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Not gonna be a popular response but few months ago I was really angry at myself because of two diverging realities 1. I think I am a fairly good developer, whe
by soueuls 5y ago
Not gonna be a popular response but few months ago I was really angry at myself because of two diverging realities
1. I think I am a fairly good developer, when I am in a flow state, I can accomplish a huge amount of work in 3-4 hours.
2. I am very rarely in a flow state.
I am always doing something else, watching some videos, reading books or Feedly, hoping around, etc.
Now comes the controversial part, recently I started using Ritalin. About 5 doses each week. There will probably be consequences (I am not sure), but it's magic. I reach a flow state in under 20 minutes and stay this way for 4h or so.
I decided to change my schedule and only work 4h/day because I constantly do a good amount of work.
- Chyzwar 5y agoInstead of working on building internal self-discipline, you took a drug (Poor man’s cocaine). Once drug become less efficient, you will need to look for stronger stimulants. In the meantime, you will lose the ability to focus without enhancers. It is terrible to advise here.