Can't focus at work - what do you do to combat it?

Luke_Young

Whether it's petting the family dog, going for a run, or doing meditation - let's hear it, how do you do it?

For me, 80's music and a regular flow of coffee keep me going just fine. I'm hoping to get a pet Lizard in the future, although I'm not sure how that'll help me stay focused...

Luke

I find this track (and some of the others by this user ) helps me focus on my programming work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvM9AfAzoSo

Once I'm in the zone, some synth music, video game music or this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMH5YLWOzl0

I think the key for me is that there are no lyrics which seems to help.

Luke_Young

Excellent suggestions! I do enjoy some good Synth music too, so I'll definitely give that a listen 🙂

Dan

For me - a combination of over-ear headphones and music, and the pomodoro technique. I wrote a blog post a few years ago about developer productivity, which has a section on focus talking about those two things. https://www.danclarke.com/developer-productivity-talk-at-dddsw

I've also since discovered https://brain.fm/, which works well.

Luke_Young

Great article - a very interesting read. Thank you for sharing, Dan!

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