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Why programmers work at night

swizec
November 24, 2012
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Why programmers work at night

A talk about the habits of programmers, delivered at Webcamp Zagreb 2012.

swizec

November 24, 2012
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  1. Swizec Teller
    Tuesday, November 27, 12

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  2. http://leanpub.com/nightowls
    Tuesday, November 27, 12

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  3. Night or morning?
    Tuesday, November 27, 12

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  4. http://nightowls.swizec.com
    Tuesday, November 27, 12

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  5. It depends ...
    freelance vs. staff
    pet projects
    families
    age
    Tuesday, November 27, 12

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  6. Why?
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  7. Hacker culture
    Tuesday, November 27, 12

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  8. Lone genius mythos
    Tuesday, November 27, 12

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  9. Why?
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  10. Flow
    Tuesday, November 27, 12

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  11. flow is completely
    focused motivation.a
    single-minded
    immersion
    ~ Mihály Csíkszentmihályi,
    flow researcher
    Tuesday, November 27, 12

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  12. Why night?
    Tuesday, November 27, 12

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  13. habit
    clear mind
    creativity
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  14. interruptions
    and
    distractions
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  16. To do
    good physics
    work, you do
    need absolute
    solid lengths
    of time.
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  17. Drugs
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  18. A bit of bad news
    you have to be
    healthy
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  19. leanpub.com/nightowls
    promo code: webcampzg
    Tuesday, November 27, 12

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