It's great to be reminded that productivity doesn't really depend as much on the tools you use as some might have you believe.
I keep thinking about buying a faster laptop, or I'm complaining that getting fiber is way to expensive where I live, and then I read about someone on an ancient tiny netbook on dialup who is probably way more productive than I am.
> I read about someone on an ancient tiny netbook on dialup who is probably way more productive than I am.
And you're not him. It doesn't matter how productive he is on "an ancient tiny netbook on dialup", it matters how productive you would be on it.
Getting a faster laptop or fiber is a simple matter of weighing the costs against the benefits for you. If it increases your productivity enough to outweigh the costs, then you should get it.
I read that as more of a reflection on the necessity of things. It's possible fiber would be an improvement for jakobe, of course, but perhaps only a local maximum. "This guy does without it - maybe the lack of fiber isn't the biggest thing holding me back."
Ok, because no-one's made the obvious point yet, I'll bite... What's more likely? That all the research saying more screen space increases productivity is wrong, or that joeyh is simply denying himself that bonus productivity? So just imagine how scarily productive he might become if he had my laptop...
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It's great to be reminded that productivity doesn't really depend as much on the tools you use as some might have you believe.
I keep thinking about buying a faster laptop, or I'm complaining that getting fiber is way to expensive where I live, and then I read about someone on an ancient tiny netbook on dialup who is probably way more productive than I am.
> I read about someone on an ancient tiny netbook on dialup who is probably way more productive than I am.
And you're not him. It doesn't matter how productive he is on "an ancient tiny netbook on dialup", it matters how productive you would be on it.
Getting a faster laptop or fiber is a simple matter of weighing the costs against the benefits for you. If it increases your productivity enough to outweigh the costs, then you should get it.
I read that as more of a reflection on the necessity of things. It's possible fiber would be an improvement for jakobe, of course, but perhaps only a local maximum. "This guy does without it - maybe the lack of fiber isn't the biggest thing holding me back."
And developping on slow hardware is like having a free continuous profiler.
Ok, because no-one's made the obvious point yet, I'll bite... What's more likely? That all the research saying more screen space increases productivity is wrong, or that joeyh is simply denying himself that bonus productivity? So just imagine how scarily productive he might become if he had my laptop...
Best question to ask yourself when buying a new tool or gadget:
How often would this actually help me?