On 10/27/05 16:19, Carl Chilley wrote:
Sadly I have to confess I never had a cardboard cut-out of anything
At my first place of work, we had a full-sized cardboard Clint Eastwood as Dirty Harry, complete with .44 Magnum, in our relatively small computer room. I don't recall any programmer ever talking to it, though; we tended to talk to each other, often in a nearby pub or restaurant. At least one product got created out of such problem-airing discussions.
but I used a soft toy of my daughter's (or was it my wife's - not sure).
Perhaps because I'm an only child, I'm in the odd habit of holding a conversation with myself when working on a problem, in which I play both sides of the "I don't understand why this doesn't work"/ "Well, that clearly can't work because of *this*" discussion. At least some people who know me fairly well have found me doing this (catching me arguing with myself in the mirror is the scariest, I reckon :-) ), but so far they have always been too polite to phone my psychiatrist. What was the question again? Oh, yes, sitting for a long time. Here's a suggestion: have you tried *standing* while you work? Some people report that having a stand-up desk, usually with something like a bar stool to prop their backside on from time to time, makes them feel more energized as they work. If you're the kind of person who likes to pace while they think, this might be worth trying out, assuming your workplace allows for it. -- Frank Wales [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- PPIG Discuss List ([email protected]) Discuss admin: http://limitlessmail.net/mailman/listinfo/discuss Announce admin: http://limitlessmail.net/mailman/listinfo/announce PPIG Discuss archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/discuss%40ppig.org/
