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Also, schedule flexibility. If I hit a point where my brain is a smoldering pile of ash I can get up and go do chores or get some sun by checking the mail or so

Also, schedule flexibility. If I hit a point where my brain is a smoldering pile of ash I can get up and go do chores or get some sun by checking the mail or something, instead of sitting at my desk staring at my screen praying to the gods of productivity that my brain will start functioning again.

laserlight 3y ago
So much this. Doing chores is a great way to have a break: physically engaging and functional.
- fernandotakai 3y ago
  oh yes! i go for a quick walk to a nearby park and i listen to an audiobook for 30min. or i walk my dog. or i get my steamdeck and play something for 30min (with baldur's gate 3, it's hard to stop after only 30).
quectophoton 3y ago
This also means that choosing to stay a bit late[1] because you're working on a hard problem becomes an easier choice, because you know you can stop any time and be on your bed in under 15 seconds, no bus no car no bike no commute. [1]: If your employer doesn't like if you take a longer lunch break or something to get this time back, then it's time to start looking for a different one.
- jwells89 3y ago
  This is true, but depending on the individual it can also mean that one might need to be good at drawing a line and stopping at it. I do sometimes work late when chewing on a more difficult problem, but if I don't stop early enough to leave a decent gap between end of work and bedtime, it can sometimes be difficult to get my head turned off and get to sleep. I miss my teens and early twenties when I could flop into bed and fall asleep no matter what I had been doing prior.
strikelaserclaw 3y ago
this is a big thing for me, some days the switch in my brain turns on at night and not during the day time, so should i sit and stare at my computer for 8 hrs, go home and then start working for real? It is much better for me to rest or take care of errands in the morning and then roll up my sleeves and get to work at night.

laserlight 3y ago

So much this. Doing chores is a great way to have a break: physically engaging and functional.

fernandotakai 3y ago
oh yes! i go for a quick walk to a nearby park and i listen to an audiobook for 30min. or i walk my dog. or i get my steamdeck and play something for 30min (with baldur's gate 3, it's hard to stop after only 30).

quectophoton 3y ago

This also means that choosing to stay a bit late[1] because you're working on a hard problem becomes an easier choice, because you know you can stop any time and be on your bed in under 15 seconds, no bus no car no bike no commute. [1]: If your employer doesn't like if you take a longer lunch break or something to get this time back, then it's time to start looking for a different one.

jwells89 3y ago
This is true, but depending on the individual it can also mean that one might need to be good at drawing a line and stopping at it. I do sometimes work late when chewing on a more difficult problem, but if I don't stop early enough to leave a decent gap between end of work and bedtime, it can sometimes be difficult to get my head turned off and get to sleep. I miss my teens and early twenties when I could flop into bed and fall asleep no matter what I had been doing prior.

strikelaserclaw 3y ago

this is a big thing for me, some days the switch in my brain turns on at night and not during the day time, so should i sit and stare at my computer for 8 hrs, go home and then start working for real? It is much better for me to rest or take care of errands in the morning and then roll up my sleeves and get to work at night.