[gajeam]

Right now I code two days a week and do academic/journalistic writing the other three days a week. The work styles are totally different.

With programming, I work at nearly full capacity until I'm almost done with the task, and then get sort of distracted during that last little bit of testing and documenting.

Writing I find far less conducive to a "flow" state though. I alternate pretty much the entire day between 30-60 minute chunks of working and 10-20 minute chunks walking outside or checking HN.

In the rare instances when I have to switch between the two modes, my productivity basically collapses.