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"The "time cost" of refocusing your attention may be only a few seconds with each switch, but the researchers found that, over time, it reduced people's total e
by webwright 18y ago
"The "time cost" of refocusing your attention may be only a few seconds with each switch, but the researchers found that, over time, it reduced people's total efficiency by 20% to 40%."
So true. The average RescueTime user visits 40 different web domains (note: not PAGES-- domains!) and uses 15 different installable apps-- per day. Another tidbit-- the average RescueTime users alt-tabs to an IM window 70 times per day. Email is around 30. Toss in cell phones, meetings, coffee breaks, and (ahem) Hacker News, and it looks pretty grim.
- prakash 18y agoI love rescue time :-). It's interesting to know the kind of meta info and intelligence you can gather and build recommendation systems or dating sites with it ;-)
- tomjen 18y agoHow many of those 40 domains is ad networks? Second when are you guys going to make a linux version? It would be cool knowing what I spend my time doing.
- webwright 18y agoAlmost none are ad networks! We don't track domains of embedded stuff-- only the URL that's in your address bar. So ad networks would only theoretically show up with pop-up/pop-under windows. Which are the devil. Linux version is open-sourced and active-- and ready for action!. I've heard good things: https://launchpad.net/rescuetime-linux-uploader https://launchpad.net/rescuetime-linux-uploader