No TV helps a lot. Haven't had one for 3 years and loving the time it gives. Doing something physical helps more. I find that after running for an hour, I am much more able to devl into a home project. Most of all I find that to keep programming fun means to keep work out of home programming. Leaving work at the office really keeps programming fun for me. When I am working on a project at home, it's usally about something that has no relevance to work, but something that will help me be a better programmer. I find that I develop best practices mostly during home-project development when I am not afraid to go out on wild tangents and see what works and what doesn't. I think most important of all is to keep it as far away from being job-like as possible.
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No TV helps a lot. Haven't had one for 3 years and loving the time it gives. Doing something physical helps more. I find that after running for an hour, I am much more able to devl into a home project. Most of all I find that to keep programming fun means to keep work out of home programming. Leaving work at the office really keeps programming fun for me. When I am working on a project at home, it's usally about something that has no relevance to work, but something that will help me be a better programmer. I find that I develop best practices mostly during home-project development when I am not afraid to go out on wild tangents and see what works and what doesn't. I think most important of all is to keep it as far away from being job-like as possible.