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You know, it's weird, but for me, not having the buzz of other people around me all the time makes it easy for me to concentrate.... as long as I stay off HN, Reddit, and Imgur.

Seriously, HN is a gigantic delicious timesink that has probably cost all of us collectively millions.

> Seriously, HN is a gigantic delicious timesink that has probably cost all of us collectively millions.

It's possible, but what you get back from HN is also enormous; from jobs to interactions with very smart people. I mean, Alan Kay was involved in discussions here, just yesterday!

In other words, an opportunity to understand why you procrastinate and build good working habits.

Happens quite easily at the office too, with all the table tennis, foosball, free food and drink and regular meetings.

Heck I'm doing it right now with just a web browser sat at my desk...

And how being in an office prevents that?