12 resolutions for programmers

原文：

对程序员来说挑战很重要。

创造性和技术的停滞必须二选一。

在新的一年中， 我完成了12月的提议

每个月都可以当做年度中新的技术和个人的挑战。

It's important for programmers to challenge themselves.

Creative and technical stagnation is the only alternative.

In the spirit of the new year, I've compiled twelve month-sized resolutions.

Each month is an annually renewable technical or personal challenge:

1. Go analog.
2. Stay healthy.
3. Embrace the uncomfortable.
4. Learn a new programming language.
5. Automate.
6. Learn more mathematics.
7. Focus on security.
8. Back up your data.
9. Learn more theory.
10. Engage the arts and humanities.
11. Learn new software.
12. Complete a personal project.

Read on for my suggestions.

到现实生活中：

程序员

Go analog

Programmers obsess over the discrete and the digital well past the point of diminishing returns.

程序员

Thus, small investments in the analog yield comparatively large gains.

因此，在现实领域小的投资就能得到相当大的收益

Here's a starter list of analog activities to try, each of which takes about a month of dedicated effort to transition out of the novice (and into the seasoned beginner) stage:

这是一些现实活动中可以尝试的开始的清单，每个专注一个月的时间然后从初级转到高级的阶段

• Cooking.    烹饪
• Hiking.     远足
• Skiing.   滑雪
• Astronomy.  天文学
• Jogging.   慢跑
• Carpentry.  木艺
• Martial arts.  军事艺术
• Dance.   跳舞

Stay healthy

注意身体健康

Programmers tend to live sedentary lives, and we face unique health challenges from our occupation.

程序员是趋向于久坐的工作，我们的职业必须面对独一无二的健康挑战。

We tend to ignore these challenges.

我们经常会忽略这些挑战

Spend a full month each year tuning your exercise, diet and environment to promote durable healthy habits.

花费一整个月的时间来调整你的训练，饮食，环境来养成一个持续的健康习惯。

Go to a clinic each year to get your blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar checked. Watch how these values change over time.

If your wrists are starting to hurt or have been hurting, stop now and take action to combat RSI.

每年去一趟医务室来检测你的血压， 胆固醇和血糖。 看看这些值每次是怎么变化的。

如果你的手腕开始疼痛或者曾经疼痛，立刻停止并且采取措施

Focus on improving your posture, with an emphasis on your shoulders and neck. I use a posture corrective brace to help:

要关注改善你的姿势，加固你的肩膀和脖子，我使用 姿势矫正支架  来帮助

 
(Yes, it works for men too.)

是的，这个对男人也适用。

Track your weight, caloric intake and caloric burn. If necessary, reshape your lifestyle to promote healthier eating and weight loss.

追踪你的体重，热量的摄入和燃烧，如果需要，也许你的生活方式变为：更加健康的吃并减少体重。

1. Go analog.
2. Stay healthy.
3. Embrace the uncomfortable.
4. Learn a new programming language.
5. Automate.
6. Learn more mathematics.
7. Focus on security.
8. Back up your data.
9. Learn more theory.
10. Engage the arts and humanities.
11. Learn new software.
12. Complete a personal project.

Read on for my suggestions.