I don’t need to know which is which, they’re more or less sorted by recency. So I go through the most recent tabs and get the info I need or do the task associated, then close them, until I get back to the previous task or subject.
Sometimes I get interrupted with a new thing to look up or do, and more tabs get made and the cycle begins anew, regardless of how many already exist.
Some projects last days or weeks, and tabs related to them end up being longer-lived. If I get on one of those tabs and don’t want to work on the project right then, I’ll continue going back (leftwards) til I find something I can do or read in the time I have available. So I definitely have tabs that have been open for months but I do need to get to eventually.
Also, sometimes when I need to look at something I know I have (or had) open in a tab, I’ll just search for it (literally, i.e. Google) again in a new tab and handle it there. Then if I do come across the old tab, it gets closed quickly.
I’m “done” when I’m back at my inbox or calendar (first or 2nd tabs, pinned). This rarely happens and when it does I’m sure there is a something in my email or a new ticket in JIRA for me to start on…
So overall it’s not about knowing what’s in each tab, but having a system to navigate them that works for you.
Your reason is actually totally justified, and I do the same at times, but I have never needed too many tabs. I think the max I’ve ever needed was like 7 or something like that. I’m talking about people like my wife where her browser on her phone shows an infinity sign from how many tabs she has open 😂
Yea I didn’t know about the infinity (or smiley face in chrome apparently) until reading this thread. Most I’ve ever had is probably in the 60 range, but on average probably 25-35.
Seeing that many tabs gives me actual anxiety.
How can anyone even track them? Like is there anyone out there with that many tabs open who actually knows which is which?
I don’t need to know which is which, they’re more or less sorted by recency. So I go through the most recent tabs and get the info I need or do the task associated, then close them, until I get back to the previous task or subject.
Sometimes I get interrupted with a new thing to look up or do, and more tabs get made and the cycle begins anew, regardless of how many already exist.
Some projects last days or weeks, and tabs related to them end up being longer-lived. If I get on one of those tabs and don’t want to work on the project right then, I’ll continue going back (leftwards) til I find something I can do or read in the time I have available. So I definitely have tabs that have been open for months but I do need to get to eventually.
Also, sometimes when I need to look at something I know I have (or had) open in a tab, I’ll just search for it (literally, i.e. Google) again in a new tab and handle it there. Then if I do come across the old tab, it gets closed quickly.
I’m “done” when I’m back at my inbox or calendar (first or 2nd tabs, pinned). This rarely happens and when it does I’m sure there is a something in my email or a new ticket in JIRA for me to start on…
So overall it’s not about knowing what’s in each tab, but having a system to navigate them that works for you.
Your reason is actually totally justified, and I do the same at times, but I have never needed too many tabs. I think the max I’ve ever needed was like 7 or something like that. I’m talking about people like my wife where her browser on her phone shows an infinity sign from how many tabs she has open 😂
Yea I didn’t know about the infinity (or smiley face in chrome apparently) until reading this thread. Most I’ve ever had is probably in the 60 range, but on average probably 25-35.
The infinity and smiley will show when you’re over 99 tabs.
Me too :( Since about 2017 I’ve been telling myself I’ll get around to cleaning them.