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> code while high I sometimes feel I code better when I'm slightly mentally impaired, because my mind stops getting in the way of getting things done and over

> code while high I sometimes feel I code better when I'm slightly mentally impaired, because my mind stops getting in the way of getting things done and over analyzing problems. But then I'm very rarely mentally impaired, as I normally neither drink nor consume cannabis or anything like that, so idk. EDIT: Oh, just realized the answer is probably simple => less stress.

stevev 5y ago
I also have the same belief when I code. To be specific, I realize what’s missing, and how it could be done better. You are probably righr, Stress.
pjerem 5y ago
Typical Ballmer’s Peak.
pbhjpbhj 5y ago
Or, you code worse but don't have the 'reflective' threads of cognition running at the time to notice?
geocrasher 5y ago
"I drive better when I've had a few" is something I have actually heard from people in my past. Far, far past. And they think that because they no longer have that voice in their head that tells them they're doing something stupid. "I code better when I'm high" is something that can only be judged by those around you. If somebody else judges your code to be better, fine. But your self assessment is fundamentally flawed.
- vegai_ 5y ago
  Those are wildly different actions though, unless you're modifying live production code for a pacemaker or something like that. Doing a bit of inebriated coding that you verify later might be just fine. I'm almost certain that the resulting code won't be better, but there may be situations where a clear head would have produced no code at all due to mental blocks.
  - BoxOfRain 5y ago
    As a hard rule I'll never be impaired at work or anything like that, though on my personal projects I've found slowing drinking a glass of a good rum is a very useful aid to programming. As others have said there's a wonderful objectivity to programming, you can't really blag it when you're working with others as I am on the personal project. I think it's the lack of inhibition that helps, it's telling the voice in your head to shut up with over-engineering things and just get to the instant gratification of a panel of green tests and features that work. Debugging while inebriated is another thing altogether, that's no fun at all.
  - achenet 5y ago
    Yeah, this is like the Hemingway quote - "Write drunk, proofread sober."
- scaramanga 5y ago
  That would be true if programming didn't leave a trail of indisputable evidence. If those drunk drivers had to constantly re-live and review telemetry data for their trips they would change their tune?
smk_ 5y ago
You would probably achieve the same effect by meditation and practicing attention control.
aunty_helen 5y ago
To jump on the bandwagon of giving advice, I would recommend green tea or for a stronger effect L-Theanine capsules. There are things that make you faster, caffeine, prescription meds, Red Bull, blow, fast paced techno. And things that make you slower, green tea, marry Jane, booze, different prescription meds, brainfm, chill beats. I’m beginning to find slower and quieter is better for me.

stevev 5y ago

I also have the same belief when I code. To be specific, I realize what’s missing, and how it could be done better. You are probably righr, Stress.

pjerem 5y ago

Typical Ballmer’s Peak.

pbhjpbhj 5y ago

Or, you code worse but don't have the 'reflective' threads of cognition running at the time to notice?

geocrasher 5y ago

"I drive better when I've had a few" is something I have actually heard from people in my past. Far, far past. And they think that because they no longer have that voice in their head that tells them they're doing something stupid. "I code better when I'm high" is something that can only be judged by those around you. If somebody else judges your code to be better, fine. But your self assessment is fundamentally flawed.

vegai_ 5y ago
Those are wildly different actions though, unless you're modifying live production code for a pacemaker or something like that. Doing a bit of inebriated coding that you verify later might be just fine. I'm almost certain that the resulting code won't be better, but there may be situations where a clear head would have produced no code at all due to mental blocks.
- BoxOfRain 5y ago
  As a hard rule I'll never be impaired at work or anything like that, though on my personal projects I've found slowing drinking a glass of a good rum is a very useful aid to programming. As others have said there's a wonderful objectivity to programming, you can't really blag it when you're working with others as I am on the personal project. I think it's the lack of inhibition that helps, it's telling the voice in your head to shut up with over-engineering things and just get to the instant gratification of a panel of green tests and features that work. Debugging while inebriated is another thing altogether, that's no fun at all.
- achenet 5y ago
  Yeah, this is like the Hemingway quote - "Write drunk, proofread sober."
scaramanga 5y ago
That would be true if programming didn't leave a trail of indisputable evidence. If those drunk drivers had to constantly re-live and review telemetry data for their trips they would change their tune?

smk_ 5y ago

You would probably achieve the same effect by meditation and practicing attention control.

aunty_helen 5y ago

To jump on the bandwagon of giving advice, I would recommend green tea or for a stronger effect L-Theanine capsules. There are things that make you faster, caffeine, prescription meds, Red Bull, blow, fast paced techno. And things that make you slower, green tea, marry Jane, booze, different prescription meds, brainfm, chill beats. I’m beginning to find slower and quieter is better for me.