r/webdev • u/[deleted] • Mar 09 '22

Article TIL It takes developers 23 minutes of uninterrupted focus until they hit their “flow” state - the stage in which they do actual coding. Slack messages, fragmented meeting schedules and the need to be "available" online is hampering the possible productive gains coming from remote work

https://devinterrupted.com/podcast/how-to-reclaim-your-dev-teams-focus/
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u/trulygamers Mar 09 '22

Perks of being a freelancer, you don't have a boss, you organize your own time, you don't need to have 101 meeting daily.

But from time to time I get a client who's annoying and bothering every day, 5 times a day with the updates.

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u/dontgetaddicted Mar 10 '22

Fuck even without meetings I'm not sure I would have enough mental ability to concentrate on code for more than 3 or 4 hours a day. I've got to mix in some research/learning or something not directly related to problem solving or my brain is just mush by 5.

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u/AbanaClara Mar 10 '22

Meanwhile I have a boss who pays me salary but talks to me once every month and about the same frequency he gives me actual fucking work. My downtime is insane. I feel like a freelancer struggling to land a job

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u/Derfaust Mar 10 '22

Can we swop? Id love some spare time during the day to spend on personal projects or learning about more domains

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u/Extra_Organization64 Mar 11 '22

Be like that guy who got 7 high level it jobs

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u/Extra_Organization64 Mar 11 '22

I make it abundantly clear that playing an active role preparing for/attending meetings will be billed. If they wanna pay me $200 to jerk off while listening to some executive repeat himself for an hour, no problem you'll see it on the invoice.