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Re:Ask HN: I'm writing a book about white-collar drug use, i... by ThrustVectoring on Monday February 26, 2018 @12:56PM (#16467334)
The emotional blocks to productivity are a very real phenomenon. I've only ever done this once, but I pushed through a really annoying emberjs refactor through Ballmer Peaking overnight.
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Re:Ask HN: I'm writing a book about white-collar drug use, i... by m_fayer on Monday February 26, 2018 @02:45PM (#16468317)
I completely agree. When I'm unhappy with my productivity, part of my self-assessment involves taking a careful look at my emotional state and seeing if there's anything there that isn't compatible with the calm/attentive/enthusiastic/alert combination where I do my best work. And if I turn something up, I either switch tasks, take some time off, or try to resolve the impediment one way or another.
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Re:Ask HN: I'm writing a book about white-collar drug use, i... by SimbaOnSteroids on Monday February 26, 2018 @03:25PM (#16468662)
The referenced xkcd https://xkcd.com/323/
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