I often experience extreme amounts of determination when I get stuck on a problem. I just don't want to stop working on it until I figure it out. It often happens when I'm in a state of hyperfocus.
Does anyone else experience this?
@autism101 This is what I love about programming. (I'm not ActuallyAutistic but can relate to the hyperfocus and repeatedly pushing on a problem until I find a solution.)
@JesseSkinner
I like that about programming too. Looks like we also share a love for chess and piano. 😊
@autism101 @JesseSkinner
It's great when it comes to actual programming, can make long debugging sessions fly by in that focused state.
But it can also lead to a lot of "yak shaving" when it comes to the tools and the environment around it. I've lost unreasonable amounts of time to "X is supposed to work with Y config, I can't let go of this without figuring out why it isn't!"
Often the "solution" is to just accept it doesn't make sense, shrug, and move on... but that feels so yucky!
@digital_carver @autism101 @JesseSkinner I find it almost impossible to do the 'shrug and accept it' part when it feels so wrong 😅