I find that being able to quickly switch between windows (⌘-tab and ⌘-` on a Mac) is nearly as fast as eye-flicking, and actually helps me focus for (most) jobs where I don't need to be looking at lots of different data.
I've had multiple screens before, but I found that it's hard to un-tether from it. When I would work away from my desk, or provide tech support on another machine, my whole workflow felt foreign. I prefer the mobility of being comfortable on one screen.
I'm definitely curious to hear what works for other folks!
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I tend to prefer working on just a single laptop screen, with many keyboard shortcuts under my hand to resize and move windows, copy / paste, work in the terminal and so on.
I find that being able to quickly switch between windows (⌘-tab and ⌘-` on a Mac) is nearly as fast as eye-flicking, and actually helps me focus for (most) jobs where I don't need to be looking at lots of different data.
I've had multiple screens before, but I found that it's hard to un-tether from it. When I would work away from my desk, or provide tech support on another machine, my whole workflow felt foreign. I prefer the mobility of being comfortable on one screen.
I'm definitely curious to hear what works for other folks!