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by LouisSayers 1269 days ago
> you work 8 hours a day

Do you really though?

Any problem solving industry is going to have flow over work which is not visible.

Even if you're not physically at work, how many ppl are actually mentally checked out when they leave?

How much work is done in the office and how much is left over for the subconscious to decode for the following day?

It will vary by the types of work you're doing, but being in tech as a whole can be quite mentally draining.
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nikau 1269 days ago
This sounds more like you don't have other fulfilling hobbies to focus on once work finishes for the day, or management is pushing for results so hard that you feel like you need to work off the clock.

The only time I sometimes think of work outside business hours is on bike rides because its otherwise not very mentally stimulating.

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LouisSayers 1269 days ago
It depends on the work. If you're writing a CRUD app then sure, it's easy to check out.

If you're building out new infrastructure, doing a huge refactor or stuck on a tricky problem then anyone that naturally cares about their work will have ideas moving around in their subconscious.

For me personally, I'm building my own software, so my asshole boss likes to push as hard as he can :D

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cc101 1267 days ago
LouisSayers: In another post(now closed) you offered help with regard to Sam Ovens consulting accelerator..." Is there a way to discuss with you?

If this reply is offensive, I apologize.

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alar44 1269 days ago
This is where I'm at. The job is to think. You can't frame a house at home in the shower, but you can think about an LDAP solution to get at switches on the other end of a VPN tunnel etc.
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gtowey 1269 days ago
> You can't frame a house at home in the shower

I beg to differ. I only do building as a hobby, but the amount of time I spend thinking about how to build things in the shower is pretty much the same as with my tech job.

Again, it may be more about the person than the job

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imnotlost 1268 days ago
Mentally check out of work - mentally check into your life and loved ones.

Or eventually get a divorce I guess...

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lazide 1268 days ago
This is the self regulation challenge right here.
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