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Remote devs, how many breaks do you take a day? (self.cscareerquestions)
submitted 11 months ago by nitefox to c/cscareerquestions
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Hi everyone! I have a problem: I can code no stop for hours. Someday, I go for basically 6-7 hours a day without taking a break. I notice I exaggerated only when I’m basically drained after work, to the point I can’t do anything.

How many breaks do you take? 10/20 minutes per hour? Do you take longer?

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago

All of them

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago

Depends on the day, but excluding lunch, usually 2-4 short breaks. My tip is to have a relatively small water bottle, and take a short break to refill it every 1-2ish hours. Keeps you hydrated and on a decent break schedule.

[–] ALERT 7 points 11 months ago

I take a break after finishing a task. What about big tasks? Got no answer to that.

[–] InEnduringGrowStrong 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

They ~~agent~~ aren't called line breaks for nothing.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

That's one of the strangest autocorrects I've seen.

[–] InEnduringGrowStrong 2 points 11 months ago

Indeed a weird one.

[–] jubilationtcornpone 4 points 11 months ago

I try to take lunch at the same time consistently. Sometimes it runs longer or shorter depending on how the day is going. For breaks in between, I don't have a set schedule. I usually take them when I get to the point where the "wheels are spinning" but I'm not getting anywhere. Usually because of some problem that I'm wracking my brain on and I need a fresh perspective. A lot of the toughest ones get solved when I'm not staring at a screen.

[–] TheSlad 3 points 11 months ago

Thats my secret, I'm always on break