Programming 'mind-block' aviodence
I guess this may be more for hobbiest programmers, but I was just curious to see if my fellow programmers get as distracted as I do when reaching a difficult or awkward part of programming. Today for example, I was writing a natrual language anyalis function for my chatbot and I wasted about 10 minutes watching a squirrel outside, and another 20 minutes deciding what to eat for lunch, before going out for a few hours and then coming back to finish it. Anyway, my main point of discussion is, does anyone have any good methords for really cracking on with projects without getting so easily distracted?
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A squirrel! *-* I like squirrels. They're kinda cute.
I don't get distracted actually. My little brother distracts me with his coming-into-my-room-and-babbling. I don't think about food while programming, I don't care that I'm lonely, everything is just fine. This is why I love programming. It lets me relax. There's no better activity for me that I can do.
I don't get distracted actually. My little brother distracts me with his coming-into-my-room-and-babbling. I don't think about food while programming, I don't care that I'm lonely, everything is just fine. This is why I love programming. It lets me relax. There's no better activity for me that I can do.
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Happens to me too, heh. I always find myself jumping to random stuff online when I get to stuff like that.
I dunno, usually I just notice I'm doing that and just force myself back to programming. Willpower, I guess.
I dunno, usually I just notice I'm doing that and just force myself back to programming. Willpower, I guess.
| A squirrel! *-* I like squirrels. They're kinda cute. I don't get distracted actually. My little brother distracts me with his coming-into-my-room-and-babbling. I don't think about food while programming, I don't care that I'm lonely, everything is just fine. This is why I love programming. It lets me relax. There's no better activity for me that I can do. |
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| "I wasted about 10 minutes watching a squirrel outside" |
Close your blinds/curtains.
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| "20 minutes deciding what to eat for lunch" |
Decide beforehand.
I tend to work more productively at night with no lights on, except for the monitor, of course. With the entire room in darkness, and the monitor in front of me, I haven't got anything else to look at, except for the monitor. My keyboard lights up so I can see it.
Have you considered you might have a short attention span?
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| Have you considered you might have a short attention span? |
| I tend to have the TV on when im programming because I hate working in complete silence, but that distracts me too... |
You could try playing some music in the background or something.
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| I tend to have the TV on when im programming because I hate working in complete silence, but that distracts me too... |
When I "can't see the wood for the trees", I go for a quick walk or make a cup of coffee anything so my brain can dump the details.
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If there is something I don't know how to do, I usually lean back and think. I don't have much to distract me except from my brother. However I have a different problem. Sometimes I am too lazy to program, even though I know I would certainly get soaked in again as soon as I start. Weird.
Well, interestingly if I listen to classical music I seem to program harder. Its interesting what diffrent sorts of music and sounds can effect your concerntraition. If I do work in complete silence however, I work very well, but I easily loose focus and feel bored very quickly.
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