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Just a quick hack. I added timer-applet in ubuntu. I work on 30 mins intervals and then rest 5 mins. It is pretty handy.
#!/bin/sh
[ $UID -eq 0 ] || { echo "You're not root, asshole."; exit 1; }
[ -f "/etc/hosts.$1" ] || { echo "/etc/hosts.$1 doesn't exist, asshole."; exit 1; }
cat /etc/hosts.{$1,tail} > /etc/hosts
sudo ~/bin/stopfuckingoff play $ sudo /etc/inid.d/procrastination-ctl start
OK.
$ sudo /etc/inid.d/procrastination-ctl stop
You need to wait 59 minutes before you can stop.
I took a really simple approach: removing HN, Facebook, Clicky, and Google Reader from my bookmarks bar. Having to type them in manually instead of compulsively clicking is enough to limit me to an hour or two of dicking around per day.
Nowhere near as broad-ranging, but I'll make the note for HN users not aware of it - if HN is your sole (main?) distraction, you can use the noprocrast feature on your user page. Change to Yes, add a max time you allow yourself to visit HN and then the min time you want to be forced to be away. As I say, nowhere near as broadly applicable or useful as the OP, but worth noting especially if (like me) HN is your distra…
While it is not a huge problem, and there is lot of value I extract from this site, culling seems like a good idea. A daily quota would help me avoid the high hitters and still keep myself "well read".
I took a really simple approach: removing HN, Facebook, Clicky, and Google Reader from my bookmarks bar. Having to type them in manually instead of compulsively clicking is enough to limit me to an hour or two of dicking around per day.
I took a really simple approach: removing HN, Facebook, Clicky, and Google Reader from my bookmarks bar. Having to type them in manually instead of compulsively clicking is enough to limit me to an hour or two of dicking around per day.
I don't even use bookmarks because it would take longer to click a bookmark than typing "n" for HN (or "r" for reddit or "f" for facebook) and letting Chrome auto-complete and pressing enter, so this wouldn't help me that much.
I just subconsciously don't trust one-letter autocomplete I guess.