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I am at "I only code" at work person. I dont even have a desk at home. Luckily our work enviorment encourages new techonolgies and skills. I use my off time not to code, but to teach, draw etc. These are skills I see also compliment coding, improving all the supporting skills that are nessecary to be a good dev.

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I agree with you. I spend my time doing things I enjoy such as spending time with my kids, hiking, playing basketball, etc. Sometimes, I'll say "hey, I want to make a new app for my daughter to practice math", so I do it. I use whatever I want without scrutiny (i.e. no code review) and just make it work. It's quick, dirty, and often teaches me something I didn't know.

The crux of it is, the happier you are, the less stress you wrestle with, the more wholistic person you are, the better you produce in whatever you do.

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