John Carmack on avoiding distractions

Re:John Carmack on avoiding distractions by adverbly on Wednesday August 24, 2022 @10:03PM (#32588515)

> I go for a four mile walk every day (audiobooks!), but doing it when the sun went down to avoid the 100+ heat was punching a hole in my work day, so I adjusted my schedule to wake up earlier and do it in the morning.

Interesting. I do a mile run at lunch, and find that "punching a hole in my work day" is beneficial for focus, not a detractor. Things I like about my lunch run:

- short, fits into 1 hr schedule with eating/getting food

- guaranteed sun exposure even during winter

- rare to have schedule conflicts due to before/after work commitments, so easy to be consistent

- good reset if needed

- running + mulling things over works well for me

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Re:John Carmack on avoiding distractions by Salgat on Wednesday August 24, 2022 @11:42PM (#32589229)

If he's anything like me, the evening might be his most productive time mentally. Also, I live in Texas, and your options to avoid the ungodly heat are either walking early in the morning, or in the late evening, which is unfortunate since that's either the beginning of the day or the end of the day for most people.

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Re:John Carmack on avoiding distractions by apugoneappu on Thursday August 25, 2022 @12:54AM (#32589654)

This PG essay might be relevant: http://www.paulgraham.com/makersschedule.html

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Re:John Carmack on avoiding distractions by baby on Thursday August 25, 2022 @02:55AM (#32590473)

Do you have children?

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Re:John Carmack on avoiding distractions by christophilus on Thursday August 25, 2022 @07:36AM (#32592316)

I do, and am similar to the OP. I do my workout during a long lunch break. I find it helps with my energy and focus in the afternoon.

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