I've found that having a two computers, one for work and one for play, has helped immensely.
I like this idea. It's difficult to implement; I have enough computers, but my attempt at enforcing their roles hasn't worked so well.
I've had better success with weaker, outdated hardware: anything without wireless internet access, for starters. Unfortunately, the fact that it's weaker and outdated means it tends to break, and repairs become more difficult due to lack of official support. Then they sort of disappear whenever things get moved due to being least used, and I'm back to having to put willpower against the most modern bells and whistles in my ...
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