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Ask HN: What would you do with a year off?

by smarri on 3/23/25, 7:39 AM with 7 comments

• by bradlys on 3/23/25, 2:09 PM

  I’ve taken three years off. I’ve spent the majority of my time trying to improve my health and looks while living in a new city. All in the pursuit of finding a partner.

  It has not been successful but a lot of people say that I need to do a few more surgeries and bulking and cutting cycles. Is what it is - dating is extremely superficial and only gets more so as time goes on.

• by Rotundo on 3/23/25, 6:38 PM

  I'd do nothing for a while. Get some decent sleep for a change. Stop being in the race. Enjoy some peace and quiet.

• by kevinsky on 3/23/25, 10:47 AM

  Participated in beta testing for a few computer games. Did some localized translation for these games. Looked for work.

• by davydm on 3/23/25, 8:38 AM

  Code on something I really want to. Probably a game, whilst noodling with the ideas I have for agi.

• by swah on 3/23/25, 12:04 PM

  Live in europe or some city better than mine, code leisurely, read more (hah, such lies).

• by austin-cheney on 3/23/25, 8:48 AM

  1. Train to become a competitive ultra marathoner.

  2. Research and write about what I call the first person problem. The more experienced I become in my software career the more it appears this is the greatest single limiting factor in software employment. It’s the inclination of thinking only in terms of one’s self, like narcissism. It’s so much more ubiquitous and prevalent than just a personality deficit of a few participants, particularly compared to most other segments of employment.

• by fuzzfactor on 3/23/25, 8:43 AM

  Same thing I just did :)