When I was back home in Canada living with my mom for a period after college before moving to New York in a period of intense self-learning trying to transition from someone who more or less knew how to code to becoming a more viable professional software developer I was working about 4pm to 4am, typically waking up around noon and going to the gym before getting back to it.
π well those 12 hour days were sort of a special time in my life where I felt like it was all-or-nothing if I wanted to make a career out of this stuff. I have a high threshold for effort and I basically maxed myself out (culminating in catching shingles and having to take a break π¬)..... So that is to say: thoroughly unsustainable in terms of the total load... But the hours of day were pretty pleasant. It's pretty cathartic to be going into the wee hours when the whole neighborhood is asleep.
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Glad you were able to break through and find a more normal workflow. Pushing for a goal like this in short periods are a great way to get a big boost. You gotta listen to your body and family though and take everything into account. You gotta slow down before it all blows up.
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When I was back home in Canada living with my mom for a period after college before moving to New York in a period of intense self-learning trying to transition from someone who more or less knew how to code to becoming a more viable professional software developer I was working about 4pm to 4am, typically waking up around noon and going to the gym before getting back to it.
It reminds me a lot of what you describe here.
12 hours! woosh. if im being honest i steal some time during the day to write too.
I'm glad you went through what you did though. We're now communicating on this platform you made!!!
π well those 12 hour days were sort of a special time in my life where I felt like it was all-or-nothing if I wanted to make a career out of this stuff. I have a high threshold for effort and I basically maxed myself out (culminating in catching shingles and having to take a break π¬)..... So that is to say: thoroughly unsustainable in terms of the total load... But the hours of day were pretty pleasant. It's pretty cathartic to be going into the wee hours when the whole neighborhood is asleep.
Glad you were able to break through and find a more normal workflow. Pushing for a goal like this in short periods are a great way to get a big boost. You gotta listen to your body and family though and take everything into account. You gotta slow down before it all blows up.