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A comment on Ask HN: How do you force yourself to take breaks while coding?.

Re:Ask HN: How do you force yourself to take breaks while co... by gethly on Sunday February 01, 2026 @01:40AM (#46844124)
This happens only if i am in the zone or working on something exciting. If that is the case, i absolutely do not want to break that streak for any reason whatsoever. Maybe you're a junior dev, but in time, these periods will become more rare and hard to come by. So enjoy it while you can.
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Re:Ask HN: How do you force yourself to take breaks while co... by glidea on Sunday February 01, 2026 @05:44AM (#46845166)
The feeling of flow is indeed wonderful, but sometimes I get caught in the anxiety of not being able to complete a task.
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Re:Ask HN: How do you force yourself to take breaks while co... by gethly on Sunday February 01, 2026 @08:21AM (#46846041)
I just had one of those. Though it is very rare.

I was making a layouting library in Go based on Clay. Took me three weeks. I often woke up at 4 AM because I wanted to work on it. After two weeks I got worried whether it is worth it. Luckily I finished it. It was not a smooth sailing but I got it done. I'd say - don't worry about it and just plough trough. If the excitement and eagerness to get it done dissipates, it will happen naturally. No reason to force it.

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