for the most part, my sinus infection is over–still dealing with residual stuffiness and congestion, but it feels like allergies now which i can handle. currently reading Extreme Cities by Ashley Dawson.

  • Chris Remington@beehaw.orgMEnglish
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    2 years ago

    …I have the solution (code) clearly in mind, but as soon as I get a keyboard in front of me, my mind fades and I can’t come up with anything.

    I used to earn a living writing code and dealt with something similar to this…it felt like writer’s block to me…in hindsight I’m not sure what it was.

    One day I was having a satisfying bowel movement and the solution to a coding problem just popped into my head out of nowhere. To explain, I was sitting on the toilet taking a shit and wasn’t thinking about coding at all.

    So, I decided that whenever I got stuck with code I would just walk away from the computer and go about my day. Many times I would do this, and while doing something mundane, the solution would just pop into my head out of nowhere.

    Good luck on your Master’s thesis.

    • nachtigall@feddit.deEnglish
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      2 years ago

      One day I was having a satisfying bowel movement and the solution to a coding problem just popped into my head out of nowhere. […]

      That’s super relatable 😂

      So, I decided that whenever I got stuck with code I would just walk away from the computer and go about my day. Many times I would do this, and while doing something mundane, the solution would just pop into my head out of nowhere.

      So do I. But unfortunately the solution is gone once I start writing again. However, after letting out my frustration yesterday, it finally clicked :D

      Good luck on your Master’s thesis.

      Thank you very much :-)