How Multi Screens can increase productivity?

We love multi-tasking and working smart. Doing things faster, better is an amazing thing. And so is devising efficient ways to do work. Using keyboard shortcuts, putting up sticky notes, doing flowcharts on a whiteboard or simple scribbling on a piece of paper – each one of us has some approach towards being more efficient.

I have been using multi-screens since over a year now. And going back to a single screen feels ancient. Multiple surveys have proved that adding an extra monitor, your output will go up by 20 – 30 percent.

Why? Three reasons for you, Dear!

MORE SPACE, MORE ROOM!

Imagine a study table that can accommodate a single book. Now, you have bigger table, where you can place two or even three books simultaneously. Why do you think reading newspapers is faster than reading a book? Because the newspaper is bigger and is spread out. The same logic works here - the bigger your table, more things you can place & work with.

Multi screens increase your screen space about 200-300%. Whoa!

MAXIMISE MINIMISE MAXIMISE MINIMISE

The problem with a single screen is that, you need to maximise & minimise repeatedly to walk around all the programs you are using. Multi screens will drastically cut down on this.

You can have your email on one screen; work on a document on the other or simple stare at twitter updates. All this without jumping screens.

READABILITY

Reading becomes quite comfortable here. You can stay focussed on your ebook or any article without interruptions. Look up supporting documents or compare, everything on different screens.

Read what Bill Gates has to say about multi screens.

On my desk I have three screens, synchronized to form a single desktop. I can drag items from one screen to the next. Once you have that large display area, you’ll never go back, because it has a direct impact on productivity:

1.       The screen on the left has my list of e-mails.

2.       On the center screen is usually the specific e-mail I’m reading and responding to.

3.       And my browser is on the right-hand screen.

This setup gives me the ability to glance and see what new has come in while I’m working on something, and to bring up a link that’s related to an e-mail and look at it while the e-mail is still in front of me.

And here is what my dual screen set up looks like. And yes, my productivity has gone up. I can have an early lunch now.