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There's nothing wrong with reading and absorbing new knowledge. It's doing it before you've done your important work. When you're done, you can (and should) indulge in activities you find relaxing and beneficial. Helps us stay informed and prevent burn out in the long run. I ran into the same issue a year back and I ended up building a Chrome extension that helps remind you of what you should be doing every time you open a new tab:
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/dayboard-new-tab-p... It does other things like helping you plan daily, figure out what's worth doing or not, help you cut down switching costs (i.e. when you do end up getting distracted), single handle your tasks, etc - but that's icing on the cake. It's a different approach to extensions that block distracting sites, which while useful, I think misses the point. (The point is to focus on what you should be doing, not just block what you shouldn't be doing. Plus, there are times I think it's appropriate to read HN, Reddit, FB, Twitter, Wikipedia etc.) Also, anecdotally, I can tell you a lot of my users fall in the same pattern where they're most productive on Mondays but get progressively less productive throughout the week. You're definitely not alone. I haven't dug into the data and I have a relatively small sample but if you dig around, I'm sure there are blog posts that talks about this already. |
At first glance I think that it can be more useful (for me) in the overall daily/personal tasks instead of the work ones.