when I'm at work I program. when I get home I program. how do you guys avoid burning out?

I play bass in a band. You need a social life away from the thing that pays the bills.

I burned out pretty bad back when I was a consultant working 12 hours a day ( and only getting paid for 8) ...

So here's my advice. Don't do stuff from your day job after-hours. Get plenty of sleep, eat healthy, and make sure you exercise regularly.

Doing those few things will eat up a lot of your free time, so you'll have to be more picky about the time you spend on side projects, social life and hobbies (mine are art and music)... but you'll feel better in the long run.

Take long walks, read, movies... Code fun stuff that is important to you.

Run a marathon, I just signed up for one, the training is huge time suck though lol. Otherwise if you can work from home some days go for a lunch run or bike ride, I usually play tennis with a coworker when we both work from home

I can't burn out if I'm doing something I like.

I limit how much I code at home. Gotta have some down time.

Good question, it's the same for me. I just can't limit myself. As an introvert I do not like socializing, but I have noticed that just stopping coding, playing poker, tweeting and watching a movie instead helps. Also talking to my wife, spending time with family, the essential. Also, grab a beer sometimes. I have heard a lot about those who just cut their coding time to 7 hours a day, but that does not apply for me. I need it to be flexible, because can't sleep if I am in a middle of something.

As for the question on how to avoid burning out, you know when it is going to the wrong direction. If you cannot stop coding because you "have to" instead of "want to", it's going sideways. I have gone through burnout and it only changed my way of thinking, not my way of coding or scheduling. You need to be aware about your feelings. If it feels good, continue doing it. If you curse it every time, you should change things and ease up a little.

Healthy work-life balance is important.

Hobbies, exercising, hanging out with friends all keep me busy once I leave work.

It's some times impossible to keep from bringing work home but I try and be as productive as I can.

For entrepreneur, there is no such thing as work-life-balance. Work is life. Work is holiday. Work is fun. Most of the time at least.

Take a lunch break. Far away from your desk. Better yet, take lots of breaks.

Video games. \○/

I'm the same. Let me know when you find an answer.

Cocking and baby car after work ! Bravo mom

Alcohol 🍻

More code.

@kwilliams I play Continuum/Subspace... for the past 16 years. It is a good game to relax with!

@thebrendancarr pretty much World of Warcraft every day... and now a bit of Overwatch.