I find I have the opposite problem. I zone out coding and 3 hours go by and I haven’t taken a break, walked around, or even had a drink of water. I think remaining focused is a mixture of a couple things: low/no BS work culture, low meetings/distractions, and ownership over code. I think having ownership leads to wanting to make improvements more often, which makes me more motivated to work more. Really, I should be more strict about taking breaks. It’s better for your health in the long term.
This plus sometimes I get tunnel vision for sitting there too long. I end up missing an obvious solution because I get to caught up in hacking towards a goal.
Pomodoro technique helped for a while, until it was interrupting actual work. Now I take breaks when I remember I need a break.
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I find I have the opposite problem. I zone out coding and 3 hours go by and I haven’t taken a break, walked around, or even had a drink of water. I think remaining focused is a mixture of a couple things: low/no BS work culture, low meetings/distractions, and ownership over code. I think having ownership leads to wanting to make improvements more often, which makes me more motivated to work more. Really, I should be more strict about taking breaks. It’s better for your health in the long term.
This plus sometimes I get tunnel vision for sitting there too long. I end up missing an obvious solution because I get to caught up in hacking towards a goal.
Pomodoro technique helped for a while, until it was interrupting actual work. Now I take breaks when I remember I need a break.