Great system if you can make it work, but speaking from experience the physical medium of pen and paper was too limiting for me.
I found I had the most ideas/todos to note down when I didn't have my journal around me, at places like the gym.
Pulp Fiction. The combination of the upbeat music and memorable dialogue used to make me rewatch it at least once a month, as a feel good movie. I've since dialled it down but will still occasionally watch parts of it.
The funny thing is the first time I saw it I didn't like it all due to it's mixed-up order of story telling and, once you put it all together, fairly mundane plot. It was over time that I realised the plot is not really what you watch it for but you watch it for the overdrawn, yet interesting, character interactions in combination with the music and general vibe.
If it is supposed to be a meaningful link - be it internal or external - use a direct anchor element with an href. Styling it however you like shouldn't hurt.
Otherwise, for any other interactions use a <button> element
Also, if you like a particular movie/genre then it's best to google for similar ones. People tend to recommend 'if you like X then you should also check out Y'. I've found this to be a decent indicator.
I like these profile based recommendations, but they tend to be black box ones. They miss out on the how I may like a future movie that I have not come across before. I like how nomadlist.com has done it for places. You can easily figure out which place to go, just using their fitlers.
AFAIK, dark mode can save energy on OLED based screens (due to pixels being completely turned off) but not on LCD-based screens. However, lowering brightness should probably always lower energy usage.
Speedsolving - solving rubik's cubes and similar puzzles and doing it FAST, blindfolded, one-handed etc
Sports/workouts/exercise - not original but great way to balance the sedentary lifestyle if you're not already doing so
Juggling - pretty fun to learn and relaxing activity. It has been shown to give great mental benefits when done regularly
Card tricks/magic tricks - impress your friends during parties
Learning foreign languages - this one has so much in common with learning programming I'm surprised that it's not that popular among developers. It is quite mentally draining tho so combining it with programming career is hard
I'll second speedsolving. I'm also big fan of fewest-move competitions. You get a scramble, an hour, and a sheet of paper. The current record in-tournament is 19 moves.
One thing parallel to speedsolving that is fascinating is the amount of optimization that goes into the cube itself, especially from small brands in China. Rubik's Cube engineering just happens to be in that sweet spot of providing incremental improvements, a large design space to eke out new and interesting optimizations, and cheap plastic manufacturing. The latest and greatest model that everybody is hyped about is just $15 + shipping from Hong Kong, so it doesn't break the bank.
YMMV, the only thing you might say negatively about it is that as a community, older players weed out very quickly. The demographic really leans in the 10-15 range, so you might struggle to find adults to talk to other than online.
It's also a practical application of all that group theory the internet's been telling you to learn.
This is exactly my dilemma. I've been in the industry for 2 years but done very little personal development in my own time and my job has been quite limiting in pushing my skills in the direction that I desire.
I value my after work hours to pursue other things/exercise/have a life. This makes me put even more thinking into how should I be spending my already limited time.
Currently I'm sticking to doing some MOOCs related to my my development path (Android) and then I want to crack on a few personal projects. On the other hand, the clock is ticking and I really would love to prepare well for better career opportunities...
