I thought upgrading to an ultrawide monitor would give me all the screen space I needed but it turns out I was wrong.

Back when I was still using a standard 16:9 monitor, I used to dream about what it would be like to have a massive display with enough room for two full-size, side-by-side apps or windows. As it turns out though, having what amounts to three screens is definitely better than two, at least for my workflow.

At first, I was easily able to get by with just my ultrawide display as I could write on one side and research what I was writing about on the other. Just when I thought I had it all figured out, I was met with a massive wrench in my workflow: having to use a workplace chat app to keep up with the goings-on of my team here at Tom’s Guide.

While I stuck with my ultrawide

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