Is there evidence showing that such things do boost productivity? Or any researc... | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

		corank 7 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: VS Code Pets Is there evidence showing that such things do boost productivity? Or any research on how they affect the way people work?

upmind 7 months ago [–]

I can't think of a reason why it would improve productivity, can you think of anything?

corank 7 months ago | [–]

Perhaps these 1. Stress relief 2. Makes boring work a bit more interesting 3. Rubber duck debugging 4. A small amount of distraction might actually boost productivity by allowing us to jump out of a local optimum?

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact