MBlume comments on Chaotic Inversion - Less Wrong

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Comment author: MBlume 10 October 2012 06:48:50AM 3 points [-]

a 15 minute break every 90 minutes

People can work for 90 minutes?! Like... without stopping?

Comment author: Nick_Tarleton 10 October 2012 07:00:21AM 1 point [-]

You've never flow-stated on a piece of code for 90 minutes? (I'm not absolutely sure I ever have, but I'd be surprised if not.)

Comment author: Epiphany 10 October 2012 07:25:46AM 1 point [-]

For me, it depends on what I'm doing. Give me something tedious, and I can barely focus to save my life. If it's something I'm well suited to, I can do it for hours and hours, resenting even the short breaks my body forces me to take in order to get something edible from the refrigerator. Maybe you just haven't really thought about which activities you have the most stamina for?

I'd find it hard to do math for a whole 90 minutes, but I can write, do visual art or do emotional support for hours at a time. Not sure how long I can flow while programming - the boss said I have to take breaks. I think I've gone at least two hours.