One could say the same about everything that will divide your attention from the task at hand - for me this is my RSS Aggregator (with HN, among a few others) a

One could say the same about everything that will divide your attention from the task at hand - for me this is my RSS Aggregator (with HN, among a few others) and IRC. Solution? Close every program that isn't needed for what you currently do and only open it up when you're done or having a break... This needs some serious willpower though once you return from the break and in general..