Thursday, January 04, 2007

How to Get in the Zone When Coding

In the world of programming, there is a term called being "in the zone" which is often used to describe instances where, while you're high quality writing code, you are completely oblivious to what is happening in your surrounding.

For most people, they often get themselves in the zone by being alone in their office with the door closed. Some people may listen to their favorite music, and some might choose to pull an all nighter with no interruptions whatsoever.

For me, personally, I get myself in the zone by putting a lion above my head, like so:



How do you get in the zone?

2 comments:

Emma said...

By standing on my head in the corner of my cube!!

OK, not really. That would be weird.

Carmen said...

OHhh ... I was wondering where you were also. Did you have a good time in HK? By the way, congratulation of your engagement. When will your big day be?