As a front-end dev in an early stage startup, I spend most of my time in front of a computer, 6 days a week. The thing is, I constantly have dozens of browser tabs and windows open. Having 3 monitors helps me organize my workspace but I still feel easily distracted and my focus is scattered: I frequently sift through my tabs to open the right app and I often lose sight of what I was doing in the first place. I recently came across a free desktop app called "Station" (https://getstation.com) that claims to be a "distraction free, work focused" platform that centralizes all your web apps in a permanent interface (a la Franz, but for 600+ apps). After using it for a couple of days, I feel like it's really helping me: there are only work apps (no Facebook / news stuff) and because of the "tables" interface, my natural impulse to open a new page and get distracted has been tamed. I've been struggling with this issue for a long time and tried quite a few "productivity enhancing" methods (White noise, Pomodoro) or tools (Toby, OneTab, Rambox, ...), without much success. I feel like Station, despite a couple of bugs, deliver on its promises. Has anyone tried it? How was your experience? Also, what tools would you recommend for easily distracted people?
As a front-end dev in an early stage startup, I spend most of my time in front of a computer, 6 days a week. The thing is, I constantly have dozens of browser tabs and windows open.
Having 3 monitors helps me organize my workspace but I still feel easily distracted and my focus is scattered: I frequently sift through my tabs to open the right app and I often lose sight of what I was doing in the first place.
I recently came across a free desktop app called…
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