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Discussion on: Is it important to have hobbies outside of coding?

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Evan Plaice

Yes, absolutely!

It's important to get out of your head. Spending all day, every day working on code will deteriorate your health, social skills, and overall happiness.

If your entire life revolves around tech. And you spend all day, every day working on tech. What happens if you burn out and need a break away from tech?

IMO, this is the reason why a lot of Devs exit the industry permanently. Recovering from burnout is difficult enough even when everything in life doesn't revolve around the thing you're trying to take a break from.