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November 15, 2014
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Stuck? Take a Break!

Given at Rails Girls Vienna November 2014

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Ramon Huidobro

November 15, 2014

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Transcript

  1. STUCK? TAKE A BREAK!

  2. RAMON HUIDOBRO @SENORHUIDOBRO

  3. I GET STUCK

  4. …A LOT!

  5. ME, BLOGGING.

  6. STORY TIME

  7. Jo Ash

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  20. …I’M JO.

  21. THIS HAS HAPPENED DOZENS OF TIMES

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  23. I ONCE CLOSED MY LAPTOP AND WENT ON THAT WALK

  24. ALL I COULD THINK ABOUT WAS THAT BUG

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  26. SUCCESS

  27. WHAT IS TAKING A BREAK? Walk Run Coffee Book Chatting

    with pals Music Playing with Puppies Tea CAKE Board games Cuddles Nintendo Open Source!

  28. STEP AWAY FROM YOUR WORK ENVIRONMENT FOR A BIT

  29. THINGS I’VE LEARNED • Getting stuck happens • I will

    fix the problem eventually. I always do. • Taking a break • If I’m going to be stuck and unproductive, I might as well enjoy that time.

  30. THINGS I’VE LEARNED • Getting stuck happens • I will

    fix the problem eventually. I always do. • Taking a break • If I’m going to be stuck and unproductive, I might as well enjoy that time.

  31. MANY THANKS!