givankin

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   by givankin 5y ago

   I've been working for Genesys for 8+ years, and this was definitely one of the reasons. Even though the company is a tech b2b with the exact cycles you mention, long hours are almost never an expectation here, and family always comes f
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   by givankin 8y ago

   Also learned recently: if your headphones are too good, they may prevent you from doing anything other than listening to music :)
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   by givankin 8y ago

   For (more or less trivial) code reviews, JIRA or email work I often just listen to whatever I like and whatever fits the mood. Works well by giving me some endorphins while keeping me able to focus (sometimes I have to avoid listening to st
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   by givankin 8y ago

   When I need a boost I always listen to Quake II: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jY6yBTYxLko
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   by givankin 10y ago

   It seems that no one has mentioned this so I'll add. There was a study back in the 1960s which has shown that listening to music was actually detrimental to programmers' productivity. The results were kind of popularized in the bo