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Spaces, Apple’s new virtual desktop implementation for Leopard, is an incredibly powerful productivity tool. Many only see Spaces as a tool that provides screen real-estate, when its real power lies in focus. Used correctly, Spaces keeps you focused on one task at a time—keeping your distractions out, but only a keyboard shortcut away.

The best use of Spaces I’ve found so far is for managing what Merlin Mann calls The Procrastination Dash. The dash is quite simple…

1. Work uninterrupted for 10 minutes
2. Stop and take a break for two minutes.
3. Repeat.

Change up that schedule however you’d like—the key is breaking down your work into do-able chunks. The short breaks are just a motivation to kick you into “work mode”. Check out Merlin’s original post for more.

Spaces complements the procrastination dash quite nicely. Work stuff goes in one space, and all the distractions (i.e. procrastination fodder) go in another. When the timer goes off—just swap spaces.

I recommend using the 3-2-1 countdown dashboard widget as a timer—it has a clean, simple UI and can be accessed from both spaces.

That’s it. Have fun kicking procrastination’s ass in Leopard.

Photo by Whiskeygonebad via Creative Commons

 

1. Dan October 30th at 4:11 pm

   Is that a widget I see for your 37 Signal’s Tadalist?

2. October 30th at 4:26 pm

   Yep. Made by Mr Keegan Jones — http://www.keeganjones.com/widgets/tada/

3. Tom Watson October 30th at 5:24 pm

   I’m not sure if I’m a huge fan of the the whole “dash” concept but I’m totally loving spaces. I have a feeling by the time I’ve got it fully integrated into my workflow I’ll never minimize again!

4. Charity November 10th at 1:25 am

   I’m a brand new, totally wet behind the ears Mac user. (Just switched last week in fact.) I’m LOVING spaces so far. I started employing it right away when I discovered Mac handles apps a little differently than Windows in terms of things overlapping rather than taking up the entire screen. (It’s distracting). I created a space for focus intensive things like Dreamweaver and Photoshop, and put “fun” stuff like Firefox and iTunes in another space. Then another one for email and finder. Woohoo! Suddenly I’m efficient. ;)

 

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