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Just get the MBP and have the self control to not install video games.

Download something like focus if you find yourself unable to keep your mind on work.

That sure beats the alternative.

Pour coupler avec Pomodoro et éviter de se distraire, j'utilise https://heyfocus.com/ sur macOS (des softs similaires existent sur d'autre OS). Ca bloque simplement la connexion (avec un timer) a une liste prédéfinie de sites et app.

I just did this last night/stayed up until 3am knowing I had to finish some work today. Thank god one my classes was cancelled because I would not have been able to get through the day. I didn't have to finish anything that night but I just wouldn't go to sleep. I set my internet to shut off at 11PM so hopefully it won't happen again.

To get things done I'm using this app that blocks websites/apps but turning it on is the hassle, even though its just one click and I can't turn it off after I do that I just tell myself 5 more minutes and then 5 hours will pass by.

Turns out that you can set it up to turn on by itself with Calendar events so I think I'll just pre-schedule time on my Calendar of when I know I should be working and it will turn on by itself.

https://heyfocus.com/scripting-focus-with-os-x-url-handlers/

Focus for your computer, Forest for your phone, and some moleskines to take notes while producing.

Try Focus. It has a hardcore mode which enforces the blocking for the duration you've set. You can either do Pomodoro, set custom times or set schedules. For me personally I've set it to 7am-5pm every day on hardcode mode.

My problem was that when I was working on my laptop I would often open a new tab and browse automatically to Reddit or any other time wasting site. With Focus this doesn't happen anymore and I get back to work much more easily.

i had this same problem - worked at home for four years, just got myself into an office last summer.

• get a separate computer for recreation. getting a laptop was THE biggest help in drawing a line between "now i'm working" and "now i'm not".
• set hours for yourself. i ended up keeping roughly my husband's schedule, which is 7a to 3p; mine was roughly 7:30 to 5. i made the mistake of being "always on" and it was quickly taken advantage of, so i quickly worked to address it. by all means, make an exception - but make sure that it's an exception, not the rule, and that they pay well for the privilege.
• i did eventually get a second phone line for personal use because i had a few clients who sincerely did not understand why i was not answering the phone at 8:00 pm on a friday; it was totally unreasonable that i feel guilty for that, but i did.
  

i hope this helps. i'm happy to answer any other questions you might have, because this particular struggle is so real.

eta: two tools i use on the regular - Look Up, which was actually by way of a fellow redditor and has been invaluable in forcing me out of my chair once in awhile, and Focus for when i really need to knuckle down on something. these are both mac only but i'm sure windows versions that function similarly exist.

Nice schedule you’ve outlined here! Meditation, waking up early and going to gym are all year’s resolutions?

>Making life at most enjoyable

Why stop there? :D

 

> Making it impossible to get porn at home.

The best way is to set up OpenDNS on your router. That will block most sites on your phone and PC. (My relapses that involved computer started with Google Images, Tumblr, PirateBay and DeviantArt…).

 

On top of that, there are utilities to temporarily block your Internet connection until the urge passes: Focus.app, SelfControl.app(http://selfcontrolapp.com/) and many more.

SelfControl.app is stupid simple and well executed, making it pretty much bulletproof even for power users and programmers. Restart won’t help, killing the process won’t help, modifying /etc/hosts won’t help… It’s literally impossible to deactivate SelfControl.app once it’s running without entering a password. (There may be one fatal flaw, but it’s most probably fixed by now).

K9 or CovenantEyes and others are garbage, trivial to deactivate.

It could also be automated to run at specified times or whatever. I’m planning to make a guide for setting up filters for all operating systems.

I use the awesome Focus app (heyfocus.com) and block my browsers altoghether during my work sessions. Productivity and browser doesn't really go together for me - browsers are just my go-to apps for procrastination.

I write down all the things I need a browser for and just do that afterwards.

Reclaim your productivity by blocking distracting sites and applications.

https://heyfocus.com/ --

Also keeps track of the hours you are working focused each day.

There are similar apps out there. Mark Manson lists a few others towards the end of his article here: markmanson.net/attention-diet but Focus is the one I personally love.

