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> Is it controversial or just something we can all agree is wrong?

It's certainly not something we all can agree is wrong. For me, the author's metric is reasonably accurate. If I'm typing, I am almost certainly in the zone and I will lose it if someone disturbs me.

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Well I imagine we can all agree on that (too). I meant that it's incomplete; I suppose the original is ambiguous as to whether it means a rough 'sufficient and necessary' way, or merely a rough 'sufficient' way.

It's definitely rough regardless (I spend non-'flow' time in the editor) but people are largely objecting to the perceived idea that it's necessary to be in the editor.

Author here, the original paper has a full keylogger that also catches mouse clicks.

I don't know if this is a good measure or not, but it's fun to build and use.

I'll try it for a few months and maybe post my thoughts.

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