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by keepamovin285 days ago |
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upvoteby Cyphase284 days ago|
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I do want to travel more, in general.

I'm eyeing some tech conferences in the next months, which would involve varying levels of travel and sightseeing.

I went on a ~three-week roadtrip once, which I saw as a shorter/practice version (it was originally planned for two weeks) of a longer one I'd like to do one day. So I might do something like that.

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upvoteby keepamovin284 days ago|
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Are tech conferences really in tune with working on yourself??
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upvoteby Cyphase284 days ago|
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I think I see where you're coming from, but then, is the travel you were asking about in tune with working on myself? Perhaps.

I've never had to go to a tech conference/meetup for work; the ones I've gone to have been social/community/fun events for me.

I was at North Bay Python last weekend and I'm going to PyCon US in May.

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upvoteby bilsbie283 days ago|
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Curious what you tell people you do when they ask? Does everyone know what a sabbatical is?

I’ve been on a long sabbatical myself but I don’t feel like people would understand that so I usually just still say software engineer.

Btw feel free to email if you want to chat sometime. I haven’t especially productive so it would be great to get some inspiration.

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upvoteby keepamovin284 days ago|
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I hear you. For social! The way I think about it tho is, if taking some dedicated time for working on myself, I want to get as far away from all work/tech stuff as possible! For a while anyway :)
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upvoteby Suppafly283 days ago|
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>Are tech conferences really in tune with working on yourself??

Why wouldn't they be?

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