Do you work on the weekends?

Richard Fang
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I've always gotten a mixed review around working on weekends. Some prefer it to be a no work zone so they can start the work day week fresh but others like to mix it up. What do you do?

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Miriam Dorsett
What's a weekend? 😼
Richard Fang
@mdorsett Haha it's just one whole week hey 😆
Miriam Dorsett
@richardfliu I dont know whether to laugh or cry that this is true.
Justin Hunter
For my day job, I never work on weekends. If I’m not the one running the company, I can’t justify spending my spare time on it no matter how much I like my employers. For my side projects and my own companies, though, I absolutely work weekends. But even then, I try to keep it to just a few hours each weekend.
Andrew Thompson
I work non-stop, but I love it. I have zero balance with my family and work life. However, I'm obsessed trying to get my product to the world. https://www.gypsee.travel
Paula Echeverría
I try not to. Everybody deserves a rest :)
Patryk Dobrzyński
My work is my passion, so sometimes it's hard to turn the computer off and go outside ;) Now I finished a new movie for my mobile game:
And it's 1:21AM... GOD... :D Time to go sleep.
Sanket Makhija
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I believe that mixing weekends with relaxation as well as completing some portion of work on the weekends is a sound choice.
Richard Fang
@sanket_makhija Yeah that's what I am currently doing! Sports + a bit of work here and there
Eugene Hauptmann
I usually write articles and read books over the weekend. Most of the productive work happens during the weekdays.
Richard Fang
@eugenehp When I wasn't working on anything, this was exactly what I was doing 😊
Anurag Singh
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Nearly 40 something founder with kids >> As such, weekends are entirely downtime with family + focus on kids, activities (music, sports clubs), weekly study catchups, movie nights etc. etc. 😅
Devanand Premkumar
@singhanurag Family time is more important and critical. What is the point of becoming successful and then you cannot share the joy and happiness with them? Life is all about being together and growing more and more.
Kaloyan Dobrev
@singhanurag The fact that you put your family on the first place is very honorable. I think also that weekends should be for focusing on other activities so you fill refresh, even some weekends there are times that need to log in for an hour. Keep up with the good work and I wish good health.
Richard Fang
@singhanurag This is great! I hope when I hit fatherhood that I will always commit to this mantra :)
Anurag Singh
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Theo Masunga
School work yes. Exhausting
Eugene Bochkov
Do you even separate weekends from weekdays when building your own product?
Richard Fang
@eugene_bochkov That's true! But not everyone on ProductHunt is working on their own product 😆
Rashmi Gupta
yes but not on the issues going on during the weekend, on something different
Mahesh Yadav
Totally depend on the mood and time availability on the weekends
Lakshmi
Yes, I work in the evening on weekends, just 2 -3 hours before bed. But I make a point to completely switch off from technology and work from waking up to the hour I start work. This helps being present with the family and other aspects of life that are not work.
ajay kumar
sometimes, depend on work or mood
Juilee Mahimkar
Working weekend can be tiring sometimes, mentally if not physically. But I think it all depends on the kind of perspective we have towards our work. I have observed that when I need to get something done which is really boring, I find myself super exhausted by the end of the day. But if I am working on some exciting personal project or experimenting new stuff which is twice time-taking and effort-taking, I still feel active and happy by the end of it. So for me, doing some fun tasks works great on weekends and build a better base for the upcoming week.✨
Shachin Bharadwaj
Not when you are full-time in your startup. Few hours to catch up emails/chat etc but otherwise weekends are time with family to unwind and recharge
Paul Hart
I enjoy working / playing / learning across all days of the week... because I approach it in that way, it's no day is a big event or worry.
Stan Rymkiewicz
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I only work on Sunday evening just prep my week ahead. 2h tops. Gives me focus on Monday morning and right energy to execute.
Jay Patel
Honestly, I prefer to spend my weekend doing what I love. I rise early go for walk, mediate, and read books. I also go through some amazing newsletter I follow..
Lauren Proctor
I do work on weekends but it's usually on side projects and exploration and/or learning-related endeavors. Lately that weekend work has been so involved and deep that for some reason I end up kicking out of work early and "weekending" on Monday and Tuesday evenings.