S1:E5 - How Hobbies Like Powerlifting, Auto Repair, and Music Can Make You a Better Developer

Sometimes, as developers, we can get so wrapped up and absorbed in our work that that it becomes an all-consuming force in our lives. We get into why we shouldn't forget to have outside hobbies and passions, and how they can even help in mitigating things like burnout, imposter syndrome, and can also help with problem solving, as well as soft skills. To talk about how their own myriad of hobbies have made them better developers, we are joined by Milecia McGregor, senior UI engineer at Mediavine, and author of the DEV post, "Why It's Important To Have Hobbies Outside Of Tech," and Kayla Sween, user experience engineer at Dogly, and author of the post, "Powerlifting has made me a better developer." Show Notes DevNews (sponsor) CodeNewbie (sponsor) DataStax (sponsor) Cockroach Labs (DevDiscuss) (sponsor) Swimm (DevDiscuss) (sponsor) Stellar (sponsor) JavaScript Mediavine Dogly Front-end development Why It's Important To Have Hobbies Outside Of Tech Kung fu Ukulele Harmonica Automobile Repair Chevrolet Monte Carlo Powerlifting Powerlifting has made me a better developer. (Part 1: Interpersonally) Powerlifting has made me a better developer. (Part 2: Intrapersonally) Olympic weightlifting Rock climbing React Angular Saxophone Chess Xiangqi (Chinese Chess) Impostor syndrome Soft skills Improvisational theatre TED Magic: The Gathering Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game Pokémon Trading Card Game Dungeons & Dragons Warhammer 40,000 Skateboarding