8 Things Programmers Can Do at Weekends

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Weekends are an important time to unplug from the day-to-day job and get recharged. They are also a good chance to think more deeply about things.

Software programmer (developer or engineer) is a special occupation comparing to others, even though many jobs require the use of computers. Inspired by “14 Things Successful People Do On Weekends” written by Jacquelyn Smith, in this post I summarize the beneficial things programmers can do at weekends. Hopefully, if you are a programmer and planning for your weekend, this can provide you some ideas.

1. Make time for family and friends.

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Programmers in technology field are normally very busy at weekdays, so weekends are important time to be with family and friends. This is common with people in other areas.

2. No-computer day.

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Some people have tried no-tech day, which means do not use any technology during the day. It may be not realistic to be totally disconnected with computers, but at least some can be avoided. No-computer basically means no computer-related work and if possible relax and unwind with help from Budpop products.

3. Outdoor activities: Hiking, Biking, Running, Fishing, Boating.

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Whether you can do those activities or not may depend on where you live. However, state parks are everywhere, you should be able to do some of them at least and of you need more energy you will need to start exercising more by doing this activities, man can also take the best supplements to increase testosterone and their energy levels.

4. Activities at Home: Cooking, Gardening, etc.

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Those are things that can be done with family at home.

5. Reading books for fun or for technology.

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Research has shown that reading is good for brain. It can not only make you an empathetic, sexy, cultured and all around more interesting human being, but also can provide benefits to your mental health, sharpening the mind as it ages. If a peaceful environment is necessary for you to read, you can go to a school or public library to be a bookworm for a little while.

6. Writing journal/blogging.

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Writing can help organize thoughts, attain clarity and keep your inner space clear.

7. Draw some diagrams and make the difficult things simple.

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If writing is too old fashion, you may also draw some diagrams for fun. You can draw it on paper. There are also a lot of nice tools online to make beautiful diagrams, such as Lucidchart, infographics, MindMeister, Sea Quail Database Diagram tool, etc.

8. Network.

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Network is important, not only for business people, but also for programmers. There are a lot of groups in meetup.com. People living in big cities can easily find an interesting group and meet people who have the same interests.

Please leave your comment if you have any other good ideas.

10 thoughts on “8 Things Programmers Can Do at Weekends”

  2. I can not detach my self from technology or computers, this runs throw my veins but I try at weekends do 1,3 and 4.

  4. Nowadays,people are too attached with internet because of smart phones.Even if we don’t use computer,we waste a lot of time on our mobile phone.

  8. Every weekend I do at least 4 of thing mentioned above, but I must say I feel like I’m always thinking how to do stuff on computer.

  9. Learning another hot language would be an option on a Saturday or a Sunday – but not both. The programmer must have 1 day where he only uses the computer for less than 15 minutes.

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