Flow state and how it can boost software engineering productivity

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[rctyx]

Thanks for the amazing video as usual, Utsav! Having ADHD, I tend to have trouble focusing on multiple simple tasks at once, which comes with the territory with any large projects where I have to wear multiple hats. However when I'm focused and building something more like a complex service, I have no trouble getting it done in one or two sittings...up to 95% of the way through. That last 5% when my brain thinks I've "solved" the task at hand and only have mundane/clean-up work left is the biggest challenge, and easily takes up the same amount of time, since I lose that hyper focus and enter a lazier state of mind. Granted, pomodoro has helped me through these lapses, but they do still occur from time to time.

[bkoirala]

Could you put the timestamps on the video please

[mukuls]

Time doesn't feel slow in flow state. The flew away during flow state and still you want to continue

[mannananand]

Thank you so much for yet another informative and wonderfully conveyed video Mr. Utsav! As an aspiring programmer... I had just one question to ask you...

Does the college name matter in today's time for tech companies? For e.g I have gotten into both Arizona State and UW-Madison as an international... But the latter costs an additional USD 80K.

I would really benefit with your insight on this. What would you have chosen had you been in my shoes?

(P.S: I am a long time subscriber and absolutely love the high quality and informative content you produce!)

[nepsky]

Utsav,
Thanks for another good content. 
Did you changed a camera or lens recently? video looks some different.

[suvobrotopal]

Very useful techniques to improve productivity,
thank you very much 🙏

[habeebmatrix]

I go to a meeting room for 30 min sometimes when I am not able to finish some work after many distractions from the surroundings.

[chromechef]

Many thanks for another fantastic video. You truly have many talents. I have recieved a lot of motivation from you. I am going through free code camp to switch out of my 21 year career in the food and beverage industry and as a chef of the last 8 years. A field where i see many needs for programming. Self taught learning on my own is a challenge without knowing anyone in the programming field. It is not easy to find a mentor. I have turned to your content for many good words of productivity advice, books to read, and great outlooks in the computer science industry.

[adamkobeszko]

Sorry to ask a stupid question, but what color are you using for your walls. I have been working on redoing my home office and struggling to find a color I like.

[prabhakarmishra]

It was a really very helpful video, thanks dear

[sanjivinsmoke]

Flow requires deeper concentration and activating it by focusing on your goal. Acquiring it is not that easy and fast. It takes time and practice. C Wilson Meloncelli's channel also discusses flow in greater depth and offers advice on how to dwell on it.Come check him out!

[kouyang]

Knowing how productive you are in the flow state can also lead to procrastination... At least for me. When im in the zone, i like it and i feel very productive. But knowing that, it takes me a while to get into it because i tell myself "i can finish it later, i can finish it tomorrow". Distractions during the zone doesn't really affect me much. Its just getting in lol because i know I'm a procrastinator. Trying to get rid of this habit as a senior in CS. Maybe i just enjoy the pressure of doing things last minute? Definitely a bad thing lol because i know my code will be much better and sophisticated the sooner i start on them.

[virtualnerd]

Sir i was pushed by your videos on YouTube, i have to seek advice from you. i am in final semester of 2 year Cs degree with no previous cs knowledge ...i understand the syntax but there are too many languages taught in our course from c++/java/python/c# in our degree, that i sometimes feel horrible to be able to work as a real software engineer, i have a good understanding of C, Which makes it easier for me to transit, but my problem is even after 2 years of college i feel i am not ready for the job or i will be not able to get any, can you tell me what should i do ASAP to bag a job in IT

[finestprinciples]

Dai mero first college was iowa too. I keep applying your advice, graduating this summer. I am doing eveything i can with data structure and algorithm to ace the interview. Appreciate your videos.

[anishbangotra]

Thanks for picking this topic up, i believe it is an important one which every one knows but they still get stuck in between, As for me i say i used to recharge myself with a good long walk or having some reading or games, everyone should give some time to themselves if you are not feeling like doing at the moment....
Happy Coding.

[theElectrASiAN]

The book The Clean Coder is against Flow state!!! Btw, big fan, thank you very much for your videos! :D

P.S.: I liked what you did at 9:21.

[marcel]

There are so much videos on productivity but none that I watch make it so accessibile like your videos. Maybe because it is specifically target to software engineers idk . But thank you really much!

[jerome_ee]

very informative! Great videos. very helpful indeed for me as a software engineer. Loving these science-driven videos backed by research! Thank you!

[GetResultsology]

Full disclosure. I'm not a software engineer. However your description of 'Flow State' absolutely nails the concept and it completely on the money! As you say, it's beneficial to so many things in life and I can absolutely see it's value to your profession. Great video! :)

[sustainablewww]

Thank you for the video!

I get distracted many times at work every single day because I all of a sudden need to fix things that became more urgent. Therefore I have 2-3 days every week where I work from home because that is the only thing that allows me to remove those distractions and get into flow state 😊 at the office it is simply impossible for me.