- Mobile is always disconnected. I have a few moments per day I check my WhatsApp and other apps, just like you would actively check mail in the old days. People get used to the fact that I'm not a quick responder.
- I use 2 machines, a work laptop and a home desktop. On work laptop never check socials or news. On real quiet days I might check HN on my work laptop but that's an exception.
- For work, I try to find real challenges. Even when fixing a little UI bug, try to understand completely, read a best practice, try to optimize it or design a cleaner solution. I discovered being distracted is also boredom and having no focus. Making even simple tasks more challenging makes it less likely to search distraction.
- Get out of your head some times, for me it's indoor bouldering twice a week but there are many other activities. You need a balance :)
- Mobile is always disconnected. I have a few moments per day I check my WhatsApp and other apps, just like you would actively check mail in the old days. People get used to the fact that I'm not a quick responder.
- I use 2 machines, a work laptop and a home desktop. On work laptop never check socials or news. On real quiet days I might check HN on my work laptop but that's an exception.
- For work, I try to find real challenges. Even when fixing a little UI bug, try to understand completely, read a best practice, try to optimize it or design a cleaner solution. I discovered being distracted is also boredom and having no focus. Making even simple tasks more challenging makes it less likely to search distraction.
- Get out of your head some times, for me it's indoor bouldering twice a week but there are many other activities. You need a balance :)