No more than 2 hours on average: some days it’s zero, some days could be 4-5 hours of intense focus.
Ask HN: In your average ~8h workday, how many hours do you *actually* work?
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Re: Ask HN: In your average ~8h workday, how many hours do you *actually* work?
#12A lot of the time I am not writing code, but I am working all the time. My job is not to write code, but rather to come up with solutions, do research. A lot of the job is just thinking things through.
So you never waste a few minutes to an hour doing not-work things such as browsing Hacker News, Facebook, trash talking Elon Musk with your coworkers at the watercooler, etc?
(not saying you don't, just curious, I know some rare individuals on Earth are like this)
Re: Ask HN: In your average ~8h workday, how many hours do you *actually* work?
#13According to wakatime, sometimes I go a few days with 0 hours, and sometimes I hit 15. Programming productivity tends to be very streaky for me.
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#14I time my work diligently and typically amass betwen 6 to 7.5 hours of "pure" work per day. Meetings included, breaks not included.
Re: Ask HN: In your average ~8h workday, how many hours do you *actually* work?
#15A lot of the time I am not writing code, but I am working all the time. My job is not to write code, but rather to come up with solutions, do research. A lot of the job is just thinking things through.
So you never waste a few minutes to an hour doing not-work things such as browsing Hacker News, Facebook, trash talking Elon Musk with your coworkers at the watercooler, etc? (not saying you don't, just curious, I know some rare individuals on Earth are like this)
He’s claiming that his mind is always subconsciously thinking about solving problems even when he’s doing those things.
It’s kind of a humblebrag.
Re: Ask HN: In your average ~8h workday, how many hours do you *actually* work?
#16Earlier quoted context omitted.
So you never waste a few minutes to an hour doing not-work things such as browsing Hacker News, Facebook, trash talking Elon Musk with your coworkers at the watercooler, etc? (not saying you don't, just curious, I know some rare individuals on Earth are like this)
He’s claiming that his mind is always subconsciously thinking about solving problems even when he’s doing those things. It’s kind of a humblebrag.
It's also a justification for slacking off, but also just true and points out why 8 hour days are silly, and offices are silly.
Re: Ask HN: In your average ~8h workday, how many hours do you *actually* work?
#17Between 0 and 4 hours. I dream of being able to do 8 hours of concentrated, focused work.
Re: Ask HN: In your average ~8h workday, how many hours do you *actually* work?
#18It varies but on average I’d guess between 3-5, although when there are big projects I can put in 8+. I basically work whenever I’m needed and don’t feel badly about giving myself a little time back, considering I will work on the weekend or late into the night if there’s a reason to, which is rare.
Re: Ask HN: In your average ~8h workday, how many hours do you *actually* work?
#19Around 12 hours.
Re: Ask HN: In your average ~8h workday, how many hours do you *actually* work?
#201 to 4 hour