How to use career break time?

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1 points by mahimamanik 227 days ago

I am a software developer, mostly working on AI application layer. I have always worked and never had a career break.

For some reasons, I can't start my job or officially work for next 1-2 months.

I want to learn new things, build, but I can't figure it out on my own.

Can someone please advise what's the best way to use my time and not go crazy?

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gus_massa 227 days ago

What about a few small contributions to open source?

[reposting an old comment]

Which open source projects are you using and you like? Try to contribute to them.

Start sending bug reports that are very useful and sometimes underestimated. Look how/where they fix them and the next time try to send a pull request (or another bug report).

Fixing typos in docs is also a good starting point.

If you want to send a new feature, start with something small, like a weekend project. You never know if the maintainer will like it, or if they are morons or if they have very weird code rules.

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noremotefornow 226 days ago

Binge on tools -> all of the latest AI tools, try them out, read all of their docs, make throwaway proofs of concept; use the time now to get hype on the technology and absorb as much as you can.

That being said - perhaps disconnecting fully from technology may be refreshing. Could work on some other routines like learning certain recipes that may support more sustainable hardworking lifestyle once it resumes.

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noremotefornow 226 days ago

Hackathon in 2 weeks - https://www.fsf.org/events/fsf40-hackathon

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