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Re:Ask HN: How much of your time at work do you spend not wo... by yoodenvranx on Monday April 10, 2017 @06:52PM (#14083279)
> I seem to get as much done as other people (sometimes better)

Perhaps all the other people are also as unproductive as you? ;)

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Re:Ask HN: How much of your time at work do you spend not wo... by knodi123 on Monday April 10, 2017 @06:54PM (#14083289)
Yes, that's what he said, in the second half of the sentence you quoted: "so part of me wonders if I'm not as unusual as I feel"
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Re:Ask HN: How much of your time at work do you spend not wo... by lazythrowawayd on Monday April 10, 2017 @08:13PM (#14083720)
Or they're "productive" in a different way. There's one developer on our team who spends large portions of his day creating diagrams, documents and largely unneeded JIRA tickets. It's busy work, but since he has nothing else to do, he just creates document exhaust.
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