[mVChr]

The best analogy I heard for communicating this to superiors is that programming is like doing a crossword puzzle. 95% of the time you're doing a crossword you're not writing but that doesn't mean you're not intensely working on solving the puzzle.

[GFK_of_xmaspast]

You need to get better at crosswords.

[mVChr]

I'm talking NYTimes Sunday crossword here, not your in-flight magazine.