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Haha, I suffer from much the same illness. Oz, are you in the Bay Area? I wonder if a "pair programming" setup would work? By that, I mean 2 people tell each o
by istari 16y ago
Haha, I suffer from much the same illness.
Oz, are you in the Bay Area? I wonder if a "pair programming" setup would work? By that, I mean 2 people tell each other what they're going to work on, then sit beside each other and work on it.
In my experience, the social context prevents the brain of having any notions of desertion. It'd be too embarrassing for either person to open up a youtube tab.
- oz 16y agoNo-Kingston, Jamaica. Confession-I can't program! I can talk with you about it for hours, from calling conventions, concurrency methods. I started messing around in Python when I was about 14. But because I've never sat down and finished something, I don't have the practice. I'm smart, but I don't Get Things Done.
- istari 16y agoI wasn't talking about programming either, pair programming is just an example. Your spreadsheet will work just as well. You wanted a solution to you wasting time. Get someone to sit besides you as you work. Find someone who has something of their own to work on, so you don't distract each other by talking. Run a mental experiment. Can you see yourself goofing off with someone besides you? If not, try it out!
- oz 16y agoA few hours ago, I made plans with my best friend to meet up Saturday and get some work done.