Your browser is a mess and it’s not your fault
Last year my browser was a mess: I had over a hundred tabs open across multiple windows, juggling between trips I was planning, products I was researching, papers I was writing, and articles I wanted to someday, eventually, read. If that sounds familiar, you’re not alone: we and other researchers have found that between 50–60% of people find tab overload a problem. My tab troubles were not due to lack of trying — I had spent years trying out every tab management, note-taking, to-do, and productivity tool I could get my hands on, and while several worked for a while (kudos to tabs outliner which — while not the prettiest — lasted the longest) they would all eventually get cluttered and disorganized and I’d declare tab bankruptcy and move on to the next.
One year later, I was down to two tabs open and, more importantly, actually felt in control of the constant stream of projects and opportunities that live in my browser every day. How did we get here? This is a brief story of the science and design behind Skeema, a new way to interact with your browser aimed at decluttering your browser and your mind.
