A follow-up to the poll posted earlier today (1/10/11): http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2090191
Poll: Does the amount of time that you spend on HN hurt your productivity?
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Re: Poll: Does the amount of time that you spend on HN hurt your productivity?
#2Yup.
But HN is sooooo fun, Dad...
Re: Poll: Does the amount of time that you spend on HN hurt your productivity?
#3Turn on the 'noprocrast' option [1] in your account settings.
Re: Poll: Does the amount of time that you spend on HN hurt your productivity?
#4Turn on the 'noprocrast' option [1] in your account settings. [1] http://ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html
Hey, I never actually knew what those away options were for. Cheers, thanks for the tip!
... but please don't tell my boss.
Re: Poll: Does the amount of time that you spend on HN hurt your productivity?
#5I think that the temporary loss in productivity due to a few minutes reading instead of coding is more than compensated by the inspiration and intellectual stimulation that I often feel while participating at HN.
Re: Poll: Does the amount of time that you spend on HN hurt your productivity?
#6Yes and no. I spend a lot of time on HN because it's one of the best places to spend my time when I'm not being productive and in that sense it does hurt my productivity.
But if HN didn't exist I'd just be spending the time on other sites instead (like reddit).
Re: Poll: Does the amount of time that you spend on HN hurt your productivity?
#7Turn on the 'noprocrast' option [1] in your account settings. [1] http://ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html
I tried that once but I couldn't handle it. It was like being locked out of my house, it was terrible.
Re: Poll: Does the amount of time that you spend on HN hurt your productivity?
#8Yes it absolutely does, and I don't see a way to solve it or if I even should be solving it. It doesn't get in the way of my work, but I can't help to scan the front page every 30-60 minutes or load the front page on my phone at an idle moment.
Re: Poll: Does the amount of time that you spend on HN hurt your productivity?
#9I just skim the rss when I'm taking a break. This usually only lasts a few seconds unless something actually looks interesting, plus there's a clear indication of what's new and what isn't (constant reposts aside).
Re: Poll: Does the amount of time that you spend on HN hurt your productivity?
#10For a second there I thought the two options were 'Yes' and 'Yes'.