Re:What Happened to Downtime? The Extinction of Deep Thinkin...
by pyre on Wednesday June 05, 2013 @04:15AM
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It depends. I've found that coffee shops aren't a panacea. If your mind is elsewhere, or you're on-edge, changing settings usually doesn't do much to help you focus. If the coffee shop is crowded/busy, then you will probably find it difficult to focus. It's also better to stay away from the flow of people between the counter and the door (if the coffee shop is large enough, or structured in a way that permits it).
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Re:What Happened to Downtime? The Extinction of Deep Thinkin...
by leviathan on Wednesday June 05, 2013 @07:18AM
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> If the coffee shop is crowded/busy, then you will probably find it difficult to focus.
That really depends. I have been working from home for 5 years now. And the fact that I'm in a room with no view from the window and no human interaction drives me crazy, so the solution that works for me is to usually go to a coffee shop and work from there. I actually found that I need all the noise and crowd in order to focus, I can get a lot more done in that 1 hour at the coffee shop than the whole day working at home.