cmc/cleberg.net
My personal web garden & blog.
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author: Christian Cleberg <hello@cleberg.net> · 2026-02-08T00:42:33Z
...web-carnival-2026-02-intersecting-interests.org | 44 ++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 44 insertions(+) new file mode 100644 @@ -0,0 +1,44 @@ +#+date: <2026-02-07 Sat 17:46:00> +#+title: IndieWeb Carnival: "Intersecting Interests" +#+description: Contrasting my passions with technology vs. natural hobbies. +#+slug: indiweb-carnival-2026-02-intersecting-interests + +I thought about this topic for a long time today before starting to write this +post, as I don't think of myself as someone with intersecting interests. I +generally lean pretty hard into interests and in my mind, they're all +technology-related. + +However, I've settled on the following topic: *The Minimalist Technologist*. + +* Personal Life + +In my personal life, I spend my leisure time doing a few primary things: + +1. *Technology*: Obviously. I love to learn about new things online, blogging, + programming, self-hosting, +2. *Physical Work*: Conversely, my next favorite things to do are all completely + technology free. This includes things like yard work, woodworking, + organizing, decluttering, etc. There's just something about zoning out, + getting into a physical rhythm, and feeling your body's strength create + something productive instead of your mind. +3. *Sports*: This is fairly generic, but sometimes it can be a contrast for those + who work in tech. Especially if you consider disc golf and/or hiking in this + category. + +* Work + +Now, this may be where I differ even more so than in my personal life. While I +work in a tech job, I do not actually spend my days deep inside code (when +possible) or building as many internal tools as I used to. + +Instead, my job has primarily become 50 to 60 hours per week of meetings, +mentoring younger coworkers, teaching and leading trainings, thinking about +overall strategy of our practice, and project managing. + +It's the generic individual contributor (IC) to manager story line, but again, +it frees me up to switch to a different mindset when I get home and be +productive on hobby projects. I'm no longer burnt out from thinking on such a +technical level all day. + +Either way, it was interesting to think through this topic and has me thinking +more about broadening my horizons.