New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: Always Learning Members of HN, How to Find the Time after Full-Time Job?

Ask HN: Always Learning Members of HN, How to Find the Time after Full-Time Job?
21 by __rito__ | 19 comments on Hacker News.
Hi, HN is like a nerd heaven to me where I get to come across great learning resources and amazing projects. Also, so many great comments where people show amazing knowledge across multiple fields. There are many among us who keep learning new things, good at math, play a musical instrument, and manage to make truly insightful theoretical comment on an AI thread while having a full-time job ? My question is: where do you find the time? I worked as an independent consultant for about 2.5 years and I could find the time learn new things and delving deep into topics that I liked, beyond my need . Since I started working at a regular job in an office two months back, I don't get enough time to even watch YT videos off of the feed. With the commute, solid 8 hours at office, I barely have any cognitive or physical energy to do any mentally taxing work even if that means learning something new and exciting. How do you peeps manage? After having a full time job, how do manage to read the latest Doctorow article, having already read Master and Margarita years back, while knowing how to play a musical instrument, and working on a cool Rust project? How do you even manage? I feel like, if I continue full time office job, I will have to give everything else up. Is it even possible to have a full time tech job and maintaining my culture? I used to, but can't do anymore. I am 24, young, and naive. Please excuse my ignorance, and be kind.

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