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Time for a reminder...? Maker's Schedule, Manager's Schedule http://www.paulgraham.com/makersschedule.html http://www.paulgraham.com/makersschedule.html As a
by lr 6y ago
Time for a reminder...?
Maker's Schedule, Manager's Schedule
http://www.paulgraham.com/makersschedule.html http://www.paulgraham.com/makersschedule.html
As a maker (and permanent remote worker, even before COVID-19), I am constantly struggling to convince people to have fewer meetings, and having a second screen for the meetings I do have, isn't the answer: the answer is fewer meetings!
I know this whole "remote-work" thing is somehow new to people, but, in a word: evolve!
I am so not into a second screen that I have embarked on using a cellular-capable tablet as my sole device, so that I can do work anywhere, anytime. The "home office" with multiple monitors is not the answer to remote-work, doing your job with simple tools, is. But, of course, this is just my opinion.
- Bishonen88 6y agoOne does not disqualify the other. Over time, I managed to get my weekly calls from 10+ to 4. That’s great. At the same time, if I’d lose my second screen, I’d lose more productivity than I gained from all the won time. I think most dev related jobs benefit greatly from a 2nd monitor. I couldn’t imagine working on a website, having an IDE open, browser dev tools etc. and constantly alt-tabbing between all of those.
- lr 6y agoI have done the command-tab, command-tilde, control-arrow (for workspaces) dance for years (and it is so ingrained in me, that sometimes a second monitor makes things worse). But my point was more in reference to Fred's notion that this "new normal" of remote meetings via video somehow requires a second screen. To that I say, if you are a manager, yes, sure thing! Otherwise, no.