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Don't Be Like John

Don't Be Like John
Ah, the classic programmer prioritization algorithm. John has actual work to do but his brain has decided that now is the perfect time to start that revolutionary npm package that will surely change the world. Nothing fuels productivity quite like the crushing weight of looming deadlines. The side project will be abandoned in exactly 2.7 days, right after he creates the GitHub repo and writes half a README.

How Does Anybody Get Work Done

How Does Anybody Get Work Done
The eternal battle of productivity vs. procrastination, and somehow procrastination is always the underdog that pulls off the upset victory. On the left: Steam, YouTube, Wikipedia, Netflix, Spotify, and Reddit – basically the six horsemen of the productivity apocalypse. On the right: a single Jira ticket with vague requirements that somehow needs to be completed by EOD. That Jira ticket could say "fix the thing" with zero context and still have three stakeholders asking for status updates every 15 minutes. Meanwhile, you've somehow spent two hours reading Wikipedia articles about medieval farming techniques. Just another Tuesday.

Universal Hate

Universal Hate
Oh. My. GOD. Self-loathing was JUST the appetizer until JIRA entered the chat! 💀 Nothing unites developers quite like the collective trauma of ticket management hell. One glimpse of that JIRA board and suddenly your existential crisis seems like a cozy little problem! The way that developer's hatred INSTANTLY transferred from self to software is the most authentic relationship I've ever witnessed in tech. We're not crying, we're just updating our sprint points!

Be Like John: Master Of Productive Procrastination

Be Like John: Master Of Productive Procrastination
When faced with actual work, the programmer's brain immediately activates its highest priority function: procrastination.exe . Nothing says "I'm being productive" quite like spending four hours restructuring code that already works while your actual tasks multiply in the background. The refactoring rabbit hole—where deadlines go to die and meetings get mysteriously "forgotten." The beautiful irony is that we genuinely convince ourselves it's necessary work. "I can't possibly fix those bugs until I've rewritten this entire class using the latest design pattern I read about 20 minutes ago!"

Divide And Ignore Algorithm

Divide And Ignore Algorithm
The classic developer approach to project management: break down that intimidating monolith into bite-sized chunks, then promptly ignore all of them. It's like refactoring your procrastination for maximum efficiency. The beauty is that now you can feel accomplished about organizing your avoidance rather than just avoiding one big thing. Task parallelization at its finest - distributing the guilt across multiple cores.