A question I’ve seen been discussed on many occasions is the effect of a person’s homepage on a person’s productivity.
With services like NetVibes and Google IG, many people’s homepage contains personalised news, email and weather. This often sets you off on a tangent, making you browse the net instead of remaining objective.
Earlier this year, Lifehacker discussed using about:blank as a person’s homepage, as this is less likely to set you off on a tangent.
Personally, I use my own hosted version of Google X, as it makes you only one click away from email, news, images and browsing. I generally just search for what I’m after and check my Gmail, and I’ve done what I want!
Much better than reading the latest headlines at top blogs, just to get drawn to read the remainder of the story!
So, what do you use as your homepage? Why?
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