This is one of the very best things to me about work from home. There are times I just get up and go piddle in the garden, take a short bike ride, or even just run an errand. I even do it when I'm stuck rather than just from being interrupted. It helps the brain to essentially, ctrl-z; bg and then move on to the next thing. When I return, I find the job %1 has completed, and I have a new approach/idea that is typically much more successful than the previous attempt of banging my head on the desk/keyboard in frustration. It's much healthier for me than vibe coding around the problem

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jakeydus 4 days ago | parent | next [-]

Sorry my grandmother used to use the word piddle to mean pee so I got a real crack out of this.

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jaredhallen 4 days ago | parent | next [-]

In my experience, to piddle around is to fool about, while to simply piddle is, indeed, to potty. So based on that, I see where you're coming from.

	▲	dylan604 4 days ago \| parent [-]
		I absolutely meant piddle about, but I guess that key word got left out.

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jaredhallen 4 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

In my experience, to piddle around is to fool about, while to simply piddle is, indeed, to potty. So based on that, I see where you're coming from.

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__MatrixMan__ 4 days ago | parent | prev [-]

I read it the same way and assumed they were piddling in the garden to add nitrogen to their compost.

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bubblebeard 4 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Yeah, most of my best work comes while I’m out for a run on a local forest track. I try not to think about work while I’m out there, probably that’s why it’s so helpful.