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Re:The mortifying ordeal of pairing all day by simonmales on Monday May 10, 2021 @03:09AM (#27103466)
I've paired on a couple projects and miss it. The exhaustion is very real but pairing really works when you take breaks.

When one is loosing focus, there isn't a hesitation to say let's take a break. I found it similar to taking a timeout in basketball.

As an engineering manager I stressed it to the team. Take breaks or you will break.

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Re:The mortifying ordeal of pairing all day by RogerL on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @11:29PM (#27126284)
> Take breaks or you will break.

Life is waaaaayyy to short for that shit. Work so hard you are in danger of injuring yourself. No thanks.

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Re:The mortifying ordeal of pairing all day by simonmales on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @04:59AM (#27128220)
My limited experience with pairing has been positive. The negative is you can easily get caught up in the pace.

Which can be solved by taking breaks.

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