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Marc Clifton wrote: the other responsibilities and challenges of life my wife.
There I fixed it. 
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Except when it's not... 
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Have a great day!!!
-- L.J.
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So long as I'm around during most of the standard and wind my own clock (the one big plus of being a contractor).
Typical full week is 4 9hr days in which I don't take a lunch break, and then, a lovely half day every Friday for an extend weekend. This 41.5 hrs is mitigated by various holidays, or if I need to take time off (Doctor, Dentist, Vacation, Trist, etc), for none of which I am paid.
Within the 9hr period, I may go on coding-binges for hours on end (as do so many of you). When the problem is solved [or the brain starts to loop], I stop, search for a beverage, visit those using apps I developed (to get feedback before something can go awry): pretty much anything to break the concentration (and thus the loop). And, of course, there's visiting CP.
But actual breaks? Every day is unscheduled. Coffee or tea is something to reach for, robotically, whilst working.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"How do you find out if you're unwanted if everyone you try to ask tells you to go away?" - Balboos HaGadol
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It depends to how many cups of coffee I drink a day (Hint: Each cup needs at least 2 breaks  )
// "In the end it's a little boy expressing himself." Yanni
while (I_am_alive)
{
cout<<"I love to do more than just programming.";
}
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Morning.
I have an 1 hour break and 2, 15 Minute tea breaks.
As much as that sounds great, there isn't much to do if you don't have an appointment to pick up your car or go to the bank.
I get very irretated if I have nothing to do, therefore I never take my breaks. Instead, I leave earlier and expect no one to complain as i only leave half an hour earlier.
This saves me some traffic and I keep busy the whole day. I use to complain, that we only had half an hour a day lunch and fought a grusome battle to get this hour and a half, and only to realize that it was actually useless in my case.
Not taking a break, except for making some cofee twice a day and when "nature" calls in exchange for one and a half hour traffic that i miss, I dont think this is such a raw deal.
Cheers
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If you count visits to the toilet and drinking water, then I have five or more breaks.
Everyday I have 30min lunch break and one or two tea breaks (5-10min).
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"(> 15 mins way from your computer) " if you stay away more than 15 mins from your computer when coming to toilets i think it's a break 
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Absolutely!
If one were really dedicated, they'd bring a laptop along to a facilites visitation. The wise employer supplies a power socket next to each porcelin conveninece, lest productivity be limited by battery life.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"How do you find out if you're unwanted if everyone you try to ask tells you to go away?" - Balboos HaGadol
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Do you really spend long enough on the throne to run down your battery? Sheesh, you got problems. Either get a new battery, or cut down on the prunes.
A
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i suggest a subject for the next survey :
When at work, How long do you stay in toilets ?
- 30 secs or less (super mega karsherman/woman)
- 1 minute
- 5 minutes
- 10 minutes or more (yes i play sudoku at work)
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couple rounds of sudoku 
Yusuf
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No - I was commenting on the previous post wherein a journey to the facilites was deemed a break if it took 15 minutes.
Similarly, if one is TRUELY DEDICATED, one keeps several large jars adjacent to their work station. The fanatic may, in fact, perch on one of said jars. (At this point, I've nearly come full circle).
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"How do you find out if you're unwanted if everyone you try to ask tells you to go away?" - Balboos HaGadol
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5 mins per hour Input cycle) to grab a power snack, cup of java or refill the water source.
Whenever on the (Output cycle) typical 2-15 mins depending on type;
....#1 depending on distance to the loo
... #2 depends on how thick the mag/book you grab on the way in.
Once per hour when it's drudge work slogging through old code or paperwork. The stretch is needed. On an interesting project, I may exceed 3 hours before realizing it's necessary to step away!
Folding for Team 32
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I, of course, count getting coffee at Starbucks, short lunch, afternoon walk-away, as-needed restroom visits, checking external e-mail, visiting Code Project, jumping in and doing a couple of non work-related tasks, reading industry-related e-papers, etc. And I seem to still be pretty productive. . .
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Have a great day!!!
-- L.J.
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Just enough time to turn on the kettle, have a smoke, finish making coffee and return to desk 
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So what happens to the gallons of coffee you will end up with each day then? :P
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4-5 cups is hardly a gallon!
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You should see the size of my tea mug
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ChandraRam wrote: You should see the size of my tea mug
You beat me to it!
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You at least should have come across the break keyword in switch block of C#/Java/JavaScript right?
Vasudevan Deepak Kumar
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Tech Gossips
A pessimist sees only the dark side of the clouds, and mopes; a philosopher sees both sides, and shrugs; an optimist doesn't see the clouds at all - he's walking on them. --Leonard Louis Levinson
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I tend to only work as much as required to accomplish the mutual goals of the client and myself. 
However I will perform inhuman acts of blitzkreig-marathon coding if I am paid in amounts sufficient to convince me to do so. Or if offered ritual human sacrifice. 
Though I do, of course, prefer predominately monetary offerings.
-Ian
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I know the subject is "in general" but really, there is no standard, 0-6 depending on the day, workload, number of guests, meetings, and projects in the pipeline. I may go a 12 hour day with no break, sometimes even forgetting lunch, other days, I feel like taking more breaks than work. There is not any standard.
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John Andrew Holmes "It is well to remember that the entire universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others."
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This is exactly how I operate as well. It all depends on what my goals are for the day and what's going on. Many days I'll go 12+ hours with no break. Other days I may take a whole day off...one of the benefits of working for myself.
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