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The Three Stages Of Programmer Procrastination
Programming
10 days ago 111.5K views 0 shares
The Three Stages Of Programmer Procrastination
Oh honey, the DELUSION of every programmer who swears they'll actually study that new framework at 7pm! Then the transformation begins - suddenly it's "I'm a night owl, I code better at 3am" with full clown makeup. And the FINAL BOSS of self-deception? "I'll just wake up at 5am fresh as a daisy and learn Kubernetes before breakfast!" PLEASE! The only thing getting up early tomorrow is your collection of unread documentation tabs! The three stages of programmer procrastination: optimism, delusion, and complete fantasy - all wrapped in a rainbow wig of lies we tell ourselves!

One Line Of Code, Two Games Of Procrastination
Programming
2 months ago 130.8K views 0 shares
One Line Of Code, Two Games Of Procrastination
Ah, the productivity paradox of modern development. Write a single line of code and suddenly your brain demands a two-hour reward break playing League of Legends. The mental gymnastics we perform to justify this is Olympic-level: "I deserve this," "I'm letting my subconscious work on the problem," or my personal favorite, "I'm researching user engagement patterns." Meanwhile, that one line of code is probably just a comment you'll delete tomorrow. The ultimate developer self-deception loop: minimal effort → maximum reward → crushing guilt → repeat.

The Morning Productivity Myth
Programming Debugging
6 months ago 137.9K views 0 shares
The Morning Productivity Myth
The eternal lie we tell ourselves: "I'll just finish coding this in the morning when I'm fresh" - followed by the harsh reality of waking up looking like a debugger crashed mid-execution. That morning freshness is just as mythical as documentation that stays updated. The only thing fresh at 8am is the crushing realization that yesterday-you was an optimistic idiot who left today-you with half-working code and three energy drinks worth of technical debt.

The Ultimate Developer Self-Deception Manual
Math Algorithms Programming Debugging
8 months ago 145.5K views 0 shares
The Ultimate Developer Self-Deception Manual
The book titled "Math Isn't Important For Programming And Other Hilarious Jokes You Can Tell Yourself" is the ultimate self-deception manual for aspiring coders. Right next to classics like "I'll document my code later" and "This regex is perfectly maintainable," we have this mathematical fallacy. Meanwhile, your algorithm complexity is O(n²), your physics engine is glitching, and your machine learning model is basically a random number generator. The best part? It's Volume II—meaning someone bought enough copies of Volume I to warrant a sequel. Probably the same person who thinks sorting algorithms are "just theory stuff."