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Prepare a hosts file as 127.0.0.1 news.ycombinator.com 127.0.0.1 reddit.com 127.0.0.1 twitter.com etc A shell script to rename the regul

by ww520 14y ago

Prepare a hosts file as 127.0.0.1 news.ycombinator.com 127.0.0.1 reddit.com 127.0.0.1 twitter.com etc A shell script to rename the regular hosts file and this one at will. Add it in cron if you want it scheduled.

idontlikebacon 14y ago
I wrote a little shell script that makes it easy to manage host files for this very purpose. You can check it out here: https://github.com/theabraham/wrk https://github.com/theabraham/wrk
daenz 14y ago
Focus.py does something similar, but on a non-fixed schedule https://github.com/amoffat/focus https://github.com/amoffat/focus
henryboston 14y ago
I did this for a while but I just ended up editing my hosts file every time I wanted to stop working. Maybe I just need to practice more self discipline.
- wpietri 14y ago
  A workable substitute for self-discipline is to make it hard enough to do the bad thing that either your laziness or your better nature wins out. E.g., I don't keep cookies in the house. Instead, I go to the store if I want some. It's pretty rare that I'll overcome my laziness enough to head out for them. And then on the way I often come to my senses. In this case, I might make it harder to edit the hosts file. E.g., a daemon that puts the block back automatically unless I solve 25 captchas. I also really like LeechBlock's option to insert a 30-second pause before viewing banned websites. Since it cancels the countdown if the window loses focus, I have to just sit and wait for half a minute. 90% of the time I'll say, "But I don't even want to look at Facebook now," close the window, and get back to what I want to be doing.
  - henryboston 14y ago
    Do they have LeechBlock for chrome?
- steveplace 14y ago
  I have taken it to an extreme and got a dd-wrt router that easily blocks websites through both time of day and mac address. My wife is the one that knows the password.
- ww520 14y ago
  I found that often it's just muscle memory for going to a particular time sink site, like when the project is being rebuilt for that 10 seconds, I would check out HN but got sucked in for much longer. The hosts file blocking just breaks that habit and forces me to focus back on the project.

by ww520 14y ago

idontlikebacon 14y ago

I wrote a little shell script that makes it easy to manage host files for this very purpose. You can check it out here: https://github.com/theabraham/wrk https://github.com/theabraham/wrk

daenz 14y ago

Focus.py does something similar, but on a non-fixed schedule https://github.com/amoffat/focus https://github.com/amoffat/focus

henryboston 14y ago

I did this for a while but I just ended up editing my hosts file every time I wanted to stop working. Maybe I just need to practice more self discipline.

wpietri 14y ago
A workable substitute for self-discipline is to make it hard enough to do the bad thing that either your laziness or your better nature wins out. E.g., I don't keep cookies in the house. Instead, I go to the store if I want some. It's pretty rare that I'll overcome my laziness enough to head out for them. And then on the way I often come to my senses. In this case, I might make it harder to edit the hosts file. E.g., a daemon that puts the block back automatically unless I solve 25 captchas. I also really like LeechBlock's option to insert a 30-second pause before viewing banned websites. Since it cancels the countdown if the window loses focus, I have to just sit and wait for half a minute. 90% of the time I'll say, "But I don't even want to look at Facebook now," close the window, and get back to what I want to be doing.
- henryboston 14y ago
  Do they have LeechBlock for chrome?
steveplace 14y ago
I have taken it to an extreme and got a dd-wrt router that easily blocks websites through both time of day and mac address. My wife is the one that knows the password.
ww520 14y ago
I found that often it's just muscle memory for going to a particular time sink site, like when the project is being rebuilt for that 10 seconds, I would check out HN but got sucked in for much longer. The hosts file blocking just breaks that habit and forces me to focus back on the project.