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That approach works even if you are doing an action alone. Stating clearly: "I am pushing my commits to production", or even trivial stuff like "I am feeding t
by robotresearcher 9y ago
That approach works even if you are doing an action alone.
Stating clearly: "I am pushing my commits to production", or even trivial stuff like "I am feeding the cats".
You (a) get a chance to realize if that's a stupid thing to do,(b) get to notice if your action doesn't match your stated intent, and (c) have a better chance of remembering that you did it. It really helps me, particularly when there's a lot going on to distract you.
See also the Japanese train guards and drivers, who point at stuff they are attending to, even when no one is looking.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointing_and_calling https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointing_and_calling
- huhweirdyhat 9y agoSeems almost like explicit mindfulness training.
- dboreham 9y agoI am going to type "cd /; rm -rf *<cr>"
- thechao 9y agoAnd having said it aloud, we can fix the mistake: cd /; sudo rm -rf *<cr>
- flatfilefan 9y agohaven't got root?
- sorenjan 9y agoReminds me of rubber duck debugging: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber_duck_debugging https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber_duck_debugging
- eric_h 9y agoWhere I work, we'll ask each other to be our "talking duck". Usually just talking through the problem, with no response from the person playing the "duck", is enough to figure out what's wrong.