workspaces

i’ve really been noticing lately how much my productivity can be effected by having a “workspace” setup properly. i guess this is common sense for most but it’s really been clearer for me lately. by workspace i mean having all the things you need to complete a task ready to go, organized, and familiarity with them.

i think what i have been noticing more lately is how not having things accessible, familiar, or organized becomes an obstacle to the flow of work or my projects. i used to get side tracked or pause when these conditions were not met, without realizing what was slowing me down. i still get waylaid in this way actually, but it’s getting easier to identify and hopefully rectify.

some small examples: not having the right tool for a project in the garage can waylay finishing something. sears is built on solving this problem for the everyman. come to sears, they say, and they’ll get your workspace setup so you’re never delayed in your efforts.

in software development, this could be having the right debugging tool or IDE plugin. it doesn’t seem though that all the effort to try out different peoples’ plugins are going to be worth the effort. but if you find a good one, and figure out how to use the effectively, it’s incredibly helpful. i guess buying a tool at sears and not learning to use it properly is nearly as much an obstacle as not having it at all.

so much for my obvious observations for the day. back to getting my home workspaces setup now…

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