Day 37: When Your Body Rebels Against Medical Advice

The morning started with a decision that probably wasn’t the smartest: hitting the gym despite my doctor mentioning potential wrist surgery. But sometimes you need your body to cooperate before your mind can function properly.

The Physical vs Mental Balance

There’s an interesting parallel between pushing through physical limitations and mental ones. My wrist has been acting up, and the medical advice is clear – rest and possibly prepare for surgery. But today, I chose movement over caution. Not out of recklessness, but because sometimes the mental clarity that comes from physical activity outweighs the risk.

It’s similar to debugging code when you’re mentally exhausted. Technically, you should take a break. Practically, sometimes you need to push through that one more function to get your mind back in the right space.

Social Dynamics and Code

The university group chat provided today’s entertainment: watching my batchmates explain how a kettle works to a fresher for an entire hour. My social life doesn’t even last that long on a good day.
This got me thinking about why I find debugging code more intuitive than decoding human behavior. Code follows logic, even when it’s broken. Humans… well, they explain kettles for an hour to people who probably already know how kettles work.

Family Dynamics and Early Departures

College preparations took an unexpected turn. I booked my ticket for the 23rd – three days earlier than planned. The network issues at home were driving me insane, but seeing my mother’s reaction made me realize how complicated human connections really are.
Getting attached has never been my strong suit. I’ve always been better at maintaining connections with APIs than with people. But avoiding attachments doesn’t make them disappear – it just makes the moments when they surface more intense.

Startup Conversations and Productivity Myths

Had some startup discussions with friends today. Nothing groundbreaking, just the usual ideation that happens when you’re trying to figure out what comes next. Sometimes the most productive conversations are the ones that don’t feel productive at all.
It’s interesting how we measure productivity in development. Three hours of coding feels more tangible than three hours of discussion, but both contribute to the bigger picture. The code I write today might solve tomorrow’s problem, but the conversations I have today might prevent next week’s mistakes.

The Reality of Building

Tomorrow’s another day, another chance to figure out this balance between pushing forward and knowing when to pause. The wrist might need surgery, the social skills might need work, but the code will still be there waiting.

There’s something comforting about that consistency. People are complicated, bodies are unpredictable, but code is patient. It doesn’t judge you for taking three days to solve a problem that should have taken three hours, and it doesn’t care if you’re better at function calls than phone calls.

The journey continues, wrist pain and all.