“A state of flow can be achieved by deep work”

Re:“A state of flow can be achieved by deep work” by selmat on Thursday February 23, 2017 @04:25PM (#13717933)

I observed that after 2 glasses of wine I'm more resistant to all kind of distractions. I don't have tendency to open dozens of tabs in browser, switch among unsolved things, check mails, smartphone etc.

Disadvantages are that I'm tired sooner and it's not sustainable drink alcohol if I need to do something.

All-in-all, no practical solution....just interesting self-observation :)

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Re:“A state of flow can be achieved by deep work” by nisa on Thursday February 23, 2017 @10:44PM (#13720765)

Smoking a very small dose of weed has the same effect on me. However it's difficult to get the dosage right (if it's too much I'm basically unable to do anything) and it's not really working for difficult programming. However for organizing stuff, writing down something already clear or for tasks in the flat or just plain cleaning or mundane tasks it keeps me focused.

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Re:“A state of flow can be achieved by deep work” by johntran on Friday February 24, 2017 @03:23PM (#13727536)

Smoking sativas is a hidden performance hack. Easier to recover from cannabis than from drinking.

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Re:“A state of flow can be achieved by deep work” by dredmorbius on Thursday February 23, 2017 @09:35PM (#13720399)

The Ballmer Peak: https://www.xkcd.com/323/

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Re:“A state of flow can be achieved by deep work” by mirekrusin on Thursday February 23, 2017 @08:55PM (#13720165)

How do you explain to your boss a glass of chianti classico on your desk in the morning? /s

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