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In this episode Scott and Wes talk about work life balance. These tips aren’t hard-and-fast - part of the beauty of being a web developer is that you do get to enjoy some flexibility. Work is a big part of our live and these are tips that will hopefully allow you to get the most enjoyment out of both work and life. Sanity.io - Sponsor Sanity.io is a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get up and running by typing npm i -g @sanity/cli && sanity init in your command line. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan on sanity.io/syntax. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks at freshbooks.com/syntax and put SYNTAX in the "How did you hear about us?" section. Show Notes 8:06 - Know when you work best - The 9-5 isn’t for everyone - you know when you work best, so use that to your advantage
9:39 - Work when it’s time to work, life when it’s time to life - Don’t do laundry during work time
11:08 - Make it clear to family members when you are working - Wishy-washy in-between can cause tension - are you working? Can I interrupt you?
- Working after hours
- Text if you need me
14:34 - Have a defined space for work - If I bring my laptop downstairs, I don’t bring a charger
- Clean yo nasty desk space
- It’s a mental shift when you sit down - “okay now I am working”
21:14 - Know how to “zone it” - Headphones
- Block all distractions
- Close email
- Pay attention to what gets you there, when it stops working, change it up
24:46 - Keep hobbies - Away from screens
- Physical or relaxing or both
26:37 - Exercise - Good for mind and body
- Huge gains long term and short term
27:31 - Prioritize your to-do list - One reason many people over-work is that they feel they have too much to do
- Add items to your to-do list when they pop into your head - out of your head, into your system
31:28 - Walk away from difficult problems - Your brain will chew on problems as time goes on and help you solve them
- Literally take a walk outside
34:04 - Meetups, conferences or tutorials - Reinvigorate your hunger for coding and make you happier both at home and work
- Easy to get burned out from working too much (or not paying enough attention to your work)
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