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Re: Ask HN: As a developer, how can I take advantage of time spent driving to work?

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Post by sant0sk1 »

d_man wrote: post #18
rawfan wrote: post #7

Here are the two things I do during my commute: 1. listen to programmers podcasts (e.g. Full Stack Radio) 2. listen to entertaining/news podcasts and audio-books. Everything else just doesn't work.

Thanks, can you suggest me one or more particular podcast or a site to download podcasts from?

We do our best to produce high quality and interesting podcasts for developers. Give us a listen: https://changelog.com/

Re: Ask HN: As a developer, how can I take advantage of time spent driving to work?

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Post by grogenaut »

superdex wrote: post #10

commute by bike. 3 hours in the car every day is brutal.

3 hours by car is likely minimum 60 miles which is 4 hours by bike every single day minimum. If they're getting to highway speeds at all then it's even worse. It'd be like black mirror episode 2 every day

Re: Ask HN: As a developer, how can I take advantage of time spent driving to work?

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Post by mustaflex »

mustaflex wrote: post #30

I have 4 hours of commute(train + tram/metro) daily..., read a dozen of novels from Isaac asimov and Arthur C. Clarke in 2 months. After work, I don't even have time to open my computer or do anything besides eating, shower.

Sometimes I'm so absorbed by a novel, I seriously consider to arrive 'late' at work :D.

Re: Ask HN: As a developer, how can I take advantage of time spent driving to work?

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Post by diegoperini »

jgill wrote: post #9
AkiraMichi wrote: post #4

I've tried listening to university lectures and varies conferences talks. But, I find them distracting on the road. I've found, consuming really technical stuff to be much easier. When I can give it my full attention. Personally, I like to listen to podcasts that cover new and upcoming technologies in the field. They could be about high level stuff or even the nitty and gritty, like new language syntax or upcoming im…

What are some of your favorite more technical podcasts?

Not technical but CGPGrey from Youtube has "Hello Internet" which is fun and relaxing.

Re: Ask HN: As a developer, how can I take advantage of time spent driving to work?

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Post by Demcox »

a3n wrote: post #27

Do you ever solve problems or have other insights while not working on those things? Like when you sleep, or in the shower? Your brain needs rest and distraction, both for professional health and general health. If I worked, say, 8 hours a day, and then added in your three hour commute every day, that would be borderline death march. Besides all the utilitarian suggestions, you could consider something unrelated to y…

This guy has a very solid point which is especially important in todays world with the immense amounts of distractions and so on.

I would actually recommend not doing anything specifically work related, but maybe listing to a developer/problemsolving/relevant podcast could be one way to entertain yourself with somewhat relevant content if you really feel the need to. Being "bored" is time better spent than you would think :-)

Re: Ask HN: As a developer, how can I take advantage of time spent driving to work?

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Post by Demcox »

a3n wrote: post #27

Do you ever solve problems or have other insights while not working on those things? Like when you sleep, or in the shower? Your brain needs rest and distraction, both for professional health and general health. If I worked, say, 8 hours a day, and then added in your three hour commute every day, that would be borderline death march. Besides all the utilitarian suggestions, you could consider something unrelated to y…

This guy has a very solid point which is especially important in todays world with the immense amounts of distractions and so on.

I would actually recommend not doing anything specifically work related, but maybe listing to a developer/problemsolving/relevant podcast could be one way to entertain yourself with somewhat relevant content if you really feel the need to. Being "bored" is time better spent than you would think :-)

Re: Ask HN: As a developer, how can I take advantage of time spent driving to work?

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Post by AkiraMichi »

diegoperini wrote: post #34
jgill wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What are some of your favorite more technical podcasts?

Not technical but CGPGrey from Youtube has "Hello Internet" which is fun and relaxing.

That and “Cortex” by CGPGrey. Both of these can be quite entertaining and relaxing.

Re: Ask HN: As a developer, how can I take advantage of time spent driving to work?

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Post by douche »

protomyth wrote: post #15

I have an Audible subscription, so I listen to audiobooks on my way back and forth to work (43 miles one way). The only IT related stuff I listen to is podcasts and that's mostly news. I'm not sure its a good idea to listen to anything super, technical that might require more attention than just listening to songs on the radio. You are driving after all. I guess the trick for me is that the audio substitutes for othe…

I would pay double or triple for Audible if they didn't wrap their audiobooks up in an awful DRM that doesn't work with my ipod-knockoff.

Re: Ask HN: As a developer, how can I take advantage of time spent driving to work?

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Post by itamarst »

One useful way to spend dead time like that is to plan what you'll be doing at work, especially if you have a hard problem to solve. One of the ways you can improve your skills even if you're working limited hours (https://codewithoutrules.com/2016/11/10/work-life-balance-so...).
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