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Re:Ask HN: Something brainy to do that breaks the monotony? by bell-cot on Thursday February 08, 2024 @05:08AM (#39300253)
Any reason why the two examples you gave - competitive programming and leetcode - were both programming work?

Vs. trying to get really good at chess, or study advanced mathematics, or learn a new (human) language, ...

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Re:Ask HN: Something brainy to do that breaks the monotony? by Case81 on Thursday February 08, 2024 @05:29AM (#39300372)
I dunno, I feel programming stuff feels a bit more intuitive and fun than something like chess or learning spanish
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