Tips for staying focused during dev cycle interruptions

Question

We've all been there: waiting for brew, waiting for a CI pipeline, running the full integration suite, xcode doing anything at all.What's your useful advice for staying "on task" when your dev cycle is peppered with 15-120 second interruptions?Of course where possible we should pour effort into minimizing these interruptions but for this question I'm talking mental tricks etc.

AnimalMuppet · Accepted Answer

Don't surf the net. Don't read HN. Don't fire up a game. Those things are going to make you switch mental context twice (once each way). Instead, close your eyes and take a few deep breaths.(Says the guy who, instead, sees what's new on HN...)

revskill · Answer

You need better programming language ?Per my experience, choosing a "productive language" matters.For example, working with Javascript/Typescript is not productive, because it's easy for me to lose focus on other things.

Tips for staying focused during dev cycle interruptions

Don't surf the net. Don't read HN. Don't fire up a game. Those things are going to make you switch mental context twice (once each way). Instead, close your eyes and take a few deep breaths.
(Says the guy who, instead, sees what's new on HN...)

You need better programming language ?
Per my experience, choosing a "productive language" matters.
For example, working with Javascript/Typescript is not productive, because it's easy for me to lose focus on other things.