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Getting enough sleep. Seriously, it makes a huge difference.

You're able to make better mental connections and decisions when you're well rested, ultimately leading to growth as a developer.

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This. For the past three months I have finally been consistently getting 7-8 hours of sleep a night and I have noticed a drastic increase in my productivity, retaining of learned skills, and growth. The hardest part is going to bed at midnight when I am in the zone on coding a side project, but knowing that I will be able to take full advantage of the following day is something that took me years to finally understand.

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