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Software to free yourself from Online Distractions - Freedom for productivity

11 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/software-to-free-yourself-from-online-distractions-freedom-for-productivity.182469/

srkmish
srkmish Original post #1
Mar 30, 2014 at 4:00 PM
Hi Friends,

I was going through James clear(one of the best personal development blogger) blog and found this really cool product called Freedom which lets you disable internet connection. You specify the time you want your internet disabled and it will get activated. If you need to access internet, you will have no option but to reboot(during the time period Freedom is active).

They have another product called Anti social which just blocks the Time wasting websites which you can specify such as Facebook,Twitter etc so that you can access the internet for productive work.

This idea seems too cool. Has anyone used these products?

Freedom - Internet Blocking Productivity Software
Faun
Faun #2
Mar 30, 2014 at 5:26 PM
Would pay $100 for this !

Wait...make it $1000.
Flash
Flash #3
Mar 30, 2014 at 5:48 PM
There's another great tool that i use.
It's called Self-control. (0$)
Vyom
Vyom #4
Mar 30, 2014 at 11:41 PM
^ Yup. There isn't greater tool to mankind then their "brains". Most of us even have them in the right amount. We just choose to let it escape out of control.
One day you decide you have enough of it, and just stop.
abhi_10_20
Mar 31, 2014 at 11:19 AM
Aha!! see why there's not a Linux version of that software? :)
Nanducob
Mar 31, 2014 at 5:46 PM
Just distroy ur conputer:)
flyingcow
Mar 31, 2014 at 6:13 PM
i dont get it, why cant you do it yourself instead of spending 10 $? just turn off your router and after your "productive work" is finished, turn it back on :)
but you gotta have some control over yourself...if not ,then no one can help you..
J
Apr 17, 2014 at 10:55 AM
Pay for this software naww.......i will use my self control.......and its better than this software....
Anorion
Anorion #9
Apr 17, 2014 at 11:57 AM
delete facebook. problem solved forever.

or else use robertrmorris.org/pavlovpoke
H
hsr #10
Apr 18, 2014 at 9:46 AM
Better alternative: waste time developing a FOSS alternative to the same.

yes, waste time
B
Benan #11
Jun 24, 2014 at 1:06 PM
There are many that gets developed.