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Do you have a favorite app that cuts out distracting websites, helps you stay on task, helps you avoid lots of task switching, etc?
I use OSX, but really I'm curious what people find useful.
[0] https://taylor.town/nowify
[1] https://github.com/surprisetalk/nowify
It’s pretty janky, but it might give you some ideas :)
1. SelfControl - with complete block of all social media, news sites, etc. (took a while to compile a very long and thorough list, but now it's pretty solid)
2. News Feed Eradicator extension for Firefox - to prevent being distracted when I intentionally go on social media for specific info.
It requires focus to details to debug.
Focused on HN.
Of course that means I am not focused on one of the projects I am working on.
It doesn't mean I am not focused.
Recognizing the difference between being focused and working on a project is useful...or rather, I find recognizing the difference to be useful.
Distractions are relative. A hobby project is a distraction from paying work. Email is a distraction from hanging out on HN. Updating Firefox is a distraction from Gmail. Gmail is a distraction from a hobby project...
Interruptions are what break my flow states. Flow is about rhythm. For me, flow might be: focus a bit on the project, a bit on HN, a bit on the project, and so on.
Anyway, the way I get more time focused is by working more hours. Thinking about efficiency is a distraction. Good luck.
- uBlock Origin rules to block feeds and other distractions.
- Some redirect extension that takes me to the notifications page, skipping the feed
- Unhook to hide anything I don't want on YouTube: sidebar, comments, recommendations in search etc. Now I just have the videos from channels I'm subscribed to.
I list a few more things I've done to reduce distractions and make technology calmer: https://nicolasbouliane.com/blog/silence