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One weird trick: leave some code NOT compiling or with failing test or runtime error. Come in, reproduce the error and you’ll be back in it quickly!
by quickthrower2 7y ago
One weird trick: leave some code NOT compiling or with failing test or runtime error. Come in, reproduce the error and you’ll be back in it quickly!
- alexpetralia 7y agoThis is a fantastic mental hack! Nothing is more stimulating than being thrown right back into the middle of a problem.
- moretai 7y agoHemingway would stop writing right when he was getting to something good, so he could continue on the next day.
- nscalf 7y agoI was fascinated with this when I first read about it, but I found this trick has a big downside to it: I couldn't get OUT of work mode. Sure, it let's you pick up immediately, but I found the reason was that I never put it down. Did anyone else have this experience? I will say, this did not occur when I "picked up" something else. If I worked on another project or went to the gym and did something stimulating (sparring, not just picking up weights), then I had no issues disengaging from the day's work.
- sushid 7y agoYup this is my trick if I’m feeling a bit under motivated. I’ll leave myself some low hanging fruits for the morning and a todo list at my desk.