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As someone who is regularly working on 2 or 3 different projects at any given time, de-cluttering has been incredibly helpful with my productivity. Especially w
by jayhuang 13y ago
As someone who is regularly working on 2 or 3 different projects at any given time, de-cluttering has been incredibly helpful with my productivity. Especially when I'm on my laptop.
Every additional program I have open is a potential distraction. Every single one of the 20+ tabs I have open is a potential distraction. When I'm on my desktop, I can afford a bit of that. I can move some distractions to the monitor on the right and place it behind something else. But I still make a conscious effort to cleanup my workspace regularly.
I didn't think those extra open tabs had an effect on me, but they do. They're a constant reminder of the many things I have yet to work on, and the significant impact they (can) have on my life and family. Removing those tabs and windows to focus only on the task at hand has been tremendous in helping me with my constant state of anxiety.
- Theodores 13y agoMultiple virtual desktops, my friend. If clients pop by and want to see how you are doing on their project then swap to the required desktop and every terminal window and every browser tab relates to their project and nothing else. You can also have a desktop with your own stuff on it, i.e. with all the distractions, and not have to fret about closing it all down. Pick up with your distractions where you left off. When you are done fixing whatever for project whatever you can simply close down the browser and terminal windows on that desktop, you don't have to sift through your tabs. If you do need to change focus from project A to project B then it is a simple switch, not a mess to wade through.