Things I've quit doing at my desk

Re:Things I've quit doing at my desk by TillE on Sunday September 16, 2012 @03:19PM (#4530034)

I suspect it's a mental context switch more than anything physiological.

For example, I'm pretty bad at creative tasks when at a keyboard (this was also true in pre-internet times, so it's not a matter of distractions), but sit me down with a pencil and paper and the juices start to flow. It just creates a different state of mind.

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Re:Things I've quit doing at my desk by icebraining on Sunday September 16, 2012 @03:49PM (#4530133)

For me, often just looking out of the window (we have a nice view on our office) helps a lot.

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Re:Things I've quit doing at my desk by agumonkey on Monday September 17, 2012 @07:21AM (#4532048)

I combine both by walking near a blackboard.

I tried to replace pencil & paper with minimalist emacs buffer but .. paper is non linear, just like thought trails so it's a better fit for now.

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