am programmer
we need better hobbies
Submitted 11 months ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to science_memes@mander.xyz
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sour@kbin.social 11 months ago
Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca 11 months ago
That’s just math problems with extra steps…
tdawg@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Or as I like to think of it: with better naming schemes
urda@lebowski.social 11 months ago
Shout out to the !adventofcode@programming.dev
autokludge@programming.dev 11 months ago
HonoraryMancunian@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Haha that face at the end is just perfect
thedarkfly@feddit.nl 11 months ago
I think that was a Calvin and Hobbes joke, wasn’t it?
chatokun@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 months ago
Yes, two in the same week iirc. “I’m not playing with a full deck of cards” and “I’ve lost my marbles.”
PoisonedPrisonPanda@discuss.tchncs.de 11 months ago
Jokes aside.
It really is exhausting to always seek for knowledge.
I think everybody needs a little bit of silence in his head once in a while.
GreenPlasticSushiGrass@kbin.social 11 months ago
As a wise man once said, "Sometimes I sits and thinks, and sometimes I just sits."
Lophostemon@aussie.zone 11 months ago
Not so easy with an ADHD fizzy-brain.
kernelle@0d.gs 11 months ago
That’s what being bored is for! We need to be bored sometimes.
fallingcats@discuss.tchncs.de 11 months ago
You’re allowed to have fun sometimes, as a treat
Newtra@pawb.social 11 months ago
I honestly don’t know what that silence would be like. I’ve spent my programming career jumping between domains, becoming an expert then moving on to find a new challenge. Now I’m building AI stuff for medicine.
In my down time I learn languages, watch videos about physics and math, and play puzzle games.
My brain actually won’t let me stop. Boredom = pain.
rosymind@leminal.space 11 months ago
You sound like you’re way smarter than I am, but I can absolutely relate to bordom=pain.
I’m constantly learning new things, or delving deeper into subjects I’m already familiar with. I can’t help it. My brain won’t have it any other way (otherwise I get destructive)
PoisonedPrisonPanda@discuss.tchncs.de 11 months ago
The edge to overoptimize yourself is very close and thats even more a hassle when hobbies become hustles and the brain doesnt distinguish anymore between work and hobby and freetime and me time.
Its a spiral which can lead fast to burnout or other related stuff.
Kudos to you that you made it this far and successfull in a challenging field.
learningduck@programming.dev 11 months ago
This sound like me, but I’m not as smart as you.
I learned to sketch, and paint miniatures. It gave me some kind of silence. I have to study painting techniques also. So, if I want to keep my mind occupied, but not too heavy, then I could watch some painting tutorials.
Exist@feddit.nl 11 months ago
True now tell me how to do that.
jaschen@lemmynsfw.com 11 months ago
As someone with ADHD with severe hyperfocus, I feel you. Just once I want to think about nothing. Even with meds, it only helps me defocus. Doesn’t stop the thinking.
fossilesque@mander.xyz 11 months ago
i fill that void with memes
UnRelatedBurner@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
odin lore