Ask HN: What Should I Do With One Hour Of Free Time Per Day?

6 points by tronium 12 years ago | 7 comments

I have approximately 1 hour of free time scheduled in during my very busy summer, and I'm wondering what sort of productive/programming/money-making thing(s) I should spend my time on? For instance, is that enough time to say, develop an app fully in during the summer?

JSeymourATL 12 years ago |

Borrowing from Richard Hamming via Paul Graham--

* What are the most important problems in your field?

* Are you working on one of them?

* Why not?

wikwocket 12 years ago |

An hour a day all summer is enough time to develop an app. However I am not sure this qualifies as "productive" or "money-making!"

In seriousness, it depends a lot on where you are in your life, and what your goals are. I would give very different advice to a student on summer break than I would to someone in the working world and with a family.

seven 12 years ago |

You mentioned that your summer will be very busy, so how about using that one hour a day to just relax?! :)

Errorcod3 12 years ago | |

I agree! Read a book, take a drink, smoke a cigar. Sit back and enjoy where you have gotten so far in life. If you don't stop to enjoy it then what is the point?

ShaneCurran 12 years ago |

If you're busy all summer, relax for that one hour a day. :) Take a walk, go for a cycle, have fun!

Raphmedia 12 years ago |

Learn something new. Spend one hour a day messing with code. Or watching up to 2 or 3 video tutorials. Or reading one hour of a programming book a day.

dubiousSwain 12 years ago |

You most definitely have enough time to develop an app