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I have this, but a 20 minute nap or a walk to 7/11 usually fixes it. What happens to anyone in this thread when they try that?
by gurkendoktor 14y ago
I have this, but a 20 minute nap or a walk to 7/11 usually fixes it. What happens to anyone in this thread when they try that?
- NathanKP 14y agoI do the same thing. Whether or not it works depends on the time of day. If it is just a 4:00 in the afternoon lull in attention span a short walk (or if I have a deadline an espresso at the desk) will usually get me back on track. If it is late in the evening though I can only delay the inevitable need for sleep so much. I think that inevitable tired point where you aren't going to get anything more out of yourself effectively, no matter what you do, is what this article is about.
- adrianhoward 14y agoI have this, but a 20 minute nap or a walk to 7/11 usually fixes it. What happens to anyone in this thread when they try that? I will normally feel better and more awake after doing something like this. That, of course, may well have no effect on how productive I am. Optimising for 'feeling good while working longer hours' should not be the aim. Optimising for 'producing the most useful stuff in time period X' should be what we're after. Earlier in my life I could happily sit in front of the keyboard for fifty hours a week and feel fine. However, when I started measuring what I produced I found that I was more productive if I spent about 30 hours in front the keyboard. If I had a time machine that's what I'd tell my 20 year old self. You can do more by spending less time in front the keyboard, which has the happy side effect of giving you more time to do more away from the keyboard.