Long have been an advocate of frequent breaks. But, when deep in concentration, that is hard to remember, especially when working from home. Perhaps I should use some version of a pomodoro timer.
My vote for most valuable programming skill? Walking. I spent 15 minutes going and picking up my laundry and figured out how to avoid 10 hours of programming. 40:1!
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Convenient water bottle + aging bladder works for me.
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Often the most productive thing you can do is ANYTHING ELSE. 40:1 ain't bad.
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I noticed I was the only person in the conversation to quantify the benefit I measured.
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I do have a true 1st person story of pairing with a “junior dev” cutting an overhaul from 12+ weeks to 2.
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I find I pace a lot and since I bought a standing desk to pace at I'm more efficient.
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Reduces transaction costs
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What will be you git commit message? git commit -m "doing laundry"
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Works for me. We are not using git in a conventional way in TCR.
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Hmmm, Then i had to read the "limbo on the cheap" again! I thought in the article, you are implying that git is the conventional way in TCR!
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a talk i'm working on but not ready to show: "How To Not Aim".
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Should I be worried about visiting your bathroom?
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it's as clean as the nearest bus station!!
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Solved so many coding problems by walking away from my desk. The trick is being able to remember them by the time I return.
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Walking is good, taking a shower is even better
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Someone needs to invent a shower treadmill combo
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With a fridge attached.
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I mean at that point I could achieve my life goal and just live in the shower
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