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How can I stay focus and stay off of non productive websites like social networking, blogs, etc?

I've tried software, but its been so buggy that its no use using it. The software disabled me from sites like facebook, smashingmagazine, lifehacker, and twitter at hours at a time and then open back up for an hour.

Right now, I'm trying an app called Cooktimer, which is set for a 30 minute countdown to do work...and then 2 minutes after that of browsing.

My last choice was either militant force (having someone yell at me for getting off task until I'm almost forced to being fired or losing money)...

I'm trying therapy, which my therapist says i may have a big addiction to the internet, and tech toys, which keeps me unfocused on stuff i need to do...and may need some help on that...

Does anyone have ways of not randomly going to facebook when you have work to be done....

Thanks

Update:

I forgot to say...I'm a webdesigner...so most of my work is on the computer/internet anyway...which makes it harder...

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Yes, I don't go on unless my work is done. If I do go on before my work is done, I set a time limit. The punishment for me is that the work must get done and people just keep adding more things to do at unpredictable times, which forces me to get things done. Now this is my last post until I finish my work. So long!

  • 7 years ago
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