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It's a combination of things... I'm a software developer, so I'll often end up with 20+ tabs open while resolving a problem.
My tab hoarding has only gotten this bad because search engines are terrible now and the amount of AI garbage to sort through makes finding anything useful a pain in the ass the first time; let alone trying to find it a second time.
I have the same workflow. Usually, I never have more than maybe three tabs open, but when I'm debugging something.... oh god. Easily 15 or 20.
I also bookmark extensively, and actually have my address bar set up to only give me suggestions from my bookmarks. Additionally, I use a tiling window manager, which makes managing windows and tabs very easy. I really don't have a use for tab groups, but, who knows, maybe I'll learn to use them someday.
This is what people don't seem to realize they can do... You can literally create a bookmarks folder that you never look at again, only search through using your address bar.
You can use a tab stash extension to turn all of your open tabs into bookmarks if you want to preserve what you had open that session. Then you can search through those bookmarks in your address bar.
Oh sweet Satan, yes. I wish somebody could explain to me why browser history is so awful.
I can't stay productive with 20 tabs or applications open. I waste time searching. I feel drained if I'm working on a tough job and need something that is hidden. Maybe it's on another desktop. Maybe it's open in another instance. Maybe it's not even open. Not for me.
I feel you, and agree with most of it.... buuutttt I think it's even more frustrating to know you had a good reference that was closed and then spent a stupid amount of time to find again.
Everyone has their own workflow, whatever works.
You need Tab Stash in your life.
Maybe a better solution is to stop using Google...?
I have, mostly. The search engine wasn't the point; they're all pretty terrible these days with the absurd AI spam everywhere.