I was wondering out of pure curiosity what you fellow hackers do to stay balanced throughout the day?
Do you meditate, exercise, journal?
What routines work for you and when you look back on a day that went really well, what made the difference?
Thanks!
Marky
Currently I'm not doing a lot of active activities to stay balanced. I can however feel uneasy when I'm doing something else than building on my project. I just want to get back to my work. This is problematic for me sometimes, and I need to keep in mind that life is important too. So I'm trying to figure out tricks for me to handle the mental part of it. 😄
Will be interesting to hear if you have any good tricks.
Interesting to hear your feedback @Kansuler!
For me, outlining my intentions in the morning is important, and reminding myself that there's only so much I can do in one day. I'm a bit like you in that I get frustrated at distractions and unproductive days, but as you said, this is just part of the journey.
Other things that help me are ensuring that I exercise and meditate at least once a day. I find that by early/mid-afternoon I need to meditate to gather my thoughts and have a productive finish to the day.
Hope that helps!
M