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"Get a good night's sleep," "Eat Breakfast", "Get into work mode"? Wow. What about "Sit in front of the computer," "Type some stuff," and "Don't stop breathing
by adamhowell 17y ago
"Get a good night's sleep," "Eat Breakfast", "Get into work mode"? Wow.
What about "Sit in front of the computer," "Type some stuff," and "Don't stop breathing"?
Seriously, this isn't Delicious Popular, I sincerely hope no one here needs some random blog's top 5 list to help you "start a productive day".
- edw519 17y agoWhat about "Sit in front of the computer," "Type some stuff," and "Don't stop breathing"? When I'm "in the zone", there is no better advice. When I'm not in the zone, there is no worse advice. Don't be fooled into thinking that "time in front of computer" = "work done". I've made that mistake too many times. When I'm not making good progress in front of the computer (and I admit that this is sometimes very hard to tell), that's when it's time to get up and get away. Take a walk, go to the sofa with pencil and paper, hell, go to lunch, anything but continuing to sit and code in circles all day. Even though OP's advice was very basic, I'd like to think of it as "how to get into the zone". Once I'm there, I don't need any advice. When I'm not in the zone, I'd do almost anything to get back there.
- adamhowell 17y ago> When I'm "in the zone", there is no better advice. > When I'm not in the zone, there is no worse advice. Oh, sorry, I should have used more outlandish examples. I was intending to be completely facetious w/ my suggestions.