Ask HN: What is your weekend schedule?

11 points by tryauuum 2y ago ↗ HN

I'm pretty productive and happy during workdays. However, I struggle with figuring out how to spend my weekends in a way that's either fun and/or productive. This is an issue I've had even back in my home country, and it continues now that I'm living abroad.

This problem will probably fix itself once I have children, but until then... I'm curious, if you enjoy your weekends, what does your weekend schedule look like?

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rozenmd 2y ago ↗

If I feel like it, I might spend a couple of hours hacking on OnlineOrNot.

Otherwise, weekends are to be enjoyed outside.

(During the week though, 2 hours every morning before work, working on the business, no excuses)

suyula 2y ago ↗

I go outside and make no effort to be productive. If I do a project it is with no deadlines or expectations.

muzani 2y ago ↗

No schedule. There's three things basically: Rest, Burn energy, or Maintenance

Rest takes priority, always. It should be properly relaxing. A common trap is social media, gaming, or some other activity that is not exactly rest. Non-rest idleness is how the weekend goes by unproductively.

Next, maintenance. Laundry, groceries, mopping, wiping, cutting grass, cutting hair, visiting relatives. Yes, you have to maintain relationships too.

And then energy stuff when there's excess capacity. Sometimes we drive to a random town, buy groceries from the beach. Throw a party. Build a side app. Hiking. Going for a run.

Reenergizing isn't always just lying down, sometimes you need to move actively too.

shortrounddev2 2y ago ↗

The point of weekends is to not have a schedule

penaazv 2y ago ↗

I was basically looking for this answer

swah 2y ago ↗

Have coffee, then search for the sun, then eat the classic "Alaminuta"... If I wake up early enough, go for a run too.

brudgers 2y ago ↗

As close to my weekday schedule as practical.

Or vice versa.

Routine is better for me.

Good luck.