But it’s not like I drop whatever I’m doing and switch to to it. They seem to almost always be triggered by an incoming notification or reminder. ![]() The second is the insane cost of context switches which are expensive for humans and computers alike. These are wonderful gifts I wholeheartedly accept and I want to return the favor as soon as possible - sometimes in the form of my thoughts, a related link, or just a simple message of thanks. Direct messages from my friends and family usually contain interesting or relevant links, questions or requests for help, or just something they wanted to share with me. The first of these is a classic case of FOMO and manifests itself partly as 1) an addiction to Hacker News/Twitter/Internet and 2) a desire to respond to messages as soon as possible. the complete inability to multitask and the unbelievably high cost of interruptions and context switches.the incessant desire to keep up-to-date with the entire world and respond to every incoming request for attention like my life depends on it.Years of fighting myself with various productivity techniques, internet configurations, and browser extensions has led me to finally accept two opposing elements of my psychology: This post describes the system I’m developing to help me cope with this sea of distractions, and I hope it might help you as well. Ever since getting onto the internet I’ve had a massive problem remaining productive and focused on the task at hand.
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