The only way I could explain this to my wife was telling her that programming is like falling asleep. And people asking stuff while you try to program is as des

The only way I could explain this to my wife was telling her that programming is like falling asleep. And people asking stuff while you try to program is as destructive as people asking you stuff while you are trying to fall asleep (or sleeping already): if you asked and I answered, damage is already done. No matter how small the response or how simple the question was.