Ask HN: How do you stay focused while programming/working? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: How do you stay focused while programming/working?

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Post by yash1th » Wed, Dec 13, 2017, 5:47 PM UTC

chatmasta wrote: post #45

SelfControl.app is still my favorite Mac app ever. Add a list of sites to block, set a timer, go. I have a huge blacklist. I enable a 24 hour every night. This way I don’t even have a chance to start procrastinating the next morning. The crazy thing is how many times you’ll try to go to one of your addicting sites even though it’s blocked. SelfControl acts as a great circuit breaker in this case, and can also show ho…

Could you share your blacklist? I've a very minimal one

Re: Ask HN: How do you stay focused while programming/working?

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Post by chatmasta » Wed, Dec 13, 2017, 7:47 PM UTC

yash1th wrote: post #51

chatmasta wrote: post #45

SelfControl.app is still my favorite Mac app ever. Add a list of sites to block, set a timer, go. I have a huge blacklist. I enable a 24 hour every night. This way I don’t even have a chance to start procrastinating the next morning. The crazy thing is how many times you’ll try to go to one of your addicting sites even though it’s blocked. SelfControl acts as a great circuit breaker in this case, and can also show ho…

Could you share your blacklist? I've a very minimal one

It’s pretty personal by its nature. Basically every site I enjoy. Social networks, blogs, news aggregators, etc. One exception is that YouTube is allowed, since I never procrastinate by watching YouTube videos (thankfully it seems I’ve been spared from that particular vice).

Re: Ask HN: How do you stay focused while programming/working?

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Post by GFischer » Wed, Dec 13, 2017, 8:07 PM UTC

linkedlist007 wrote: post #47

Take on a more challenging project with deadlines, hopefully with a project manager that calls you at odd hours asking for updates. Your desire for twitter and hn will vaporize :)

I wish that's all it took, but there are some severe procrastinators for which that's not enough.

For others, yes, some people you have to remind to eat :)

Re: Ask HN: How do you stay focused while programming/working?

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Post by matew » Fri, Dec 22, 2017, 7:16 AM UTC

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