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They can edit, share, and delete the desktop flow.
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This study from Georgia Institute of Technology found that a programmer takes between 10-15 minutes to start editing code after resuming work from an interruption.
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When looking at data related to software developers specifically, the numbers are even worse. One study found an average of almost 87 interruptions per day, while another found that people spent an average of only 3 minutes on a single event before being interrupted. Even Joel Spolsky shared candidly that when he was coding full-time, he usually averaged about two or three hours a day of productive coding.īut more often than not, the workplace is the destroyer of getting things done. A 2018 academic study found that self-interruptions (like voluntary task switching) was more disruptive than external interruptions,and had a negative effect on the performance of the interrupted tasks.

Sometimes the enemy of this flow state is ourselves. Unfortunately, we live in a world optimized for distractions. When you resume work, you can’t remember any of the details (like local variable names you were using, or where you were up to in implementing that search algorithm) and you have to keep looking these things up, which slows you down a lot until you get back up to speed.” Any kind of interruption can cause these details to come crashing down. Joel Spolsky once said, “Productivity depends on being able to juggle a lot of little details in short term memory all at once. It’s also a precarious state as even the slightest distraction can wreck your productivity. It’s the heart of optimum performance and creativity often referred as “being in the zone”.įlow state is particularly important when programming, as there are so many variables you are juggling (pun intended). Your mind is clear and you feel like you’re in a natural rhythm where your knowledge, motivation, and concentration magically align. This is the perfect illustration of one’s “flow state”. That reminds me of the classic cartoon strip I saw making the rounds on Hacker News a few years back.

What’s the most annoying thing at work? If you ask developers, it’s likely getting interrupted in the middle of a difficult programming task.
