It's getting harder to focus every day
I’m feeling it right now. I had to set a timer for 15 minute on my computer and block all distractions to write this. If I didn’t force myself to focus I would easily get distracted by something after few minutes. Even when I’m doing things that I’ve been waiting to do it, I still feel the urge to do something else. I don’t know how and when this happened. During the last few years I was always studying, working, and doing open source. And actually got stuff done. Doing all of those at the same time requires paying attention to what I wanted to do and ignore the noise.
inFORM: dynamic physical affordances and constraints through shape and object actuation
We propose a new approach to Physical Telepresence, based on shared workspaces with the ability to capture and remotely render the shapes of people and objects. In this paper, we describe the concept of shape transmission, and propose interaction ...
On Programming with Agents
From the Zed Blog: Agents handle typing so we can focus on thinking.
How to reclaim your attention from the distraction economy | Psyche Videos
Could you watch this video on full screen, 1x speed, with no distractions? Here are five steps to rebuild your attention span
Double Click: You Can Just Do Things—But Should You Always? | Figma Blog
The catchphrase is catching fire as early adopters ride the new wave of AI-powered tools. Here’s how we might channel that energy and avoid the risk of being overwhelmed.
Pervasive Demand for Autonomy:
A Guardrail Feature of Hyperfocus-Capable Systems
Don't Get Distracted
I’m going to tell you about how I took a job building software to kill people. But don’t get distracted by that; I didn’t know at the time.
Urp: a luminous-tangible workbench for urban planning and design
In recent years, virtual reality technology has gradually attracted widespread attention from the society, because virtual reality technology could produce many scenes that humans cannot experience personally, such as diving into the deep sea or into ...
AI as a Tool for the Mental Load | Brittany Ellich | Offprint
AI didn't make me faster at tasks. It took over the tracking, the invisible remembering that runs a household, and gave me back creative energy I forgot I had
» The Life and Times of Maxis, Part 3: The Sims The Digital Antiquarian
I don’t think people realize how much tactical and strategic forethought goes into their daily lives. There’s a whole subconscious time-efficiency layer in our lives. In essence, real-time strategy is our lives.
FocusWriter
FocusWriter is a distraction-free text editor for Microsoft Windows and Linux. An old version (1.7.6) still can be used on MacOS.
The workbench is the agent - Sensemaker
NVIDIA, xAI, and Nokia show the agent story moving from chat surfaces to toolboxes, execution loops, and operational guardrails.
Photoshop’s challenges with focus, pt. 2 – Unsung
A blog about software craft and quality
Focus-plus-context screen
On-Together: Virtual Co-Working
Virtual co-working with friends or strangers all over the world! Digital pals hang out at the bottom of the screen while you work, study, and get stuff done. Includes productivity tools, hangout spots, breaktime games, and more!
Stop procrastination forever with virtual body doubling. Join for free and tackle any task, from studying and coding to meal prep and everything in between. As featured in BBC, NPR, The New York Times, and HBR.