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The distractions and breaking focus is part of how I program. When I'm trying to solve a difficult problem, getting away and thinking about other things usually
by _spduchamp 3y ago
The distractions and breaking focus is part of how I program. When I'm trying to solve a difficult problem, getting away and thinking about other things usually makes a solution bubble up, and then I sit down and pour out something working fairly quickly.
My only org tool is a journal i keep in a Google spreadsheet (shortcut on phone home screen) where i note hours and log what i've accomplished, fails, questions, and ideas. I've never been so unstressed organized as a programmer now that I use this very low effort journal.
- 0xEF 3y agoI work in a similar way. If I focus on a problem for too long at a stretch, I find myself running in circles. I have to break things up with a distraction, oddly said distraction being a different problem, sometimes. It's uncanny how solving one smaller issue lets me get back to the larger one with a fresh take. As for the journaling part, not so much. I've tried a few methods, but either they don't jive with the variety of tasks I have to track, or they end up being couched in an app that makes the process a slog. What I'd love to see is some simple, customizable, text-based project management software that can be cloud or local hosted, but like others have said, I risk falling into that trap of hunting for that perfect tool. So, notebook and pen it is, for now.