm state.
Time for yourself
Personally, once in a while, I have days where I practically do nothing related to code. I use this time to discover new activities I may like, or I treat myself to something good as a reward for the work the I have done. I believe it is important to sometimes to take a break and do something else. By doing this, we are at least trying to bring balance to work and life diverting us from overwhelming ourselves. Yesterday, on the 3rd of September 2021, I went to see the new Marvel movie: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. Great film; it was a good breather.
I hope to post more in the future to have a positive impact in this community and others.
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