As someone who has managed many people, I believe this is a personality type. I've seen many programmers who make consistent, daily progress. In my experience that is the most common type. I've also seen a good number of people as described in the article. And there was one programmer that worked for me that took it to an extreme. She would do nothing for a week and a half and then do two weeks of work in a day or two.
I think it is important to find what works to motivate you on a personal level. Sounds like OP made a step in that direction but may be over applying the advice to other people.
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As someone who has managed many people, I believe this is a personality type. I've seen many programmers who make consistent, daily progress. In my experience that is the most common type. I've also seen a good number of people as described in the article. And there was one programmer that worked for me that took it to an extreme. She would do nothing for a week and a half and then do two weeks of work in a day or two.
I think it is important to find what works to motivate you on a personal level. Sounds like OP made a step in that direction but may be over applying the advice to other people.