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Ask HN: What do you watch when you're stuck (in a loop)?
When I need creative inspiration I've been watching this video over and over. It helps that it's short and loops:
http://i.imgur.com/nqOOA3G.gifv
After a few viewings I come back to programming problem and usually have a new creative solution.
- mindcrime 10y agoI don't watch anything specific in response to being "stuck", but a lot of times when I'm coding and want something in the background for stimulation and to occupy idle moments, I'll put a movie on with the sound turned down real low. I like to use something I know so well that I can practically recite the dialogue, so I am not going to actually get interested in what's going on, since I already know it so well. So usually, that turns out to be The Matrix. Occasionally it's The Social Network, Tron:Legacy, Hackers, or Inception. Something about having those going seems to help inspire me on some level.
- SyneRyder 10y agoI used to put The Social Network on in the background as well. Pi is another, but I also like Million Dollar Traders [1]. It's a great documentary, but it also provides a good office / working ambience. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6ciY8u04Kk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6ciY8u04Kk