I’ve gotten a better sense of when I’m grinding gears in the afternoon but if you’re really focused on a vexing problem it can be tricky to check in with yourse

I’ve gotten a better sense of when I’m grinding gears in the afternoon but if you’re really focused on a vexing problem it can be tricky to check in with yourself. Ids say probably about every three months I leave work one day thinking I’m five hours away from solving a problem, then overnight I realize I’m doing it the hard way, delete a third of my code and I’m done in 30-60 minutes, mostly due to tests and build times. I think more and longer breaks would also help.