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So many windows and so much to look at seems like the opposite of productivity. I’m not about to go back to an 80x24 dumb terminal but I don’t think my measured

So many windows and so much to look at seems like the opposite of productivity. I’m not about to go back to an 80x24 dumb terminal but I don’t think my measured productivity has improved by the same factor as the number of pixels on my display. At some point you pass the limit of what your brain can focus on and the clutter just turns into busy-ness.

salmonlogs 4y ago
I agree, I swapped from 2x27" 2K monitors to 1x34 ultrawide and the biggest change for me was the ability to focus on one thing. Being able to just make one window full screen really helps me concentrate. Having a second screen constantly doing stuff just broke my focus. When I need multiple Windows I can just tile with a window manager.
dt2m 4y ago
No joke. I have very good eyesight and bought a 4K 32" display to run at @1x. When I started using the display, I had no issue with the pixel pitch, but the extra cognitive load of being able to see so much at once was such a downside that I've went back to my 27" 1440p display and I'm much happier.