# How to be a more productive developer?

**URL:** <https://forum.devtalk.com/t/how-to-be-a-more-productive-developer/848>\
**Category:** General Dev Chat\
**Tags:** productivity, opinions\
**Created:** [17 June 2020 17:03 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/how-to-be-a-more-productive-developer/848 "2020-06-17T17:03:56Z")\
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**Post date:** [18 June 2020 00:09 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/how-to-be-a-more-productive-developer/848/2 "2020-06-18T00:09:38Z")

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I try to hide my email inbox for designated chunks of time so I don’t get distracted, because sometimes I’m too eager to help my colleagues for my own good. 🚀 (Their stuff usually ends up less urgent than I assume.)

Also, when starting a new task, I try to review what I need to know and then take a short walk, preferably outside. Sometimes, while carrying the task lightly in my mind, better approaches present themselves. There have even been rare occasions when I have realized the task didn’t need to be done at all. :zen:

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