This is solid advice even for non-devs. I can't stress this enough, and hope that more people will have the foresight to learn from our mistakes without having to repeat them their-selves.
One thing I can recommend is to go camping whenever you have a long weekend. It's amazing how quickly your circadian rhythm can reset when your only light after nightfall is a small fire and the stars. I have a terrible habit of being a night owl and sleeping in, but after my first night everything gets reset and is usually good for 3 months before my sleep schedule starts to drift again.
My husband's the same way, and I've noticed a remarkable negative change in our morale after half a year of being unable to make our usual excursions. (We live hours away from the nearest campsite and our car was stolen, so no convenient means to get there.)
Anyway, taking a weekend to unplug and get a completely different pace can do wonders, so I highly recommend it.
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I had camping in mind when reading this but of course there are many other ways. What's great about camping from a dev perspective is how technology really is in every part of our lives. Just enjoying the wilderness and enjoying what is given to us by nature really puts things into perspective.
Thanks for the comment Cari, I am now looking to reserve a camping trip ;)
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This is solid advice even for non-devs. I can't stress this enough, and hope that more people will have the foresight to learn from our mistakes without having to repeat them their-selves.
One thing I can recommend is to go camping whenever you have a long weekend. It's amazing how quickly your circadian rhythm can reset when your only light after nightfall is a small fire and the stars. I have a terrible habit of being a night owl and sleeping in, but after my first night everything gets reset and is usually good for 3 months before my sleep schedule starts to drift again.
My husband's the same way, and I've noticed a remarkable negative change in our morale after half a year of being unable to make our usual excursions. (We live hours away from the nearest campsite and our car was stolen, so no convenient means to get there.)
Anyway, taking a weekend to unplug and get a completely different pace can do wonders, so I highly recommend it.
I had camping in mind when reading this but of course there are many other ways. What's great about camping from a dev perspective is how technology really is in every part of our lives. Just enjoying the wilderness and enjoying what is given to us by nature really puts things into perspective.
Thanks for the comment Cari, I am now looking to reserve a camping trip ;)