Thanks for the links, that looks useful.
I am a tab hoarder. It's usually because a task requires me to open a dozen tab, and I may have multiple tasks, including ones I intend to come back to later, if I ever have the time.
And no, I do not really have more cognitive ability. Or at least certainly not to the point where I can remember each tab.
I wish I had another way to visualize them. A mind map would be ideal, this is also why I like tab groups and tree-style tabs.
Let's pick an example: I am looking for a product (could be a car, screen, mouse, etc). I explore the product space, perform a wide search first to identify candidates. ~10 tabs. Then I make a short list. 5-15 tabs. For each, I will look at datasheets, reviews, manuals, search for common issues, availability of spare parts, etc. Dozens of tabs per product, but I will close most of these, and leave the most salient ones open. Prune the whole product from the tree if I can eliminate it. And so on (availability at retailers, second hand stores, etc), until the task is done.
Obviously the depth will vary from one task to another, but this is how I usually work on any topic, including literature review. So I only have "root nodes" with the next 20-ish tabs related to it. I don't mind archiving and restoring a tree later, but "out of sight, out of mind", and having them visible reminds me of the tasks in flight.
There are probably more effective ways to work, including spreadsheets (I use them when there is a lot of data to track), but browsers aren't bad at handling that many tabs, usually. Though I also tend to leave a huge quantity of tabs open on my phone: half-read articles that I intend to come back to. Wallabag may help there?
I would conclude by saying it's probably (bad?) habits, a locally optimum workflow, I should expend some energy to try a better approach.
Anyway, your two links are now sitting in my open tabs, hopefully I will come back to them at some point :)
I am a tab hoarder. It's usually because a task requires me to open a dozen tab, and I may have multiple tasks, including ones I intend to come back to later, if I ever have the time.
And no, I do not really have more cognitive ability. Or at least certainly not to the point where I can remember each tab.
I wish I had another way to visualize them. A mind map would be ideal, this is also why I like tab groups and tree-style tabs.
Let's pick an example: I am looking for a product (could be a car, screen, mouse, etc). I explore the product space, perform a wide search first to identify candidates. ~10 tabs. Then I make a short list. 5-15 tabs. For each, I will look at datasheets, reviews, manuals, search for common issues, availability of spare parts, etc. Dozens of tabs per product, but I will close most of these, and leave the most salient ones open. Prune the whole product from the tree if I can eliminate it. And so on (availability at retailers, second hand stores, etc), until the task is done.
Obviously the depth will vary from one task to another, but this is how I usually work on any topic, including literature review. So I only have "root nodes" with the next 20-ish tabs related to it. I don't mind archiving and restoring a tree later, but "out of sight, out of mind", and having them visible reminds me of the tasks in flight.
There are probably more effective ways to work, including spreadsheets (I use them when there is a lot of data to track), but browsers aren't bad at handling that many tabs, usually. Though I also tend to leave a huge quantity of tabs open on my phone: half-read articles that I intend to come back to. Wallabag may help there?
I would conclude by saying it's probably (bad?) habits, a locally optimum workflow, I should expend some energy to try a better approach.
Anyway, your two links are now sitting in my open tabs, hopefully I will come back to them at some point :)