One Browser Tab Only

One Browser(ˈbrouzər) Tab Only

By Steve Pavlina

It scares me when people tell me they have 10+ web browser tabs regularly open at the same time. For some it’s well into the dozens. This isn’t intelligent behavior; it will have a negative impact on your mental functioning if you make this a habit.

How is it possible to have 10+ browser tabs open regularly and not have some part of you crying out to learn single-handling?

You probably don’t even see how distracted your mind is while doing this. If you’ve been doing this long enough, it may even seem normal for you. That’s a dreadful(ˈdredfəl) situation to find yourself in. I suggest you break the habit.

Each tab is an open loop. Each tab is a distraction from the task you’re focused on – if you can even call a multi-tabbed life focused at all. Each tab weakens your self-discipline(ˈdisəplən).

Look at all those open tabs and say to yourself, “This is NOT intelligent behavior. This is weakness. This is distraction. This is indecision(ˌindəˈsiZH(ə)n). It’s time to put a STOP to this.”

Here’s a challenge for you. Do a 30-day trial(ˈtrī(ə)l) of using only one browser tab. Never open a second tab during that month.

One tab is plenty.

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https://stevepavlina.com/blog/2020/12/one-browser-tab-only/