I specifically request desks where my back is to a wall for this very reason. You need breaks during the day. Programming is creative work. Some people can jus

I specifically request desks where my back is to a wall for this very reason. You need breaks during the day. Programming is creative work. Some people can just march on like a machine, but I know my own style is to have an incredibly high output stretch of 3-4 hours, punctuated before and after by lots of email writing, bug reading and goofing off on reddit / hn.