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If you didn't get a choice to work remote, how come?

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[–] varsock 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

whether I am on a roll or at a roadblock, I too can relate that I think about my code non-stop. Throughout the day, I have ups and down of "engagement". Therefore I try to time when I am in a lull and separate from work then. Sometimes it is earlier than a work day, sometimes its later. When I am still particularly active about thinking, I like to go for a jog at marathon pace or a bike ride. Something that preoccupies me physically while my mind runs around. Don't know how, perhaps by association, but when my body gets tired from running, so does my mind.

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changing where you work likely won’t change whether you have that reaction. This is very wise. I did not look at it this way. I will try to approach the problem with this mindset.