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A purring cat on my lap chills me out. A second cat on my desk helps me debug + does all my proofreading. The perfect playlist keeps us all in rhythm. I play
by cmos 18y ago
A purring cat on my lap chills me out. A second cat on my desk helps me debug + does all my proofreading.
The perfect playlist keeps us all in rhythm.
I play the same playlist every day. I find this helpful to make it more 'background', and I always pick songs that recall a particular 'happy' time.
When the cat's get bored and want to go outside, that's always a sign I should take a walk. When they start to get hungry later in the day it is time to feed them and to check my voice mail. And when I hear my chillout song, "Everloving" by Moby, it's time to close my eyes and just relax until it's over.
Listen to the environment around you.
- edw519 18y agoA purring cat on my lap chills me out. A second cat on my desk helps me debug + does all my proofreading. I have 3 cats, but they have decided that there's only room for 2 of them with me. I never know which 2 I'm going to get on any given day. I have considered renting professional office space, but I've reached the point where I have trouble working without them. They are magical and mystical beyond anything I've ever written. If I continue to pay attention to them, maybe someday I'll learn something.
- jamesbritt 18y agoNice. Can I do a "git clone" of your cats?
- jrockway 18y agoMy cat annoys me while I'm trying to work. She wants to tip over my mug of coffee or walk on the keys. When I put her on my lap she wants to crawl up on the desk and play with my headphone cord. I try to do most of my work while the cat is asleep ;)