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Question of the Week: What’s your favourite way to take a break?

  • Aug 11, 2025 5:17 PM UTC
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sp10000
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  • Aug 18, 2025 12:59 PM UTC

Step away from the computer, walk around the house, grab a glass of water, and ask the dog what I should do 😁

    wcrowther
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    • Aug 18, 2025 4:42 PM UTC

    I love to explore a new city on Google Earth!

    ecthelion
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    • Aug 18, 2025 9:24 PM UTC

    Spend some time on my hobbies - mainly TTRPG

    Stay SAFE
      earlw
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      • Aug 19, 2025 4:15 AM UTC

      Go for a walk and/or make a coffee.

      jonas_nelson
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      Take a few hours sailing. It’s impossible to think about work when sailing; if the winds are strong you have to be alert and totally focused on the task at hand, and if there’s barely any wind you just find yourself drifting away...

        mpimiskern
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        • Aug 19, 2025 9:05 AM UTC

        A nice bike-ride through the forest! An Espresso afterwards 😉

        stay curious!
        lifalin2016
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        • Aug 19, 2025 11:01 AM UTC

        Well, apart from the usual bathroom breaks, that unfortunately are somewhat outside my control, my normal coffee breaks at 9:30 and 14:00 is always a good way to get some relaxation.

        -- Cheers, Lars I.
        harmony
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        • Aug 19, 2025 11:20 AM UTC

        LinkedIn daily puzzles, music, spam my colleagues, go on a walk.

          rik
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          • Aug 19, 2025 11:52 AM UTC

          Taking a walk in nature.

          johannafalk1
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          When I am working from home, I usually do the laundry :D 

          When I am in the office, I just disturb my collegues and have a talk about the problem. 

          Johanna@axmann
            matthieuv
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            • Aug 20, 2025 4:00 PM UTC

            Go for a run to empty my head and maybe come up with some new ideas.

            bygate-e
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            • Aug 20, 2025 4:14 PM UTC

            What’s your favourite way to take a break when you’re deep in a tough FME project? Share your answer in the comments below.

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            I take the dog for a walk and get some fresh air :)

            NickAtSafe
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            • NickAtSafeSafer
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            • Aug 21, 2025 9:13 PM UTC

            Time to switch to personal FME projects 😜

              sam_keast
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              • Aug 22, 2025 7:29 AM UTC

              If I’m lucky enough to not have a pressing deadline, I’ll sleep on it and try again with a fresh mind the next day!

              carolina_w
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              • Aug 22, 2025 12:31 PM UTC

              I have a tendency to “rabbit hole” down into another (usually completely unnecessary) “wonder-if-I-could-do-this-with-FME”-thing and spend hours on that instead of what I really should be focusing on.

              jkr_wrk
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              • Aug 26, 2025 2:40 PM UTC

              Same as ​@carolina_w . Could use a walk or even a coffee-break, but fall in the rabbithole of trying to solve my break with an FME puzzle.

              If not that… check the community forum to check if 🦎 is cheating again. 😏

              💡 Did you know... The FeatureWriter is more intuitive. 😏
                chriswilson
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                • Aug 26, 2025 11:51 PM UTC

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                andrew_o
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                • Aug 28, 2025 2:25 AM UTC

                A walk around the block to get some sun and fresh air

                dannymeus
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                • Aug 28, 2025 7:38 AM UTC

                Have a nice day everyone!!

                geobroetchen
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                Watching the counts on each connection line in a huge workspace with a lot of features can be very relaxing, especially with a fresh cup of hot chocolate.

                raghavendrans
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                A break with FME Lizards and FME Zipsters on a FME World Fair 2021 beach towel

                 

                Happy FME :-) ing
                  df_cos
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                  • Sep 1, 2025 9:29 AM UTC

                  Get up from the desk, walk to the kitchen and get a cup of tea....  come back to my desk and fix the problem with the simple solution that came to me while I wasn’t thinking about it, and curse myself that I didn’t take a break sooner!

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