8 Things Programmers Can Do at Weekends

Numerous countries have adopted a two day weekend over the past several decades. Weekends are an important time to unplug from the day-to-day job and get recharged. They are also a good chance to think more deeply about things.

Programmer(Developer or Software Engineer) is very special occupation than others, even though a lot of jobs require the use of computers. Inspired by “14 Things Successful People Do On Weekends” written by Jacquelyn Smith, in this post I summarize thebeneficial things programmers can do at weekends. Hopefully, if you are a programmer and planning for your weekend, this can provide you some ideas.

1. Make time for family and friends.

Programmers in technology field are normally very busy at weekdays, so weekends are important time to be with family and friends. This is common with people in other areas.

2. No-computer day.

Some people have tried no-tech day, which means do not use any technology during the day. It may be not realistic to be totally disconnected with computers, but at least some can be avoided. No-computer basically means no computer-related work.

3. Outdoor activities: Hiking, Biking, Running, Fishing, Boating.

Whether you can do those activities or not may depend on where you live. However, state parks are everywhere, you should be able to do some of them at least.

4. Activities at Home: Cooking, Gardening, etc.

Those are things that can be done with family at home.

5. Reading books for fun or for technology.

Research has shown that reading is good for brain. It can not only make you an empathetic, sexy, cultured and all around more interesting human being, but also can provide benefits to your mental health, sharpening the mind as it ages. If a peaceful environment is necessary for you to read, you can go to a school or public library to be a bookworm for a little while.

6. Writing journal/blogging.

Writing can help organize thoughts, attain clarity and keep your inner space clear.

7. Draw some diagrams and make the difficult things simple.

If writing is too old fashion, you may also draw some diagrams for fun. You can draw it on paper. There are also a lot of nice tools online to make beautiful diagrams, such as Lucidchart, infographics, MindMeister, Sea Quail Database Diagram tool, etc.

8. Network.

Network is important, not only for business people, but also for programmers.

Please leave your comment if you have good ideas.

 

在过去的几十年里已经有许多国家有一二天的周末。周末是拔掉的日常工作得到充电的重要时刻。他们也提供了更深入地思考事情的好机会。

程序员（开发商或软件工程师）是非常特殊的职业比其他人，尽管有很多工作需要使用计算机。
灵感来自“成功人士在周末做的14件事“杰奎琳史密斯写的，在这里我总结的程序员可以在周末做有益的事情。
我希望，如果你是一个程序员，你的周末计划，可以说一下你的想法。

1. 把时间给家人和朋友。

在平日技术领域的程序员通常都很忙
所以周末的时间就留给你的家人和朋友。这也是其他领域的人该做的。

2. 一天不接触电脑（无电脑日）

有些人曾试图没有科技，这意味着在白天不使用任何技术。电脑完全断开这可能是不现实的，
但至少有一些是可以避免的。不接触电脑基本上意味着没有电脑有关的工作(比如敲代码)。

3. 户外活动：出去旅行，自行车，跑步，钓鱼，划船。

可以利用的周末的时间去运动，现在公园到处都是，你应该去做一些运动，加强自己的身体

4.在家里做家务

可以利用的周末的时间在家里和家人一起做饭，一起照顾花花草草。

5.读书

有研究表明，阅读对大脑很有好处。它不仅可以让你变得善解人意，有魅力，有教养，感染周围的人。
而且还可以让你的心理健康，思维敏捷。
找一个安静的环境是很重要的，你可以去学校或公共图书馆去读书。

6.写日记/博客。

写作可以帮助你理清思路,思路更清晰。

7.画一些导图,使困难的事情变得简单。
如果写作是太旧的方式，你也可以玩画一些图表。你可以在纸上画。也有许多很好的在线工具制作漂亮的图，如lucidchart，infographics，MindMeister， Sea Quail DatabaseDiagram工具等。

8.网络
网络很重要的。在很多的领域。对于我们程序员来说极其重要。