Comments - In Life and Work, Less Is More - TechHui2024-03-19T03:08:28Zhttp://www.techhui.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=1702911%3ABlogPost%3A111404&xn_auth=noNice post! I should probably…tag:www.techhui.com,2012-09-01:1702911:Comment:1114712012-09-01T01:55:44.614ZChris Sasshttp://www.techhui.com/profile/ChrisSass
<p>Nice post! I should probably try the smartphone suggestion as well :)</p>
<p>Nice post! I should probably try the smartphone suggestion as well :)</p> This is a useful, semi-relate…tag:www.techhui.com,2012-09-01:1702911:Comment:1116472012-09-01T01:35:16.908ZJoseph Luihttp://www.techhui.com/profile/JosephLui448
<p>This is a useful, semi-related blog post for focusing and increasing productivity too.</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.techhui.com/profiles/blogs/employing-the-pomodoro-technique-as-a-computer-programmer" target="_blank">http://www.techhui.com/profiles/blogs/employing-the-pomodoro-technique-as-a-computer-programmer</a></p>
<p>This is a useful, semi-related blog post for focusing and increasing productivity too.</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.techhui.com/profiles/blogs/employing-the-pomodoro-technique-as-a-computer-programmer" target="_blank">http://www.techhui.com/profiles/blogs/employing-the-pomodoro-technique-as-a-computer-programmer</a></p> Great tips :)
Restrain my ha…tag:www.techhui.com,2012-08-31:1702911:Comment:1115632012-08-31T22:44:43.499ZScott Murphyhttp://www.techhui.com/profile/ScottMurphy
<p>Great tips :)</p>
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<blockquote><p>Restrain my habit of constantly looking at my smartphone. I’ve found that putting my phone in a pouch works well -- the small additional barrier of having to unzip the pouch and extract the phone cuts down that reflex action of constantly checking the device.</p>
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<p>This is one that I need to learn. At my current rate, my wife has warned me that my next phone will be my daughter's toy phone.</p>
<p>Great tips :)</p>
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<blockquote><p>Restrain my habit of constantly looking at my smartphone. I’ve found that putting my phone in a pouch works well -- the small additional barrier of having to unzip the pouch and extract the phone cuts down that reflex action of constantly checking the device.</p>
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<p>This is one that I need to learn. At my current rate, my wife has warned me that my next phone will be my daughter's toy phone.</p> Totally agree. Writing down t…tag:www.techhui.com,2012-08-31:1702911:Comment:1115572012-08-31T08:36:58.421Zjianshihttp://www.techhui.com/profile/jianshi
<p>Totally agree. Writing down things is so important. Learned a lot from the links. Thanks for this article!</p>
<p>Totally agree. Writing down things is so important. Learned a lot from the links. Thanks for this article!</p> Tzyh: There’s evidence that m…tag:www.techhui.com,2012-08-31:1702911:Comment:1115502012-08-31T01:22:02.990ZDaniel Leuckhttp://www.techhui.com/profile/dleuck
<blockquote><p><span>Tzyh: There’s evidence that <a href="http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/11/multitasking-takes-toll-on-memory-study-finds/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">multitasking increasingly hurts short-term memory</a> the older you are.</span></p>
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<p><span>Mika looked at me and said, "That explains a lot grandpa."<br></br></span></p>
<blockquote><p><span><span>Tzyh:</span> I find that the first part of my day is the most important chunk of time to protect from…</span></p>
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<blockquote><p><span>Tzyh: There’s evidence that <a rel="nofollow" href="http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/11/multitasking-takes-toll-on-memory-study-finds/" target="_blank">multitasking increasingly hurts short-term memory</a> the older you are.</span></p>
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<p><span>Mika looked at me and said, "That explains a lot grandpa."<br/></span></p>
<blockquote><p><span><span>Tzyh:</span> I find that the first part of my day is the most important chunk of time to protect from multitasking.</span></p>
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<p><span>This is true for me as well. Days with protected mornings are 2-3 times as productive.<br/></span></p> Amen! Turning off email for a…tag:www.techhui.com,2012-08-31:1702911:Comment:1114062012-08-31T00:13:53.210ZJoseph Luihttp://www.techhui.com/profile/JosephLui448
<p>Amen! Turning off email for a while is a good tactic too. Our brains have evolved to receive a squirt of dopamine when it's interrupted by something like a text or email, presumably a primitive form of excitement when it feels it needs to respond to something immediate. But just like street dope, it can become addictive, unhealthy, and ultimately counter-productive.</p>
<p>Amen! Turning off email for a while is a good tactic too. Our brains have evolved to receive a squirt of dopamine when it's interrupted by something like a text or email, presumably a primitive form of excitement when it feels it needs to respond to something immediate. But just like street dope, it can become addictive, unhealthy, and ultimately counter-productive.</p>