It really depends on the type of "Not Today" as others have said. Often times it depends on what your organization allows for and what the culture is. In the past I have worked in places that when burnt out or not feeling it encourage to take the day off relax and then come back refreshed. They believed that if you spend all that time trying to be productive you will either A: write code that is not as good as it could be or B: not really get anything done which both could contribute to continual "Not Today" days.
Currently I am at a different place so normally it is a change of music, forcing myself to take a short walk every half hour or hour, or change where I am sitting.
If it become a continual thing I generally will schedule time off and get outdoors. That isn't for anyone, but recently I had a really rough couple weeks and I was just burnt out so my partner and I took time off and drove out to the wilderness and just spent some time where there was no cell signal no wifi and just enjoyed the outdoors and each others company.
That is what resets me and isn't for everyone, but in a industry where you feel the constant need to keep up to date, code in your spare time or in my case often wake up in the middle of the night with and ah ha moment and get to work. Finding time to just really enjoy things that get you away from what you are doing to enjoy something unrelated is a great way to break the cycle.
This works for a lot of people even if they don't realize it at the time. Europeans take August off (whole +/-5 days each side) to basically spend time in nature, eat, drink, exercise & relax. It didn't get there by accident.
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It really depends on the type of "Not Today" as others have said. Often times it depends on what your organization allows for and what the culture is. In the past I have worked in places that when burnt out or not feeling it encourage to take the day off relax and then come back refreshed. They believed that if you spend all that time trying to be productive you will either A: write code that is not as good as it could be or B: not really get anything done which both could contribute to continual "Not Today" days.
Currently I am at a different place so normally it is a change of music, forcing myself to take a short walk every half hour or hour, or change where I am sitting.
If it become a continual thing I generally will schedule time off and get outdoors. That isn't for anyone, but recently I had a really rough couple weeks and I was just burnt out so my partner and I took time off and drove out to the wilderness and just spent some time where there was no cell signal no wifi and just enjoyed the outdoors and each others company.
That is what resets me and isn't for everyone, but in a industry where you feel the constant need to keep up to date, code in your spare time or in my case often wake up in the middle of the night with and ah ha moment and get to work. Finding time to just really enjoy things that get you away from what you are doing to enjoy something unrelated is a great way to break the cycle.
Very true.
This works for a lot of people even if they don't realize it at the time. Europeans take August off (whole +/-5 days each side) to basically spend time in nature, eat, drink, exercise & relax. It didn't get there by accident.