> We seem to be the only profession that cares then. Our profession seems to be one where it is not obvious to others that we're in a flow or in deep working m

> We seem to be the only profession that cares then. Our profession seems to be one where it is not obvious to others that we're in a flow or in deep working mode, since there is no visible difference between work-isolation mode, browsing the internet for random programming or browsing for fun, from four feet away. My uncle is a neuro plastic surgeon, he is prone to disruptions in more ways than I am (if I talk to him while he's cooking about a decision he needs to make, he loses track of the recipe), but I assume he is never disrupted by someone asking something unrelated while he's working. My partner too is clearly in an uninterruptible state when practicing the piano or painting something, even writing skeleton work is done on a book instead of a computer. But I get why it is hard to notice a programmer in isolation over other professions of deep work - I don't put on a lab coat or scrubs , to communicate that clearly to others in a familiar "at work" situation. I'm trying with a "at work" desk light, but I'm still not consistent enough with it & this is very much forced.