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posted by janrinok on Monday March 24 2014, @01:08PM   Printer-friendly
from the ask-uncle-Jan dept.

Subsentient writes:

"I have a short attention span, a very short one, and I have very, abnormally poor energy levels, to such a point that while my physical strength can be up to snuff, my mind is always running at 8Mhz. I am a programmer. This is a problem. However, I find that some places are better to code at than others. If I can sit somewhere upright, looking down at the monitor, in a comfortable position, I can sometimes get some work done, and if my monitor is large, soft, and bright, I am better off still. Do soylentils have issues with location? What would you suggest for being able to sit down and code for hours, something I have NEVER been able to do?"

 
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  • (Score: 2) by Grishnakh on Monday March 24 2014, @01:30PM

    by Grishnakh (2831) on Monday March 24 2014, @01:30PM (#20361)

    I tried headphones at a previous workplace, and it didn't work well at all. The problem was that assholes kept coming up behind me and tapping me on the shoulder because they wanted something from me, instead of simply sending me an email (or just approaching from the front if talking face-to-face is soooo fucking important). I got so tired of being startled several times a day I stopped wearing them. Then I was miserable dealing with all the commotion and noise, from the A/C unit directly over my head and all the people walking by and sitting on my desk and having chat sessions with the other people in my workgroup. I finally got so sick of it I walked out one day.

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  • (Score: 3, Informative) by wjwlsn on Monday March 24 2014, @01:47PM

    by wjwlsn (171) on Monday March 24 2014, @01:47PM (#20380) Homepage Journal

    Post a sign: "I'm concentrating. Send me an email. I guarantee a much better response that way. Interrupt me now at your own peril."

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    I am a traveler of both time and space. Duh.
    • (Score: 2) by Nerdfest on Monday March 24 2014, @02:01PM

      by Nerdfest (80) on Monday March 24 2014, @02:01PM (#20391)

      This really is required. Put on the back of your chair or something. I used to think it was kind of a dick-ish thing to do, but it's a lot better for everyone than what happens after I'm interrupted for the fourth time while trying to get a complicated piece of threaded code written.