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Finding a Productive Place to Code?

posted by janrinok on Monday March 24 2014, @01:08PM   Printer-friendly
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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, Interesting) by michealpwalls on Monday March 24 2014, @02:30PM

    by michealpwalls (3920) on Monday March 24 2014, @02:30PM (#20421) Homepage

    It sounds like we have some similar challenges. I am attention deficit and so I get distracted extremely easily and lose interest very quickly.

    The solution I've found is music... Not just any music, however! Particular music, like this Hotline Miami Soundtrack [youtube.com]. No vocals, essentially.

    Vocals (Either people talking in the room, or the artist singing in the song) is very distracting even if you aren't consciously aware of it (Try blocking out all vocals sometime.. I can code for hours like that).

    Once in control of the sound, I find I can code anywhere.. On the bus, the subway, in a cafe. I can't say I would try coding in a bar or club, however... Too many visual distractions :)

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 24 2014, @06:24PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 24 2014, @06:24PM (#20611)

    When I have to code for a block of time I find listening to Evanescence on loop helps wonderfully. I singalong subvocally while my brain produces the code. Debugging and testing requires Enya or ELO; I have no idea why