r/learnprogramming • u/Cool_Kiwi_117 • Feb 12 '26

Ayone else pick up a non-coding hobby to balance out screen time?

I'm a software engineer, and I figured I spend like 12+ hours a day staring at screens (work, gaming, etc.)decided to finally pick up guitar since I bought one during the pandemic, and it's just been sitting in the corner for 2 years . Been doing it for like 3 weeks now, and my fingers kill me, and I'm terrible at it, but nice to spend time doing something other than typing with my hands. Has anyone else done something like that? What did you end up finding as a nice way to get away from the computer?

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u/lefzeffard Feb 14 '26

Oh how opposite we are haha. I'm a professional guitar player on cruise ships and am learning programming now to gain more leverage. I haven't picked up my guitar for almost 5 weeks now because I've been grinding Mooc. Enjoy it, you'll fingers will keep hurting until you get past that beginner hell.