I think being able to sit down and do work is more about removing distractions than improving focus.
Also, I'm curious about these statements:
> There's a growing perception that traits like work ethic, focus, and motivation are fixed attributes that one is born with (or without) rather than abilities that are developed over time
Really? Who believes this and why?
> but then turn around and tell me that they're only capable of coding for 2 hours per day as a sort of fixed upper limit
Also, I'm curious about these statements:
> There's a growing perception that traits like work ethic, focus, and motivation are fixed attributes that one is born with (or without) rather than abilities that are developed over time
Really? Who believes this and why?
> but then turn around and tell me that they're only capable of coding for 2 hours per day as a sort of fixed upper limit
Do they give you a reason? This seems pretty odd.