Lately I've come to realize a very important issue with my work flow is one of tangents. My attention is easily grabbed, probably because many things interest me. This is both a blessing and a curse. Often I find myself browsing the web, usually on some kind of programming blog or programming website. Blogs typically have large amounts of links in their content bodies, which direct the user to other, relevant pages of interest. I click on the ones that interest me, often opening them in tabs behind my current one. This works out ok for a while, but I end up with a browser window with 100 tabs full of stuff I really want to absorb, but there's just not enough time! This is just one example of my struggle with tangents, but it's an example that closely parallels many things I do with working. Patterns of this occur in nearly everything I do, which I would imagine is readily evident if someone were to watch me work on or do something related to programming.

Frankly, I think most people have problems like this. Have you ever found yourself on a Wikipedia article about Butterflies, only to look at the clock three hours later and find yourself on an article about a French king from the 15th century? I know I have, and I am very sure others are the same. This makes me somewhat less concerned with my never ending tangents, but I suspect most people don't have this problem on a professional level.

Anyway, that's probably enough of a foray into the mind of Allyn for one entry. Plus I still have like 20 tabs to click through.

Note to self: FOCUS.