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How working out has influenced me as a developer

Lewis kori on August 14, 2019

This article was originally published on my personal website. In my journey into being a software engineer, nothing had plagued me more than impos...
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Emma Goto 🍙

Reading is a hobby I really enjoy. My mind feels a lot better if I spend some time reading a book instead of browsing Reddit on my commute home. It's really satisfying to keep track of the number of books I've read, too.

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Theo

Loved the article,
I have recently taken up the gym again myself and have found it to be a really good place for me to think about whatever project it is i'm working on at the time without even noticing it as well as refreshing me and allowing me to come back to my code in new spirits and complete it a lot quicker.

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Michael Johnston

Great article! Very good points about setting goals and having hobbies outside of coding. Thanks!

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Lewis kori

I'm glad you liked it Michael.
Thanks for reading.

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Ben Halpern

Absolutely!

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Lewis kori

Glad you liked it Ben 😆
thanks.

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Teo Khai Kiong

Nice article!
For me, running helps me relax my mind from the coding/working stuff and I'm big eater so I need running to stay in shape.

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Lewis kori

Haha dieting is the most difficult part of staying in shape.
Oh well. 😢
thanks for reading the article.
Really happy you liked it.

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khandelwalharshita

Very well written Lewis, I am a coder and a fitness enthusiast too and I cannot agree more that working out is helpful in not just physical fitness but in mental fitness too.

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Lewis kori

indeed!!
Thanks for reading the article.
Glad you liked it.
spread the love.

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Mohammad Fazel • Edited

As soon as I walk and exercise (keeping myself away for hours from coding) cool and new ideas come into my mind so I can become more and more productive... Great article,indeed!

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Lewis kori

Thank you Mohammed.
It's always refreshing taking breaks from coding every so often.
The most random Ideas do indeed come to me as well during such moments.
Really glad you enjoyed my article.
and don't give up working out.