It's true. We don't work a full 8 hours but our profession depends on constant learning and processing problems in our heads. So even if we aren't doing anythin

It's true. We don't work a full 8 hours but our profession depends on constant learning and processing problems in our heads. So even if we aren't doing anything physically we are processing the problem we must solve. Rarely is it a situation where we have a solution as soon as we hear the problem. But yeah, if we want, we can just coast if that's what we choose, specially, if you are part of a large group working on the same project. It all comes down to the manager. A manager that's constantly pushing will get the most of the group but there's also the danger of pushing too much since developers can easily get a new position and leave.