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Elif Duran

How do you focus while working?

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Which type of music do you listen to? Do you use a Pomodoro timer? Do you need a tidy study room? Second monitor? Or any tips/advice?

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Younus Mahmood
- Task list of must do items, I usually put an estimated Time on them too to help me be less overwhelmed if I have a lot to do. At a glance some small tasks seem equal to large tasks since they both get their own bullet, but reminding myself this might just take 15 minutes helps me focus better. For example, Fix X Bug (~15 mins) - Clean Desk/ Office. Without this my brain just feels cluttered. - some lofi tracks
Kirill Oleinichenko
Sand watch as a timer :)
Natalie Ermishina
I need silence, then I concentrate much better and complete the tasks faster :)
Islam Akramov
It's all about Flow. Read a book Atomic Habits, it's really helpful.
Mashfique Anwar
I listen to synthwave instrumental music, with The Midnight being my go-to for the past couple of years. Maintaining good ergonomics and posture is key to staying focused, productive, and healthy.
Sezin Yurtlu
To minimize distractions, I always listen to ambient music. Also pomodoro technique helps me maintain concentration by working in 25 minute intervals with short breaks in between. A tidy workspace is necessary to reduce visual clutter, and using my iPad as a second monitor greatly enhances my productivity by allowing me to multitask more efficiently. ☺️
Gregory Karfo
For me i have to be totally alone and at home to make sure i will di everything i need and not get distracted and actually music also helps me to stay connected with the task im doing!
KC Onrade
Time blocking. A tidy place. Clean laptop (keyboard and screen) and my other monitor’s screen. A cup of iced coffee. And a phone away from me (check my phone within breaks)
Maria Anosova 🔥
I use Pomodoro timer
Rowe Morehouse
Dubstep. Yes to Pomodoro timer Only need laptop, decent internet, coffee. Advice/Tips: Try more dubstep, more coffee, avoid all household chores.
Igor Lysenko
I take short tea breaks where I sit in my thoughts.
Elias Ari
Listening to Lo-Fi radio has been the thing for me since college times. It really helps me focus on what I'm doing and keeps me calm.
I've always had trouble focusing for a long time, I get easily distracted lol. So music or anything else usually distracts me instead of helping me to focus for a long time. So, total silence helps me a lot in this case. I never have too many tabs opened.
Ashley from Shadow
Our team built shadow (an ai assistant) so that we can always stay one step ahead! It helps to have administrative tasks and repetitive tasks out of the way
Remington
A little bit of Sadè
Gurkaran Singh
When I need to focus, I play some lo-fi beats - it's like a productivity potion! No Pomodoro for me, just the good ol' flow state. And hey, a tidy workspace? Let's just say my desk may or may not have its own gravitational pull!
Aditi Ladia
Music really helps me a lot. Different people react differently to the same kind of music. For me, any soft instrumental music works. I also listen to alpha-brainwaves for extra focus!
Maryna Kotenko
Listen to Edel app :)
Nidhi Padmanabhan
I tend to listen to instrumental music and write down a set of time blocks with corresponding tasks at the start of my day to stay focused.
Benjamin Sloutsky
I just set timer and make conscious effort to not focus on anything else but the task I have in mind during time.