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Comment author: kurokikaze 30 June 2011 10:59:32AM *  1 point [-]

I want to lower my "off-topic" Internet usage when I'm on work.

What do I have now:

  1. No penalties for surfing Reddit if the work is done on time
  2. RescueTime for counting hours I spend on work and hours I spend on various lolcats (right now my efficiency is 0.5, which mean ~ 1 hour of reddit per 1.6 hours of work)

Why I want to do that? To have more time for my own projects and work.

What's keeping me from doing that:

  1. I'm afraid to burn out doing only the programming-related stuff.
  2. Some sites are just addictive (yes, Reddit, I'm looking at you).
  3. I'm slightly tired from two years long project (I'm going to vacation in less than 1 month).
Comment author: Armok_GoB 30 June 2011 12:37:23PM 2 points [-]

Ask someone to look over your shoulder at random times but maybe once per 10min on average.

Comment author: kurokikaze 30 June 2011 02:26:45PM 1 point [-]

Hm, I don't want to distract even more people from their duties, but this may work. I'll see what I can do.

Still, more ideas are welcome.

Comment author: Armok_GoB 30 June 2011 06:11:07PM 2 points [-]

You could set a timer/scrip to remind you to look over your own shoulder.

Comment author: handoflixue 30 June 2011 06:50:43PM 1 point [-]

It's entirely possible you have at least one co-worker with the same issue, who is also interested in fixing it. You could thus offer a mutual benefit :)

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