Tell HN: My best productivity hack

#1

Post by z3t4 » Mon, Apr 16, 2018, 8:27 PM UTC

I bought a CO2 monitor. They are a bit expensive but very worth it ($100 DIY or more for a ready product). Even if you have ventilation, it might not be good enough. My office often goes up to 1000 ppm and I start to feel a bit drowsy. But there's a simple solution, just open a window.

Re: Tell HN: My best productivity hack

#2

Post by isaiahg » Mon, Apr 16, 2018, 9:57 PM UTC

The single thing that has had the largest impact for me has been simply making a list of things I need to do the next day on the night before. In the morning, often the hardest thing to do is just to get going. Having a ready made list takes out a lot of the factors that lead me to procrastinate.

Re: Tell HN: My best productivity hack

#3

Post by dnoberon » Mon, Apr 16, 2018, 9:58 PM UTC

My office is an addon, taking the place of some cubicles. The offices are frigid and I've often wondered if the ventilation wasn't corrected for the new layout.

I'm going to pick up a monitor and see what I run in to. Easy fix for now is to get up and walk :P

Re: Tell HN: My best productivity hack

#4

Post by rajacombinator » Mon, Apr 16, 2018, 10:18 PM UTC

Can you share some more info about your office? Small space, old building, what kind of heating, etc? Hard to know if there’s anything to your hack without more info.

Re: Tell HN: My best productivity hack

#5

Post by client4 » Mon, Apr 16, 2018, 10:20 PM UTC

Coffee in the morning, hike in the afternoon, beer in the evening.

Re: Tell HN: My best productivity hack

#6

Post by jefflombardjr » Mon, Apr 16, 2018, 10:20 PM UTC

Getting consistent, good quality sleep.

Re: Tell HN: My best productivity hack

#7

Post by gilesvangruisen » Mon, Apr 16, 2018, 10:26 PM UTC

client4 wrote: post #5

Coffee in the morning, hike in the afternoon, beer in the evening.

ditto!

Re: Tell HN: My best productivity hack

#8

Post by mrmondo » Mon, Apr 16, 2018, 10:27 PM UTC

> I bought a CO2 monitor.

We did the same, it's very noticeable, what we sometimes do is cover it and if people are feeling drowsy only then reveal it so we could be sure it wasn't a placebo (it wasn't).

I hacked up (I'm not a programmer!) some code to log the data to CSV, which I then presented to the business as a case to change our aircon system: https://github.com/sammcj/airqualitylogger

Re: Tell HN: My best productivity hack

#9

Post by mzitelli » Mon, Apr 16, 2018, 10:30 PM UTC

Started to replace coffee after lunch for a short (from 15 to 30 minutes) nap. I usually would have good energy levels just with coffee, however napping brings me more clarity of mind and focus.

Re: Tell HN: My best productivity hack

#10

Post by marikio » Mon, Apr 16, 2018, 10:31 PM UTC

Step 1: sudo nano /etc/hosts

Step 2: Type at bottom:

127.0.0.1 facebook.com

127.0.0.1 youtube.com

127.0.0.1 twitter.com

127.0.0.1 instagram.com

Step 3: ctrl+"O"