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Hari Haran
Hari Haran

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The Biggest Productivity Mistake I Made: Leaving 50 Tabs Open

We all have that one bad habit that ruins our focus. For me, it was browser tabs.

I used to leave 40, 50, sometimes 60 tabs open at once.

My mistake was thinking: "I'll need this article later, I better keep it open."

But here is what actually happened:

My browser was incredibly slow.
I wasted 5 minutes every day searching for the one tab I actually needed.
Just seeing the mess of tabs at the top of my screen gave me low-level anxiety.
The Fix:
I realized bookmarking was too slow. So I forced myself to adopt a "1-Click Dump" rule.

Now, when I see a tab I want to keep, I right-click it, hit "Save to Notion", and it goes straight to an Inbox board. I then sort them into "Save Forever" or "Delete Tomorrow" and immediately close the browser tab.

My computer is faster, and my mind feels clearer.

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