Comment by surfsvammel

I actually do this once a years. Inspired by John Carmack. I leave my kids and wife at home—or wherever they want to spend that particular weekend—and lock myself into a hotel room. I bring food, my own coffee grinder and a laptop and just spend the whole weekend programming, playing chess, read or write.

It’s the best weekend of the year and I spend the rest of the year looking forward to it.