[prmoustache]

You don't.

For me time off is to go ride my bicycle, spend quality time with my kids and/or girlfriend, go to the beach, socialize, cooking, drawing, fixing stuff at home, do stand up paddle or other activities, mostly outdoor.

We are not made to be laboratory rats. We need to spend time outdoor, interact with people. Sure there are a lot of dev/homelab stuff I'd like to do, as well as make music, books I'd like to read. But at some point you have to accept you don't have time for everything and I choose to dedicate that time on healthy and outdoor stuff first over things that involve a screen like coding, video games or netflix.

If I wasn't working in front of a computer, maybe it would be different.

[bilekas]

This is interesting, it seems to be one or the other. Personally I like development so I do actively enjoy doing some in my free time, obviously on things I want to. I don't see it as "I've already done 9 hours today so I'm going out for a ride instead.".

[maigret]

Thing is, you probably should, even if you don't want it. Being in front of a screen 9 hours a day is already too much for long term health (cough cough looking myself in the mirror).

[prmoustache]

This. There are studies that shows there is a pandemia in some countries of heart and other health problems directly associated with the lack of sun time.

And in contradiction to what suncream vendor would say, this can't be solved by vitamin D supplements.