Your foreman's smart, efficiency beats tradition every time.

That sinking feeling you get asking that question is the worst.

Setting mini deadlines kept me sane.

Actually, I get what the original post is saying. That total focus you get when your hands are busy fixing something small, it really does shut off the noise in your head. Scrolling on my phone never does that. It's not just a project, it's a different kind of focus that feels empty in a good way.

The best flexbox lesson I ever got was from a 10-line layout I copied and then broke on purpose. I changed one justify-content value and watched my whole sidebar jump across the screen. That visual cause and effect stuck way harder than any tutorial. You stop being scared of the code when you see it react to your changes in real time. Breaking things to fix them is the fastest way to make the rules make sense.