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Maybe you don't suffer from this, but these suggestions don't work. Why? There is a sharp divide between "interacting with the internet" and "not." There is no
by iandanforth 8y ago
Maybe you don't suffer from this, but these suggestions don't work.
Why? There is a sharp divide between "interacting with the internet" and "not." There is no one site (or set of sites) to block that can help. If I visit SO I now am one step away from an effectively infinite number of interesting things.
The key behavioral difference is removing the need to interact with the general net.
Burnout and tiredness are also not root causes in this situation they are a symptom of repeated failure to accomplish a goal. Pomodoro doesn't help much there.
- qnsi 8y agoThey dont work for you, but they work for others. For me blocking few sites and sertting pomodoro is enough. I am not lured by stackoverflow questions on the right that much and can switch context easily between code and SO
- swfisher 8y agoGreat point on the site blocker and infinite possibilities for distraction. Removing the whole environment of the Internet takes away all the cues for distraction. Burnout and tiredness are definitely factors that keep people in a cycle of distraction because our brain is ready to be distracted in those states. If unproductive work leads to excessive work, this is a vicious cycle with tiredness as both cause and effect. You can’t regulate your attention optimally unless you are well rested. I would say the “root cause” in this situation is the need for sustained attention on the intended task and the lack of a system to achieve it. The strategies I’ve listed are well known ways to achieve this. The author found a different way and was pleased with the results.