nickk comments on Share Your Anti-Akrasia Tricks - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Alicorn 15 May 2009 09:00:01PM 1 point [-]

I'm posting this separately from my other trick because they aren't related. I recently found a Mac shareware app called Freedom which turns off the Internet. In an Internet-needing emergency, you can reboot, but otherwise, it's off until the time is up.

Comment author: nickk 15 April 2010 11:07:11PM *  0 points [-]

I've been using something called iFocus http://www.ifocusonwork.com/ You can use it to track how you spend your computer time, and set goals for how much you can use certain things (email, chat, games etc.). You can also make it force you to work on a specific application for a fixed period of time. Basically a tool for procrastinators or people who are mindful of how they spend their computer time.