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> I can only focus on one thing at a time. Managing windows and which screens they are on is an overhead I don’t need to deal with. I find that having differe
by gknoy 6y ago
> I can only focus on one thing at a time. Managing windows and which screens they are on is an overhead I don’t need to deal with.
I find that having different things live on different monitors (and virtual desktops on those monitors) helps me focus on things more easily. E-mail/calendar/Jira is on my side monitor, whereas my main one is filled only with my editor and terminal. It helps because I can _avoid thinking about_ things that aren't on my main screen, until such time as I need a break and deliberately shift focus.
- luckylion 6y agoIs there a reason you don't simply put them on a virtual desktop and switch to that desktop instead of turning your head to look at a different monitor? Maybe it's my slightly lowered perception threshold, but having a screen in my peripheral vision where e.g. new emails could be seen wouldn't be useful: I'd still see that a new email has arrived and would still need to decide whether I want to look at it now or whether that can/has to wait. And that's only a small step away from having a popup notification on my main screen about a new email.
- gknoy 6y agoI've found switching between four or five virtual desktops (e.g. when I'm using the laptop without any extra monitors) is more annoying. I'm not sure why but I think it's the extra hassle of switching between three things, vs only two.