Part of me really admires people who can sit at a computer and type solid for hours on end working on a project (particularly coding). Most times, if you hear me typing solidly for more than 30 minutes at a time it is because I am chatting on multiple IM sessions. It is just a rare day that I am able to work non-stop.
There is another part of me that sees this as a good thing. If I am able to type and thing non-stop then chances are I am not working smart. When writing software, if I don’t have to stop and think about what I am coding, then I am probably repeating myself. I like to stop and think while I work. Sure sometimes this gets me distracted, but that is a different problem.
So, there lies an internal conflict I have. Am I more productive when I take lots of breaks and work in bursts? Or am I more productive when I sit down, shut up, and get work done?
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I know I am way more productive when I take less breaks and just do some solid coding. But more and more often my job calls for more than just coding and that’s when I get behind.