From Keyboard to Barbell: The Benefits of Exercise for Software Developers


"The only way to do great work is to love what you do." - Steve Jobs


Hey Reader,

This week I was quite busy coding an app for a client so I haven't had much time to dig deep into the topic for today's issue.

I started going to the gym regularly with my wife again and surprisingly it takes a little bit of time of adapting to this routine! 😅

I get quite tired after a full-body workout and need a lot of rest afterward. However, the upside is that I feel a lot better mentally. My energy levels increased and my daily stress decreased significantly!

I recommend all my fellow Software Developers to start practicing some type of fitness. The easiest routine in my opinion is: Hybrid Calisthenics Routine.


Also, today, I just published the second part of my previous podcast episode with Brock Predovich about "How to Deal with Stress as a Startup Founder"!

Brock is a serial entrepreneur who has raised over $800k in venture capital across multiple companies for the last 2 decades. He also currently runs an MVP Agency called 7Onyx.

He shared his personal journey of being an Entrepreneur with all the ups and downs along the way. He also shared many insights on how he managed to deal with Stress and overcome Anxiety while being a Startup Founder.

How to listen to it?

The episode is now available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube and Other Platforms of your liking!

You can also watch it directly on YouTube by clicking the link below! 👇

⭐ If you liked this episode, make sure to leave a review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, it’s the best way for you to let me know what can I improve!


Stay tuned for next week as we will talk about Non-Doership and how it can help us release the pressure of actions or inactions!

See you next week! ❤️

P.S. If you are a new subscriber, you can check out our previous newsletter issues, I promise you will find something interesting!

P.S.S. I also just created my threads.net account. Let's see if Mark Z. managed to build something nicer than Twitter! 😁

— Andrei

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