No prob. I am finding it super useful and def did some research first.

https://heyfocus.com/ is a great app too. I am using the previously mentioned strategies for the sites I want permanently blocked. And then using Focus to block other less intense sites (like reddit) for short term work sessions.

I would advise you to take a step back. Your son needs to develop his own self control muscles and not rely on you or any other outside agent. Perhaps look into something like Focus https://heyfocus.com/ so that he can place his own constraints on himself.

Workplaces are an entirely different environment and need to be handled separately from an education environment.

I've been doing this off and on as well! Also found a great app to help, if you're on Mac: https://heyfocus.com/. Unfortunately it costs $19 (also doesn't do long breaks, gotta do that manually for now) but there is a 7 day free trial, and the dev has been responsive in talking to him about an issue I'm experiencing. Highly recommend

I’m a very big fan of taking self control out of the equation. Get a friend or family to set up website and app restrictions on your phone so that you can’t go on Instagram or the internet in general bar Wikipedia.org and google.com. You have absolutely no need to be on anything else on your phone bar the phone, camera, banking, maps and messenger apps. Then go to https://heyfocus.com/ and just bite the bullet and pay for the software. I like to do the same on my laptop, block literally everything but google and Wikipedia and all apps. You can do this by making a whitelist instead of a blacklist. Schedule it so that you get 10 minutes unrestricted access to the internet every hour from 9am - 7pm and then shut the internet down entirely after 10pm. I then lock the preferences with a password set by a friend. The final step is to get up and get out to a library or coffee shop. There’s no distractions there. No bed, video games, books, tv etc. if you do all of the above and throw a healthy dose of coffee into the mix you’ll find yourself alone with no other option but to study.

okay, my ADD tricks. 1) this app, if you use a Mac. https://heyfocus.com. allows you to block out everything except for Word -- no internet, no browser, etc. 2) The Kitchen Safe Box: https://www.thekitchensafe.com. it's a safe for overeaters (I think that's what it's for) -- but I use it for my phone. so when I start writing, I put my phone and my PS4 controller and stuff in there -- and I set it for like 3 hours.

I highly recommend to install a program that really makes it impossible for you to go online on your laptop. I've been addicted for 13 years and if it's been going on that long, it is a sign that this is to be taken very, very seriously. Your whole future is at stake here. I know it sounds harsh and it was truly hard to admit that to myself, but it's simply the truth. I installed a program called HeyFocus.com and blocked my entire internet for 6 weeks - that was surprisingly enough time to change my behavior from wanting to be online 24/7 to simply not caring about the internet anymore because everything else I started doing turned out to be so much cooler, so much more fun than starring into a screen all day. But be careful, it is incredibly easy to slip back into addictive behavior even if you feel totally "cured" after a while - but you'll just always have to be a little careful with how you use the internet. I believe in you, you can totally turn your life around, I wish you the best of luck!!

I found that listening to the same 100 songs when I code helps me focus. You eventually have heard the songs often enough to tune it out. The music itself tunes out distractions.

After that it's just keeping off social media and browsing when you're coding. You can do that with software like https://heyfocus.com/ (I just googled that there are more options that just that one).

agreed. block yourself. this is an addiction. if you can't go cold turkey, try focus (it'll let you set certain times of day to block sites). I use it for lots of distracting websites and everytime I try to mindlessly visit them, it hits me with a motivational quote to change my habit.

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There's a mechanism to activate blocking apps like Focus (also for Mac) when you reach some threshold.

I wish it could be on Windows too but this kind of apps depends too strong on the system features to be easily portable. :\

Focus is the go-to app for Mac. It blocks apps and part of sites so I can read threads on Reddit (useful when searching Google for solutions) but stops me from browsing /r/all and subs.

I just got very similar apps to what you're describing last week! When I had windows i used ColdTurkey from getcoldturkey.com, and since I'm now on Mac I purchased Focus from https://heyfocus.com It blocks apps and websites you can input either manually or via a schedule you put in. There's a 14 day free trial and then it's $20 to buy (But $10 if you use the coupon "student")

If you have a mac, I bought an app called focus, which blocks a whole host of sites on a schedule and replaces them with a configurable random motivational quote. You can get around it easily enough, but when I hit facebook and get "What the fuck is wrong with you, get back to work dickhead", I tend to skip the facebook.