11 Mental Drains That Kill Developer Productivity (And How to Fix Them)

You sit down to code. Two hours later, you’ve written 10 lines, switched tabs 50 times, and feel exhausted. Sound familiar? Most developers don’t run out of skill. They run out of mental energy — wasted on tiny, repetitive, invisible drains. Here are 11 common ones, with simple alternatives that keep your brain fresh. 1. Manually Repeating the Same Commands The drain Typing commands like: git status npm run dev cd ../../projects/api hundreds of times a day. Each co