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Combined with screen-recording utility TimeSnapper, these two programs form a powerful duo of productivity-enhancing tools for changing long-time habits and getting work done faster and with less stress.Įditor’s Note : The Download button takes you to the vendor’s site, where you can download the latest version of the software.

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You can also donate $5 to developer and self-described “student in need” Felix Belzile to get a more powerful version that can block executables, such as games, and supports a time frame of up to 30 days (compared to 7 days for the free version). The free version of Cold Turkey offers plenty of features, and is easy to use. Since Google Reader is a gateway to endless procrastination (at least for me), my solution was to block Google altogether and use alternative search engine DuckDuckGo instead. For example, there is no way to block just /reader (Google Reader) while leaving accessible. Once the blocking period elapses, ColdTurkey reminds you that you’re now free to browse anywhere.Īnother technical limitation is that Cold Turkey does not let you block site paths. When you try to access a blocked website, the browser simply fails to find it-just as if you were offline.

I once locked myself out of Gmail so I could focus on writing, but I finished sooner than I thought and was then unable to submit my work until the lock expired. Simply put, there is no way to abort blocking once you’re midway through, so you need to carefully consider the websites you block and the time frame. All you need to do is switch to another browser, or start a private browsing session, and you’re free to procrastinate again. This is what open-source utility Cold Turkey Free Edition offers, at no cost and with no ads.įree browser add-ons such as WasteNoTime for Chrome and LeechBlock for Firefox offer easy ways to block distracting websites, but they are also easy to disable. One interesting solution is censoring your own Internet usage, blocking out distracting websites while still being able to use the Web for work. The trouble is that pulling the plug is often not an option: Many of us need the Internet for work. Then again, the same could be said about random YouTube videos, aimless Wikipedia crawling, and the numerous other forms of online procrastination keeping us away from doing boring (or scary), yet essential, work. Once the block is started, you wont be able to stop it until your timer is finished. Step 3: Profit - and enjoy your surroundings on planet Earth. ColdTurkey’s simple interface lets you pick from a list of sites to block, or add your own custom sites.Ĭats would be far more remorseful if they only knew how many hours of productivity are lost on funny cat pictures across the world every day. Step 1: Start the app and set the amount of time you want to block yourself (1 min - 1 hour) Step 2: Tap 'Go Cold Turkey' to start the device-wide block.