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You know how people, especially software developers, complain about being interrupted by others at work? I, as a dev, have recently realized that this can somet
by jjallen 5y ago
You know how people, especially software developers, complain about being interrupted by others at work? I, as a dev, have recently realized that this can sometimes be a good thing. It gives the brain a few seconds to unconsciously process whatever we are working on. I have found a few times recently to return to my work with a slightly freshened mind, sometimes having a better solution than the one I was working on.
Now, this said, there is a balance. We don't want to be interrupted very often but sometimes taking a break, even for a few seconds can be a good thing.
- pacoverdi 5y agoBeing interrupted with a question that forces you to flush all your brain caches and load up a different context is not the same as a nap or walk-induced interruption ;)
- tester34 5y agoI'd rather take break intentionally than having to context-switch due to somebody else
- andrei_says_ 5y agoBeing interrupted by my own rising task-fatigue, when I am at the natural end of a flow-cycle is very different from being interrupted in the middle of flow. Other people’s interruptions destroy my productivity. The balance there is zero outside interruptions. When I finish a flow cycle, my attention naturally goes to something else, a perfect time for a break.