Working on your side projects, reading interesting code on github, reading about latest frameworks, etc. I mean for those not actively job seeking. I feel that in this field you need to be constantly improving.
Zero. Maybe even negative
Sounds like you're at the right company then.
Yep I am. I make tons of money though.
Nope
I constantly improve through the projects I take at work. Outside work is for non-work stuff. My work gets enough of my life.
Not nearly enough, I’m fixing that starting tonight. I’m putting in 20 hours this weekend minimum.
Just pace yourself and don't burn out.
5-10 a week. Let me give you some advice: if you spend the time to do this, don’t waste it on a random side project that no one will care about. Instead, solve a cool and important problem at work. You’ll learn just as much, and probably more since it’s embedded in real world context instead of some toy problem, and you’ll actually benefit in real ways.
Good point actually.. only might be hard to get your feature accepted into prod without a mandate, depends on company.
I learned this lesson by watching a coworker. I went home and worked on all these side projects. He went home and started building a thing that demonstrated his vision for how things should be, and it was totally outside his position’s scope. Fast-forward six months and he was promoted to director and leading the team that replaced the old vision/manager, who no longer works there. For comparison, I don’t even remember which side project I was working on, but I guarantee it has less than 5 stars on github.
None. I started reading hacker news recently, that’s all I’m willing to do. Has never been a problem for me in my career.
Lots. I do it because I enjoy it though, not because I'm trying to improve my skills. The self improvement comes for free.
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Career is overrated. Spend spare time listening to music, playing instruments, making friends, watching movies, exploring the world and spreading love. Focus on making memories instead of money.
Says the Snapchat guy :)
Who needs to spend time, when you can spend money and get even more of all of that?