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Have any other software devs found that they have to psyche themselves up prior to starting a long coding session (like someone has to talk themselves into it before jumping off a high diving board)? There seems to be a cognitive load associated with getting into the flow state (especially when there's risk of interruption, e.g. during lockdown when the whole family's around all day :) )... Can anyone relate?
@lightweight In Peopleware by Tom DeMarco and Tim Lister, they cite studies that found that once a knowledge worker enters flow, that highly productive immersive state, any interruption will cost at least 15 minutes before the state can be reached again. This is why most knowledge workers feel more productive outside of normal office hours. They say people should turn off notifications and strive to work in a space they can close off. i.e., office with a door.
@lwriemen with the great irony being, of course, that the 'dot com' corporations are what foisted the idea of wide-open "modern learning spaces" upon the rest of the world. That was a major cultural misstep that will echo for generations. Most of our recent school builds in NZ bear the mark of that particular beast.