> a lot of interruption aversion we feel is caused by not breaking our work into small enough chunks Some kinds of work (not just programming) is difficult to

> a lot of interruption aversion we feel is caused by not breaking our work into small enough chunks Some kinds of work (not just programming) is difficult to plan well in advance because you're reading & writing at the same time. Doing a good job at creative work is an optimization process and you need to be able to change direction as you explore the space. Staying open to that is a hard mental workload. In a lot of cases where I outline ahead of time, I end up going in a different direction once I start work. Also planning takes as much concentration as anything.