Ask HN: What do you do while eating? • Hacker News Board

For lunch, if I'm not busy, I read my RSS feeds or catch up on my YouTube subscriptions. I can't read a book over lunch because if it starts to get good I'm frustrated when I have to stop to go back to work.

Most days I have a working lunch where I scarf down food between meetings while desperately trying to catch up on email.

Re: Ask HN: What do you do while eating?

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Post by gregjor » Tue, Apr 23, 2024, 1:03 AM UTC

I try to multitask a shower or toilet break with my meals to optimize my productivity. I tried power napping at meal time but got too hungry later in the day. You could try eating while on the treadmill. I want to free up as much time as possible for coding and work as I can!

Re: Ask HN: What do you do while eating?

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Post by _akhe » Tue, Apr 23, 2024, 3:33 AM UTC

Watch trash content.

Re: Ask HN: What do you do while eating?

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Post by SeanAnderson » Tue, Apr 23, 2024, 3:48 AM UTC

I listen to an audio book while eating breakfast and lunch (prep time + meal time). I usually watch TV while eating dinner.

Re: Ask HN: What do you do while eating?

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Post by Quinzel » Tue, Apr 23, 2024, 8:47 AM UTC

Nothing

Re: Ask HN: What do you do while eating?

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Post by tinktank » Tue, Apr 23, 2024, 1:09 PM UTC

Nothing else. I've personally found mindful eating and paying attention to my food as I eat is the single most effective mechanism that helps me avoid mindlessly eating.