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If I am taking a shower, and the solution to a work problem comes to me, am I at work or not? In thought-oriented jobs (especially software engineering), the li
by twodave 9y ago
If I am taking a shower, and the solution to a work problem comes to me, am I at work or not? In thought-oriented jobs (especially software engineering), the lights are never really out. I regularly wake up in the middle of the night with an idea.
I don't take my desk-hours too seriously because I know that while I'm out running errands, exercising, taking a shower, sleeping, etc. I continue to chew on problems, and sometimes taking the slow path to a solution produces a much more mature one.
- thegayngler 9y agoI am totally in agreement here. Many of my best ideas came about as I was in between sets of 225lbs on the incline bench press. I don't actually give up on problems just because I'm not at work. I am trying to get new ways of looking at a problem by doing something else and giving my mind time to come up with a solution that I am happy with.
- rjeli 9y agoWow, I can't imagine engaging in deep thought during a work set. I'm pretty much an unthinking fury machine at that point.
- dasmoth 9y agoI don't take my desk-hours too seriously because I know that while I'm out running errands, exercising, taking a shower, sleeping, etc. I continue to chew on problems, and sometimes taking the slow path to a solution produces a much more mature one. That's a perfectly reasonable point of view, but in office environments it can quickly run up against crab-mentality people who make awkward comments about anyone whose hours don't match or exceed their own. And at least in the software industry, current trends (stand ups, pair programming, etc.) are pushing away from flexible hours and focus on results.