Comment by gghffguhvc
19 hours ago
My company takes between Christmas and New Years off. I took a week before that off too. I have not used AI in that time. The slower pace of life is amazing. But when I get back to coding it will be back to running at 180%. It’s the new norm. However I’ve decided to take longer “no computer” breaks in my day. I have to adapt but I need to defend my “take it slow” times and find some analogue hobbies. The shift is real and you can’t wind it back.
I’ve been taking my son for stroller walks more often over Christmas. I bring a headset for listening to music, podcasts, audiobooks, tech talks. “Be effective.” But I end up just walking and thinking, realising this is “free time”.
It sounds ridiculous and easy to say spending time walking and thinking will improve your decisions and priorities that no productivity hack will.
I only actually did slow down for a while because I had to for the well-being of my family. Sure feels important to not always be on top of everyone else’s business.