Ask any blogger and they'll tell you they probably set out to write some more content for their blog but usually end up checking Facebook for 20 minutes instead. That's 20 minutes you could of spent working on your blog. As I write this I am only allowed to be on Facebook for 10 minutes today, thanks to a wonderful little extension called StayFocusd by Warren Benedetto.
Whatever your vice is you can essentially ween yourself off of it. Are my Farmville plants wilting? Ah -- I guess it will have to wait. Back to the post!
This extension has many other applications, imagine having this as a college student? Or maybe you work from home? At any rate it will do exactly as the extension claims.
The Pros
- A legitimate way to put a curb on your unproductive browsing.
- Set the time your comfortable with limiting yourself with.
- Turn it on or off on certain days and certain hours.
- Block and allow multiple sites at once.
The Cons
- You will be forced to stay on task in the comfort of your own home!
- If you have too many blocked sites you can't see them all.
- Easy to disable and uninstall.
Example: How to Disable and Enable Chrome Extensions
The Recap
You can't hire an axe wielding minotaur to sit over your shoulder and make you write your research paper but this is pretty close. If you need to get things done this is one device that can seriously aid you and perhaps make you laugh along the way.Install it and get to work! Now if I can only find a way to turn my TV off.
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1 comments:
I wish it had options to customise block times according to site and/or day. Nevertheless, this is a very formidable app; When I capitulated and disabled it to send an important fb message I felt waves of guilt, and didn't linger on the site at all....forget minotaur, this here is your mother-in-law!
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