I'm taking a break from coding, Why?

PublishedJanuary 10, 2021

I'm Favourite Jome, a Software Engineer focused on building reliable systems, great developer tooling, and seamless user experiences.

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Anita Ihuman 5y ago

Take a time off 🤗🤗 your brain needs it

Favourite Jome5y ago

I failed at keeping my word about coding 😔. I'll probably write about it...

Thanks btw

JC Lee5y ago

Have a nice break, buddy! My reason for a break was mainly to watch dramas, read mangas and play games 😂🤣.

Favourite Jome5y ago

Thanks JC 🙂.

Deactivated User5y ago

The reasons you mentioned are very relatable. I can see myself doing the same, neglecting chores at home and spending all my free time coding. It is very exhausting especially with college classes alongside. I am also planning to take a short break from coding to avoid burning out. So you're blog came at the perfect time 😅

Great article anyways! Thanks for sharing ❤️

Favourite Jome5y ago

I'm glad I wrote it at the right time 😊.

Do take a break too, let's see how it goes ✌.

Victoria Lo5y ago

It's good to recognize that you are burning out early and that you want to take the break to organize your priorities. Take your time and come back to coding more passionate than ever! :D

P.S. I was planning to publish an article on burnout soon haha

Favourite Jome5y ago

Thanks Victoria 😊.

P.S. What a coincidence...😅

Caleb Olojo5y ago

Take your time pal. ⚡

Favourite Jome5y ago

Thanks Caleb

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So here's my reason for the break:

1. Family Time

Even though I completed the challenge, I still did code related stuff almost every day afterwards, whenever I got bored, I programmed, neglecting some of my chores at home and having less family time.

My parents have been supportive but I know they're sometimes angry with me because I've not been partaking in some activities and I'm the first child 🙄. Well, I hope to balance my life coding and doing other activities too.

That's why I'll like to spend more time with my parents and siblings assisting to the best of my abilities (I plan to make this a continuous habit not just a two weeks thing 🙏).

2. Improvement time

I've decided to read books, as to broaden my horizon this year 2021. Books that aren't necessarily programming related, then I noticed people publicly announcing that they'll be reading this and this books for the time being and also one of those books which were mentioned is: Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear and from the Topic alone, it spoke to me that I needed to read the book as I didn't even have a series of books in mind to read anyways.

Sadly since when I announced publicly I'll be reading the book I haven't read a single page, why?

Well, there's no just reason why I haven't read a single page yet but I will definitely start from the first week of the break and hopefully complete the book (not in two weeks obviously).

3. Study Time

I've been so engrossed doing the challenge for the past 3 months also neglecting some school works.

I plan to start reading my school notes and get ready for resumption.

Conclusion

I feel two weeks is enough to initialise my plans for the new year and also I'll try to be less active on all Social Media because I don't think I'll be able to abstain myself completely 😑.

I'll probably write a follow-up article or not. Who knows... 👀

Have a wonderful day and remember to take breaks also.
If you have any tips for me, please drop them in the comment section. Thanks for reading.

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