When I began my career break last September, I made a loose “no coding” rule for the first few months. I wanted to decompress, explore some new hobbies, and come back to software only when I actually felt drawn to it, not out of obligation to stay up-to-date on tech. This turned out to be a great call, and I spent several months investing in areas of my life totally unrelated to software engineering, including adopting a dog with my partner, getting back into playing music, and working my way through my ever-growing book and games backlog.

Just a test post, come back soon for more.