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Ask HN: Whar are some productivity hacks you use?
I recently installed Chrome Extentions 3 Tabs (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/3-tabs-only/pkfpaiidmiemediimekjfmlbhnbofabd)
Which only lets you open three tabs a time and hence forces you to focus only at the task at hand.
This plus I am new and learning GTD Method(Getting Things Done) with simple lists.
This two have greatly increased the work I do and also the speed of execution and also greatly reduced the stress level.
So now I am interested what HN, in general are using for great productivity (tools, techniques etc)
- itamarst 10y agoMy favorite productivity technique is making sure that I'm actually working towards my (or my company's, or project's) intended goals: https://codewithoutrules.com/2016/12/20/the-best-technology/ https://codewithoutrules.com/2016/12/20/the-best-technology/
- afarrell 10y agoI use https://freedom.to https://freedom.to and https://selfcontrolapp.com https://selfcontrolapp.com to block sites
- Rainymood 10y agoCarve out 50 minutes blocks during the day dedicated to working towards a predefined goal. I tried 25 minutes and 5 minutes break but 50 minutes work and 10 minutes break seems to work better for me. I track them in excel just to keep myself on track. I generally shoot for ~3 of these blocks if I have other matters to attend to (lectures/TAs etc.). In a full day of studying I can easily rack up 8-10 hours of studying using these 50 minute blocks but I prefer to study ~3 hours over more days spaced out than cram 10 hours a day.
- dsawler 10y agoEvery time I think of something I have to do, I put it in my Todoist Inbox. Every night I go through my Inbox and decide what needs to get done tomorrow. I assign a 'tomorrow' date for those tasks in my Inbox. Then, I go to Google Calendar and timeblock when I'm going to complete those tasks. After I do this I journal about my day and come up with more things that I want to get done and the process repeats every day.