• Newtra@pawb.social
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      7 months ago

      I honestly don’t know what that silence would be like. I’ve spent my programming career jumping between domains, becoming an expert then moving on to find a new challenge. Now I’m building AI stuff for medicine.

      In my down time I learn languages, watch videos about physics and math, and play puzzle games.

      My brain actually won’t let me stop. Boredom = pain.

      • PoisonedPrisonPanda@discuss.tchncs.de
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        7 months ago

        The edge to overoptimize yourself is very close and thats even more a hassle when hobbies become hustles and the brain doesnt distinguish anymore between work and hobby and freetime and me time.

        Its a spiral which can lead fast to burnout or other related stuff.

        Kudos to you that you made it this far and successfull in a challenging field.

        • MrAlternateTape@lemm.ee
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          7 months ago

          Classic meditation method: don’t block any thoughts, just accept any thought that pops up, and visualise it floating away. Usually does the trick for me.

          Or visualize a water flow like a river streaming through your mind, taking all the thoughts with it.

          There are lots of visualisations you can do to help clear your mind or control your emotions.