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@351483773 are u ffffckin insane

@351483773 break doesn't just apply to work mate.

Many people here their main hobby is coding. So they do it at work all day and then go home and do it again for 4 or 5 hours. That's a one way ticket to burnout if you're not careful.

You might not be able to take a break at work (which is the definition of bullshit and something should be done, in my [shitty] opinion), but you should take a break outside of work if you need to.

Diversify your hobbies people.

I'm 6 out of 6.

But can't take a break. Rush period, new clients, a lot of things to do

I got a score of 5/6 ...

@NoToJavaScript Rush period, crunch time.... if it lasts more than 3 days in a row, the company should hire more people, and allow employees some breathing room.

All research shows that people in knowledge-based jobs tend to be more productive working significantly less than 40 hours per week.

I'm currently waking up at 11AM, 2h focused working in the morning, 2h long lunch break, 1h nap, 4h more of focused work. After that, just chill/browsing/games/TV/hiking in the evening, or maybe do a bit of a hobby project, go to bed around 4:30AM (I like the night haha).

6h of effective work. Very few "stupid little mistakes". Lots of clarity about what needs to be done, multitasking feels easy, regaining focus feels easy, even when the company around me is a bit chaotic.

I understand not every company can allow people to determine their own rhytm, but they should at least permit generous break times.

@bittersweet It’s a little different when you have shares of the company :)

@bittersweet
Here is how my last PR looks

@NoToJavaScript It shouldn't be different.

I get that it can feel unintuitive, but slow down a little and it might lead to a speedup.

The biggest question I'd add to the list above, is

"Are you doing things deliberately?"

Do you end the day with the feeling that you did what you planned, or was it all incidents and impulses?

Of course, working to scale a company up is chaos, and you're juggling with a lot of concerns.

There are moments where you have to bend over for a client. But those should just be moments.

Let vision and data drive your work, not demands.

Acting instantly on every signal instead of planning with deliberation is a good survival strategy, in an emergency.

But it won't allow a company to grow in a durable way.

@bittersweet I agree with you. And the help is on the way : A senior full stack is joining us in 2 weeks.

The problem is that we are a very niche B2B solution with a very specific focus.

Every single company in this sector knows every single other company. Right now, we have excellent reputation and people like us. The down side : A lot of human work to keep relations and acting rapidly on their demands. Usually we cannot afford to wait the end of sprint to do something. So the whole release takes delays while we are working on some custom demand, which is frustrating for me, as it has 0 value for the product. But has a great human value to the clients and they don’t hesitate to recommend us.

4.5 out of 6, but gradually getting better at least.

was at 5/6 now I switched companies and I'm down to 1/6 with probably 0/6 very soon 👌🏻 Keep healthy guys

@bittersweet I wish there is favorite action for comments on devrant. Your comment is spot on.

yeah, ok.
what if i can't take a break?

Another 6/6 here .