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I have noticed that taking a brief nap, 20 minutes or so, or going for a midday walk leads to an afternoon productivity boost. It's hard to do this in an offic

I have noticed that taking a brief nap, 20 minutes or so, or going for a midday walk leads to an afternoon productivity boost. It's hard to do this in an office environment though, especially if you don't have quiet space. My closest office equivalent is a walk to the coffee shop. It's not even really about the coffee (or tea), just a mental lull to recenter my mind in executive mode and reconsider what priorities are important vs being immersed deep in code.

jclulow 9y ago
Sometimes just lying on a bean bag for 20 minutes, without any expectation of even light sleep, is enough to get me through the rest of the afternoon. This is even more true now that I have an 8 month old son. The alternative is sitting at my desk pretending I'm not spacing out, which is good for exactly nobody.