Actively working on closing the majority of the hundreds of browser tabs I’ve got open. I’m now down to one window with <50 tabs!
I need to get out of the habit of letting my browser be a to do list.
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@c I so know that feeling! (I now archive my tabs every few weeks & close everything except one window with frequently used tabs.)
@the I’m trying not even to keep frequently used tabs open as they only seem to spawn new ones quicker.
@c I’m down to six tabs now! 🎉
@c I’m down to six tabs now! 🎉
I should follow your lead.
4 Chrome windows, 3 profiles, 117 tabs, super bad response. Yes, I’ve counted them 🙂
100s of tabs open? I know it’s possible but…why?
You open up a few things you want to research, read, interact with, follow up on while doing other things and it takes a while to circle back around to them?
It’s a bad habit to be sure. You know you’ve got a problem when you’re using something like the OneTab extension to put tabs to “sleep” so they’re not using up computer resources while they sit there.
They become an impromptu to-do list over time, but usually they’re the low priority things. I’m trying to be better at putting the more important ones into my actual to do list so I can close them all.
Syndicated copies:
The new Firefox mobile has a setting to close tabs after a certain amount of time. If you know you need a to-do list I suggest todoist.