clarebeethe worst thing about hyperfocus is that it doesn't guarantee success
it just means you hyperfocus on getting it wrong for a really, really long time
yes, this is about debugging
like, why can i not remember that a walk, a change of scene, even doing the washing up, helps solve the bug a million times more effectively than 'just focus harder for longer'
Paul Evans@clarebee Sometimes I declare a bug to be a bath-worthy problem. Once I run the bath I'm kinda committed to lazing in it for an hour and just thinking