It might get people to quit looking at their infernal phones and laptops for 5 minutes. ;)
-- Devin Walters On Tuesday, June 14, 2011 at 2:50 PM, Laurent PETIT wrote: > Would be very funny if for the upcoming clojure conj, attendants as > well as speakers were all lying in hammocks ! > That certainly would make the Buzz ! :-D > > 2011/6/12 Nick Brown <nwbr...@gmail.com (mailto:nwbr...@gmail.com)>: > > Going for walks also helps me. Having some form a mild physical > > activity that I don't have to concentrate on seems to help me think. > > It can be a walk around the block, a hike through the park, or just > > walking around the office. You also get the added benefits of it > > being good for your health, and you can get away with it easier at > > work. > > And while I like my hammock, lying down it in often results in me > > falling asleep (and waking up covered in mosquito bites). Though I > > seem to remember Rich suggesting much of your thinking goes on while > > you are asleep (but in your bed will probably result in fewer mosquito > > bites, especially in North Carolina summers). > > > > I think my notes from that talk read something like this: > > Bring hammock to work. :) > > Go to sleep sober. :( > > > > Nick Brown > > http://standardout.wordpress.com/ > > > > On Jun 9, 1:09 pm, Brian Marick <mar...@exampler.com (http://exampler.com)> > > wrote: > > > On Jun 9, 2011, at 3:27 PM, Jules wrote: > > > > > > > I'd also like to say this - TAKE THE HAMMOCK BIT SERIOUSLY - there is a > > > > growing body or research that indicates that you can problem solve > > > > better lying down. This may stem from the release of certain hormones, > > > > increased blood supply, maybe simply the fact that you are not wasting > > > > cycles and bandwidth trying to stay upright etc... > > > > > > I heard Guy Steele say he gets his best ideas in the shower. Since he has > > > more brilliant ideas than any ten impressive people, he must take a lot > > > of showers. > > > > > > I too get my best ideas in the shower. Or on long walks. > > > > > > Mileage varies. > > > > > > ----- > > > Brian Marick, Artisanal Labrador > > > Contract programming in Ruby and Clojure > > > Occasional consulting on Agilewww.exampler.com > > > (http://www.exampler.com),www.twitter.com/marick > > > (http://www.twitter.com/marick) > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "Clojure" group. > > To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com > > (mailto:clojure@googlegroups.com) > > Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with > > your first post. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > > (mailto:clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com) > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Clojure" group. > To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com > (mailto:clojure@googlegroups.com) > Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your > first post. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > (mailto:clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com) > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en
