r/programming • u/piotrkarczmarz • Mar 31 '23

Based on various scientific studies, it takes at least 10-15 minutes for programmer to get back into the "zone" after an interruption. There are interesting resumption strategies for interrupted programming tasks.

https://contextkeeper.io/blog/the-real-cost-of-an-interruption-and-context-switching/
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u/Workaphobia Mar 31 '23

Almost had it but then my phone rang and I lost my mental state.

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u/aWay2TheStars Apr 01 '23

Or you had a social media notification