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Ask HN: What do you do to blow off steam?
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#2I lift weights. Used to listen to Death Metal. But mostly, I've learned that it's not really necessary. Just makes us feel powerful, recently started meditating with teh Headspace app and that works a lot better.
Re: Ask HN: What do you do to blow off steam?
#3I lift weights. Used to listen to Death Metal. But mostly, I've learned that it's not really necessary. Just makes us feel powerful, recently started meditating with teh Headspace app and that works a lot better.
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Re: Ask HN: What do you do to blow off steam?
#4At the risk of painting myself in a negative light: I drink. I go out with friends, throw back some tasty cocktails/beer/Scotch/wine, and vent about my day/week/whatever.
Depending on my mood, I'll either be one-on-one/two/three with a few close friends and lay it all out, or go out with a larger group and just use the alcohol to take my mind off things.
Healthy? Jury's still out. Effective? Yup.
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#5Ride road bike for at least 3 - 4 hours at moderate to just below time trial pace. This will exhaust you, normalize your hormones, improve your mood (high from endorphins), reduce your stress, and reduce your aggression levels (adrenalin) etc. Eat to recover and feel great for at least couple of days.
This is also better than indoor exercise because of the long sun and fresh air exposure.
I have been doing this (cycle every day) for 24 years now. And nothing else does it for me better than this.
Re: Ask HN: What do you do to blow off steam?
#6Inundate myself with trivial/simple mundane tasks until I can no longer think. Their is a world of crap to be done.
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#7play with the dogs, woodworking, work on a greenfield app, play video games with friends (something non-compete [unless I know I'll beat them :P])
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#8I run.
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#9Running, fixing up the car and/or bike if it's needed, sketching, and actually biking all work for me.
And drinking with friends, but not in ridiculous excess.
Re: Ask HN: What do you do to blow off steam?
#10At the risk of painting myself in a negative light: I drink. I go out with friends, throw back some tasty cocktails/beer/Scotch/wine, and vent about my day/week/whatever. Depending on my mood, I'll either be one-on-one/two/three with a few close friends and lay it all out, or go out with a larger group and just use the alcohol to take my mind off things. Healthy? Jury's still out. Effective? Yup.
Drinking with friends is a pretty acceptable thing to do. Can't see how it would paint you in a negative light.