Re:Interruptions cost 23 minutes 15 seconds, right?
by dylan604 on Saturday August 23, 2025 @10:09PM
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This is one of the very best things to me about work from home. There are times I just get up and go piddle in the garden, take a short bike ride, or even just run an errand. I even do it when I'm stuck rather than just from being interrupted. It helps the brain to essentially, ctrl-z; bg and then move on to the next thing. When I return, I find the job %1 has completed, and I have a new approach/idea that is typically much more successful than the previous attempt of banging my head on the desk/keyboard in frustration. It's much healthier for me than vibe coding around the problem
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Re:Interruptions cost 23 minutes 15 seconds, right?
by jakeydus on Saturday August 23, 2025 @10:56PM
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Sorry my grandmother used to use the word piddle to mean pee so I got a real crack out of this.
Re:Interruptions cost 23 minutes 15 seconds, right?
by __MatrixMan__ on Sunday August 24, 2025 @12:25AM
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I read it the same way and assumed they were piddling in the garden to add nitrogen to their compost.
Re:Interruptions cost 23 minutes 15 seconds, right?
by jaredhallen on Sunday August 24, 2025 @01:11AM
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In my experience, to piddle around is to fool about, while to simply piddle is, indeed, to potty. So based on that, I see where you're coming from.
Re:Interruptions cost 23 minutes 15 seconds, right?
by dylan604 on Sunday August 24, 2025 @10:28AM
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I absolutely meant piddle about, but I guess that key word got left out.
Re:Interruptions cost 23 minutes 15 seconds, right?
by jaredhallen on Sunday August 24, 2025 @01:11AM
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In my experience, to piddle around is to fool about, while to simply piddle is, indeed, to potty. So based on that, I see where you're coming from.
Re:Interruptions cost 23 minutes 15 seconds, right?
by bubblebeard on Sunday August 24, 2025 @08:57AM
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Yeah, most of my best work comes while I’m out for a run on a local forest track. I try not to think about work while I’m out there, probably that’s why it’s so helpful.