Last August, we got our first child - Jens Ferdinand - and he's been an absolute delight. Becoming a parent has been an amazing experience, with tons of laughter, smiling and crying. And poop, of course.

I live in Norway, a country that provides 48 paid weeks of parental leave to split between the two parents. We thought we'd be a bit progressive and split that time evenly between us - so that we both got to know our little rascal a bit better, and so we could evenly split the workload that comes with it.

Because of this, I've been a stay-at-home dad for about 6 months now, and I'm finding it challenging to keep my technical skills up to par. I think this will probably resonate with anyone having an extended leave of absence from their career - for whatever reason (illness, burnout, parental leave, unemployment, you name it).

I still do a few things to keep up to date though:

• I read a lot of articles, as well as threads on Twitter and Reddit
• I write articles on stuff I find interesting
• I play with implementing designs and app ideas (even though they might never be completed)
• I make sure to stay active in our company's Slack
• I'm making workshops and coaching colleagues remotely to do the same

These are working out well for me, but I'd love to hear what you've done (or are doing)! What are you doing to stay up to date with your technologies of choice?