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Speaking of environment.. in this case, computing environment should be considered as well. If you're mindlessly switching to websites to browse them, it could
by rando444 8y ago
Speaking of environment.. in this case, computing environment should be considered as well.
If you're mindlessly switching to websites to browse them, it could be best to just block them on your work computer. If you really want to catch up with the news, use your phone or a different computer.
Separating the environments will help you keep your focus where you want it to be.
- jolmg 8y agoIt might be worth mentioning that unblocking the sites should be setup to be difficult or bothersome. It probably wont help much if you just need to hit a shortcut key to unblock them or even just a command you can pull from history. An idea to make it more difficult might be to setup a firewall on a separate device (that's linking your computer and your uplink) and maybe setup authentication to that device to require a yubikey or even just a flash drive with an key inside. That way you must do the physical act of pulling out that key if you want to unblock those sites. Wherever you put that key, try to forbid yourself from reaching for it.
- afarrell 8y agoSome tools for doing this which you can install are SelfControl.app, Freedom.app, Forest, and ColdTurkey. I use SelfControl and it is life-changing.