The Human Deadlock: How to Stop Spinning Your Wheels

Tomek Kurcz

It’s late. You're staring at your screen. You try to make yourself attempt one more refactor, but you're tired. Something has sapped all your energy, and the logic that felt clear two hours ago now looks like a foreign language.

Welcome to the human deadlock.

Situations like that have been researched by psychologists. It's called Informational Learned Helplessness. This particular malady is a productivity killer for sure, but the impact on mental well-being makes it a double whammy. But hey! Maybe we can find a few ways to make things better.

Tomek Kurcz to Senior Rust Developer oraz student psychologii na SWPS Wrocław.