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I have this, and I'm not a coder. I started life as a designer, working on mobile campaigns and the similar. When I came out of this "constantly sit in Photosho
by geoffw8 16y ago
I have this, and I'm not a coder. I started life as a designer, working on mobile campaigns and the similar. When I came out of this "constantly sit in Photoshop" mode, I found it really hard to work. In a management role its impossible to have a "zone" thats comparable to my Photoshop days.
I beat myself up because sometimes I don't feel like I'm working hard enough, whereas what I actually think is happening is my brain has associated "working hard" with being in "the zone" - something I find hard to do with this type of work.
I'm currently sitting in Photoshop doing some logo resizing for our homepage, and its nice being "back in the zone"!
- jgarmon 16y agoAs a writer, I have the same experience. There are days I can't type fast enough. They're rare, but they happen. The corollary to this is that you can't wait on the zone to do your job. Muses have no respect for deadlines.
- flamingbuffalo 16y ago"Muses have no respect for deadlines" This phrase is wonderful.
- cema 16y agoThe reverse is also true (deadlines have no respect for Muses).
- prodigal_erik 16y ago> my brain has associated "working hard" with being in "the zone" This is a problem for me. I try to remember that the company has entrusted me with a lot of details about how stuff works, and providing access to that is a legitimate part of my job, but I feel much better when I can see some commits when I'm done for the day.