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Discussion on: Should you write code all the time, even in your free time?

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Tô Minh Thành • Edited

I think it depends on if it makes you happy. Personally I do software development in my free time because it makes me happy and fulfilled, among other things like relationships, friendships. Another thing that makes me happy is self improvement. Besides coding, I also take notes religiously (Zettelkasten) on things that I selectively read, and write blog posts.

My point is that, just because it's coding doesn't mean it's work-related. To me it's just fun, and not to satisfy anyone's expectations on how I should behave professionally. Actually, I actively avoid working more than the agreed hours, in order to make time for coding things that I am personally interested in.