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Discussion on: If it's Saturday and you won't be coding again until Monday, how do you get your mind off your current work?

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Guney Ozsan • Edited

I do these at the end of every day, not just for long breaks. It helps resting my mind more frequently.

  • I leave code breaking very short notes about what and how to do. This provides my brain security that I won't forget what I was thinking so it stops thinking about them.
  • I take a short shower. The isolation helps my mind move further away and water provides relaxation and good sleep.
  • I engage in other mental activity. Gaming, drawing or photo editing. Our brains are poor at multitasking. If you give it a busy task, it will stop thinking about the other eventually. This is why having a hobby is more productive.
  • Related with the last one, a day long family time breaks my mind from everything.