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Re: Focus.py

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Post by beilabs » Tue, May 15, 2012, 6:48 AM UTC

pacomerh wrote: post #2

It's funny how a distracting website recommends you tools to avoid being distracted. Suppose I'm using this tool to block HN, now I feel like I'm missing out on a new tool! Geez.

I don't find HN distracting in the least, if anything the content here compared to sites like reddit is much more focused and often applicable for my startup.

emacs /etc/hosts 127.0.0.1 reddit.com facebook.com

That has been in my host file for some time now on my work machine.

Re: Focus.py

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Post by Bjoern » Tue, May 15, 2012, 6:49 AM UTC

I wrote myself a similar thing a couple of years ago but just leveraging the /etc/hosts file with some scripting.

https://github.com/rennhak/ProcrastinatorsHelp

But believe me, if you want to doodle there is nothing going to stop you.

Re: Focus.py

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Post by vshade » Tue, May 15, 2012, 6:51 AM UTC

Arelius wrote: post #6

ideamonk wrote: post #4

Nice effort. Having tried RescueTime and more crazy tools last year, I realized it's in the doing. If you enjoy it nothing can distract you. If you really don't enjoy it from inside (i.e. if your ends are not aligned with the going), nothing can help you. It's better to alter your mindset about your work. Spending 3 days on that = lesser distractions for long time.

Your statement is a bit unclear, in particular, this part "I realized it's in the doing." What's in the doing? > It's better to alter your mindset about your work. Elaboration on this would be interesting.

When I'm really enjoying what I'm doing, I can go for hours wihtout getting distracted by the internet. If what you are doing is more interesting than browsing the web, you will not interrupt it, how many times when you are reading, playing, or just talking you get distracted by the internet?

Re: Focus.py

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Post by jfoucher » Tue, May 15, 2012, 6:53 AM UTC

evmar wrote: post #7

This, like other github themes, has bad CSS that makes the monospaced text come out as serif on Linux. I know the github crew uses Macs but it makes me a little sad to see they don't test on the system that spawned their namesake. :(

Looks ok on Ubuntu: http://cl.ly/Ge6g

Re: Focus.py

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Post by pbiggar » Tue, May 15, 2012, 6:54 AM UTC

It's amazing that we, who like to think of ourselves as do-ers, need tricks to keep us focused on the goal. Not that I'm criticizing: I use no less than 3 similar tools at the same time, and I still have trouble. What is wrong with us!

Re: Focus.py

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Post by kmfrk » Tue, May 15, 2012, 6:57 AM UTC

I use Freedom. (Costs money.)

Works really well: http://macfreedom.com/purchase.

Re: Focus.py

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Post by khakimov » Tue, May 15, 2012, 6:58 AM UTC

for fun I did this https://github.com/khakimov/freodom (yea, simple 127.0.0.1 in /etc/hosts), you can add this feature in your project:

- Automatically changes status to DND (skype/adium)

Re: Focus.py

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Post by taitems » Tue, May 15, 2012, 7:00 AM UTC

evmar wrote: post #7

This, like other github themes, has bad CSS that makes the monospaced text come out as serif on Linux. I know the github crew uses Macs but it makes me a little sad to see they don't test on the system that spawned their namesake. :(

The hash links for headings aren't working either. The page doesn't budge.

Re: Focus.py

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Post by spullara » Tue, May 15, 2012, 7:05 AM UTC

How is this at the top of HN? Apparently people that need this stuff sit on HN and vote it up. If you don't want to go to these sites I have some advice: Don't go to them.

Re: Focus.py

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Post by zorbo » Tue, May 15, 2012, 7:11 AM UTC

spullara wrote: post #19

How is this at the top of HN? Apparently people that need this stuff sit on HN and vote it up. If you don't want to go to these sites I have some advice: Don't go to them.

Some of us need a helping hand to keep our discipline.