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Any adjustment, customization, etc should save you more time than it consumes. Some customizations are a no-brainer because you know and constantly use them, a

by nine_k 2y ago

Any adjustment, customization, etc should save you more time than it consumes. Some customizations are a no-brainer because you know and constantly use them, and they are simple. The farther from often-used functions, the less customization pays off. The more complex is your custom layer, the more expensive its upkeep is, so its benefit should be proportionally huge to be worth the time. Tweaking something because it's sort of neat to have is just a way to play, to bring a bit of joy into your day. Recreational activity is important, but it should not be mistaken for productivity improvement. It also should not burden you with recurring maintenance costs.

antiframe 2y ago
> Any adjustment, customization, etc should save you more time than it consumes. That's not the metric I use universally. Sometimes I commit to maintaining a customization that takes more time than it saves me if it affords me convenience or comfort. For example, I update key binds to be more comfortable, even if they take time to maintain over releases and take longer to type, just to save myself muscle aches. I do the same with getting my color scheme just right, as my astigmatism makes using many default color schemes painful. So, I spend quite a lot of time customizing my config not for saving time or speed, but for comfort due to uncomfortable defaults.