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The thing about (simple, repetitive) manual labor is that you can think about other things while you do it. There's something liberating about working a full d
by leftyted 7y ago
The thing about (simple, repetitive) manual labor is that you can think about other things while you do it. There's something liberating about working a full day while being able to think about whatever you like.
You can't think about other things while you're programming. Of course, you get paid a lot more and it's easier on your body.
- Baeocystin 7y agoOne of the things I genuinely enjoyed about welding was that it was difficult enough to be engaging, easy enough that I could let my mind relax in to the flow of things and roll ideas around in my head while I worked. On a good day, it felt like my shift passed in a flash.
- chrisseaton 7y ago> On a good day, it felt like my shift passed in a flash. Surely that’s a bad thing that a job is so bad you need to wish the day away as quickly as possible rather than enjoying it?
- Enginerrrd 7y agoNo. A flow state is notorious for a couple of things: Being extremely satisfying, and passing by in a flash. Flow state is good for the psyche.
- Baeocystin 7y agoExactly so. You couldn't reach it every day, but the majority of the time I genuinely looked forward to and enjoyed the work, because is was so amenable to the flow state. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's Flow describes it well. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000W94FE6/ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000W94FE6/
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