Ask HN: What do you do to blow off steam? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: What do you do to blow off steam?

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Post by sergiotapia » Sat, Aug 02, 2014, 1:13 PM UTC

ekr wrote: post #36

sergiotapia wrote: post #33

I step away from work and focus on fixing little tiny things around the house I've been putting off for a while. Switch lightbulbs, clean drains, vacuum the attic, etc. 2 hours of this and I'm happy because: a) I took my mind off work. b) I fixed up my house something fierce. --- I would love to buy and ride a bike but I would get run over by a car or stabbed here in Bolivia.

That's what forests and mountains are for, you don't need to ride on roads. Get a mountain bike!

And I would get stabbed by indians...

Re: Ask HN: What do you do to blow off steam?

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Post by wydyl » Sat, Aug 02, 2014, 1:21 PM UTC

Music, bike

Re: Ask HN: What do you do to blow off steam?

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Post by keerthiko » Sat, Aug 02, 2014, 1:23 PM UTC

I play video games. Usually an hour or so is enough for the 'steam to get blown off', but sometimes I do get sucked in and lose track. I try not to play competitive multiplayer games when I'm riled up, as they can get me more riled up, but I love to pick up one of the 10s of unplayed critically acclaimed single player titles lying in my Steam (ironic?) library I got as part of some bundle. It really takes my mind off everything, and reminds me of the magic that software can create, and makes me want to get back to creating it.

Re: Ask HN: What do you do to blow off steam?

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Post by confluence » Sat, Aug 02, 2014, 1:23 PM UTC

Lift heavy weights. Squat. Deadlift. Bench Press. Overhead Press. Barbell Row.

Re: Ask HN: What do you do to blow off steam?

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Post by dsirijus » Sat, Aug 02, 2014, 1:49 PM UTC

I played/sang in a garage band and smashed a lot of cheap guitars during sessions.

Nothing beats shouting your ass off for few hours then smashing the guitar on a peak of an adrenaline surge.

Genre matters.

Re: Ask HN: What do you do to blow off steam?

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Post by dangle » Sat, Aug 02, 2014, 2:08 PM UTC

fotcorn wrote: post #15

Quake 3 Arena DM17 frag limit 100, simplest bot ai.

We are one.

Re: Ask HN: What do you do to blow off steam?

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Post by kehers » Sat, Aug 02, 2014, 2:33 PM UTC

sergiotapia wrote: post #51

ekr wrote: post #36

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's what forests and mountains are for, you don't need to ride on roads. Get a mountain bike!

And I would get stabbed by indians...

Lool

Re: Ask HN: What do you do to blow off steam?

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Post by h_r » Sat, Aug 02, 2014, 2:34 PM UTC

elleferrer wrote: post #50

lauriswtf wrote: post #45

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This! Either I go alone or with friends it is the best steam remover for me. Also living near a river or lake helps a lot.

It's very therapeutic. Oceans, rivers, streams or even waterfalls always relaxes me. I've lived near oceans all my life and have island hopped many beautiful places. I can't imagine not being near water.

I don't know what it is about water but I run along the lake Michigan shore. The sound of the water lapping against the wall or crashing onto the shore is a great stress reducer.

Re: Ask HN: What do you do to blow off steam?

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Post by kehers » Sat, Aug 02, 2014, 2:41 PM UTC

Play or learn something new on my acoustic guitar. Or a long walk.

Re: Ask HN: What do you do to blow off steam?

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Post by cpwright » Sat, Aug 02, 2014, 2:57 PM UTC

Home improvement and woodworking. It is a good change of pace, at work I shuffle bits and like to create new functionality (or improve the performance of existing software); but it isn't tangible. It is nice to look at a vanity or the like and know that you made it, and know what challenges there were along the way; whether it is something simple like getting the drawers to fit properly, a doing a bead on the inside of a flat panel door's frame, or something more complex a bow front. It is intellectually stimulating in a different way than software development.