More helps productivity, but till a certain point

I’m at least a geek when it comes to computers, I’ve said that and my friends said that too. I’ve always loved to use a dual monitor computer setup. I’ve been doing that at work and at home for the past months. Initially there’s the sensation of space: you have more room (pixels in this case), you don’t need to use ALT + TAB so often to switch applications and so on. You can really feel your productivity going up.

Then, with time you start feeling the negative side and start wondering: if I had three monitors will I work more, and how more, or what to do to keep focus and not be overloaded by the information displayed simultaneous to me. Then you find yourself watching a movie and reading the news at the same time (yes, it happened to me a few times) si you ask yourself if that is normal.

Well, I don’t really think so. If initially it seems more space, more freedom, you see more distractions, more stimuli which overload your senses. My conclusion is that more visual space is better for productivity, but that’s true till a certain point, a point that depends on people’s way of doing things. I encourage you to try and find your point, not run from it. You may discover that you need a bigger screen of that two monitors are too much. So, what’s your take on this?