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Long-haul research: keep docs, papers and wikis open for a week

Docs, papers and wiki pages get a week before Bin; everything else, 3 hours.

The steps: Unused for 3 hours → docs, papers and wikis wait until unused for 7 days, the rest go now → Move to Bin → In Bin for 5 days → Close.

The Long-haul research workflow in WithFew's editor: Unused for 3 hours → docs, papers and wikis wait until unused for 7 days, the rest go now → Move to Bin → In Bin for 5 days → Close.
The Long-haul research workflow in Few's editor.

Who it's for

  • Students and researchers.
  • Developers who keep documentation open.

What happens

  1. Pages on Wikipedia, arXiv, Google Scholar, MDN, Stack Overflow, Read the Docs, GitHub and Notion wait until unused for 7 days.
  2. Everything else moves into Bin after 3 hours unused.
  3. After 5 days in Bin, tabs close, with Undo.

Always

  • The tab you are on is never moved or closed.
  • Pinned tabs and sites you protect are never touched.
  • Tabs in groups you made yourself and tabs playing sound stay where they are.

Good to know

  • Add the sites you read to the list in the editor.

How to use it

  1. Download Long-haul research: a small workflow file.
  2. Open Few's editor (click Few in Chrome's toolbar, then Rules), choose Import and pick the file.
  3. Save. The steps replace your current workflow; your protected sites and grouping stay as they are. Every step can be changed afterwards.