Thinking about replacing my current monitor (1920x1200) with my old
one (1280x1024). Why? To slow things down. To decrease distraction.
My workflow has changed. There was a time when I really needed all
that "screen estate". I used to make a lot of 3D graphics back then, I
used to play games and whatnot. Moreover, I didn't use a tiling window
manager when I bought my big monitor -- and so I wasted a lot of
pixels.
What's the point of having 6 XTerm's open? I only focus on one XTerm
at a given time. Sometimes I open a manpage in one terminal and write
code in a second terminal. But that's it.
The problem is: When there's 1920x1200 pixels available, I
automatically use them. I open up 3, 4, 5, 6 terminals. And then I
panic. Whooaa, so many open windows. But ... what was I doing in
terminal number 1? I forgot about it.
Okay, that's exaggerated. But you get the idea. My point is: When
there's less screen estate available, I am forced to focus on what I
am doing *right now*.
I'll run 1280x1024 for some time and see what happens.
