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

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Alexander Kim

You will get burned out, for sure (i got burned after 1 year of non-stop coding). I usually code after my working hours only when i find something new/interesting to play with. If it's just a routine work, i won't do it in my free time.

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Arika O

Same here. Usually when I code in my free time is to try something new.

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Elliot Derhay

Yeah, that's something to watch out for.

What I like about coding in my free time (when I'm able to) is that there's no pressure. So even if I don't have the time to, I don't have to worry about it.

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Arika O

I'm still not there. Sometimes I feel bad that I don't use my free time for more coding. Most of the days it's like this but I have periods when I can relax and not care about it.