Too Many Engineers Suck At This - How To Take A Break

Happy holidays! Many software engineers (myself included) have anxiety around vacations :P here's how you can avoid that.

Hi! I’m Rahul, a software engineer and founder with a passion for teaching.

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Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
1:06 - Look backward and reflect
2:51 - Focus on building (within the co)
4:23 - Focus on building (outside the co)
7:18 - Relax

[ampersignia]

The story of your coworker coming into the office for a holiday project every year and it becoming a tradition just sounds unhealthy. He is working instead of taking a meaningful break to focus on what actually matters in life — fun, family, friends, physical health, mental health, etc. He indirectly influences others to do the same to win some impact and leadership points. I would think of him as a workaholic weirdo, not a peer leader. Can you imagine the whole office empty except for some guy coding away? Bizarre.

[DebmalyaSinha]

Everything said here are super toxic traits of a workaholic single guy without family and friends nearby. I know because i am one and I’m trying to change. Time offs should not be more work. Traveling to interesting places, reconnecting with old friends and simply learning a new life skill like cooking, gardening, even photography could be so much better for a break. The world is full of wonders. It’s impossible to get bored in a lifetime, let alone a couple weeks break.

[willrazen]

02:51 Are you seriously suggesting that people work during their time off? E.g. "fix documentation". Immediate unsubscribe

[DavidEsparzaAlba]

I usually don't touch my computer during holidays.

[mooingturtle]

"If there are no problems available, they will create their own problems." 😂 I feel seen with this quote

[jcoder]

Excellent video, thank you Rahul! Definitely picked up some solid tips that I'm going to implement during my holiday break (which starts tomorrow :D )

[StarRoseAngelic]

Ooof I was just planning on laying back in Hawaii for my entire winter break but this kind of made me feel like I should be more productive lol
Thanks for the idea about the work journal. I honestly never thought to make that a weekly habit.

[supermarkethobo]

Yeah being type A makes it really really hard to destress. It's a skill you need to intentionally learn.

[Mirza_Rad]

Great video but I was expecting how to make the most out of vacationing as an SDE because we work and think too much 😂

[ProgramadorSagaz]

Great video as always, but I wish you had put the last point upfront, since it is really the most important. So many people will take away from this video that they need a holiday project, while they actually should be doing nothing (or something fun).

[xoxo-cm]

Me studying at X'mas break: "So

[bdjeosjfjdskskkdjdnfbdj]

this is so helpful, 6 months into big tech im soo surprised that literally no one works during dec, ads org even banned all meetings in dec till 4 jan lol as a pretty productive person I cant help but feel like im just chilling and wasting time

[alexandrep]

If vacation isn't for work or studying, then it's not a vacation it's just depression.

[MyQiman]

amazon only gave us 1 day off for the next 2 weeks 🥲#1daybreak