When I worked on Wall Street, a common distraction from the worries of work was the foozball table. We'd play once every couple of hours; I was usually lucky and played twice as often as everyone else, because I'd play sessions with the programming group (from my floor) as well as some assorted friends from two flights up. (Sneaky.)

There was also the view. I could walk outside and stroll around the Broadway/Wall St. intersection. I could see the World Trade Center as I entered my bank. I could stroll to South Street Seaport.

And, of course, there's IRC. The stress-away-from-stress, as it were. Whenever I'm having trouble focusing on my own programming tasks, I can always help someone else have trouble with theirs. ;)

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