Ask HN: What do other HN'ers do outside of computers/programming?

1 points by idleworx 13y ago ↗ HN

I think a lot of us spend inordinate amounts of time hunching over the computer/coding/hacking away/building the next Facebook etc... but I'm wondering if there other HN'ers out there who have pursued other areas of expertise that have nothing whatsoever to do with computers/programming.

Either as a hobby, pure personal interest or the desire to add an additional skill.

I'd love to hear your experiences with something like this (eg. what drove you to it, were you happy you chose it, and did you achieve success with it -and by success I mean any definition of success you want to attribute to it, tangible or intangible)

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duiker101 13y ago ↗

I love to do sports, they are a great way to keep the mind out of everything. It really creates a barrier that blocks out everything. In the last year I have been training Kickboxing, and there for real, if you are not focused you will hurt yourself. I also really like gymnastics and tennis. I like gymnastics because there is really a proper way to do everything and is quite rigid with the rules.

Other than that not much, I tried playing guitar... got bored pretty quickly. I used to draw, a long time ago. I'm not an artist.

I like reading fantasy books. The Malazan Book of the Fallen.