Ask HN: Are most of us developers lying about how much work we do?
I think there&#x27;s also something to be said for passive processing.<p>Sometimes I&#x27;ll know I need to write some code or some function and I&#x27;ll just think about it in the back of my head while doing other things, sometimes for a whole day or two. Then I&#x27;ll sit down and write it in like 20-30 minutes. Did I work 20-30 minutes, or have I been working for a day or two? I would say a day or two, and the 20-30 minutes was the time needed to produce the deliverable of that work.