A general principle of using a computer efficiently is to limit your time switching away from the keyboard. Here are some tips to accomplish this as you try to manage the scores of tabs you might have.

1. Use ctrl+tab and ctrl+shift+tab to move right and left a single tab in a window. If you don’t know these, do yourself and help out the rest of the generation waiting for you to drag your pointer across the screen.
2. Use alt+tab to switch between Chrome windows. Same sentiment as the previous one.
3. For all our tab-pinners, I found a Chrome extension that creates a shortcut for this action. I’ve set mine to ctrl+shift+x, but you can customize the keybinding.
4. I have installed another extension, Toby, to help me manage different workspaces. (Shoutout Mr. Schmit for introducing this one to me.) Think of it as Chrome Groups plus Bookmarks on steroids. This app allows me to save a set of tabs to a “collection” that I can then open later, saving me computer resources. This has been a lifesaver when doing research for colleges.

Getting into the “flow” state is both a mental and physical thing. Creating systems that reduce friction allows us to find the rhythm sooner and keeps us in step for longer.