thobiasse

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   by thobiasse 5y ago

   Apart from my parents who are healthy and can take care of themselves we are in the same boat :)
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   by thobiasse 5y ago

   > Also, efficiency is not everything. We are not computers that can just chug away on tasks infinitely. Any non trivial work, you won't be able to finish in one sitting. Some interruptions are inevitable and healthy and whatever met
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   by thobiasse 5y ago

   Thanks for the detailed explanation! > Getting it off your chest is priority #1 seems right to me.
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   by thobiasse 5y ago

   Thanks thinking back I can see situations where I was half paying attention to the other. May I ask how you keep track of your context? Strategies, tools (digital or not) ?
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   by thobiasse 5y ago

   Very nice analogies, thanks! => Write down stuff in todos and delete them if they stay for too long without any progress
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   by thobiasse 5y ago

   Even if I think the same, for you the rest of the day is really "lost" meaning you'd rather work on/do the stuff you were doing between 4:30 - 8 AM all day?
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   by thobiasse 5y ago

   Your totally right, kids are often a great source of distraction event though they are wonderful! "Sadly" waking up at 5AM every morning will take time (even when sleeping) away from my spouse which won't work in the long run
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   by thobiasse 5y ago

   No offense taken! Thanks for your input. My question was not related solely to my work, in fact I enjoy my work quite a lot. It is more that in my life (and I assume almost everybody's) I have to multitask. Chores, Family, Friends, Wor
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   by thobiasse 5y ago

   Thanks a lot for the explanations and also for the technical details! Implementing visual cues with people who interrupt you often seems very effective.
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    by thobiasse 5y ago

    I'll suggest the creation of a rage room tomorrow in my company!
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    by thobiasse 5y ago

    Thanks! I'll keep in mind to write down more. Also you are right about the fact that for some tasks/projects "finished" is not a real state.
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    by thobiasse 5y ago

    Thank you! The problem is more being interrupted than distracted. I like the the 5-10 seconds unload time. Like some others said, it will help me write down where I was!
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    Ask HN: How do you cope with being interupted?

    99 points by thobiasse 5y ago|100 comments
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    Ask HN: Who is paying for servers/bandwidth used to build Docker images

    3 points by thobiasse 6y ago|0 comments
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    by thobiasse 7y ago

    I love the APL333 font! Thanks mate!