Ask YC: How do you avoid wasting too much time online?

Re:Ask YC: How do you avoid wasting too much time online? by warwick on Sunday May 11, 2008 @09:34PM (#187181)

Any site I find myself spending too much time on gets blocked in my hosts file. I still have them available on my iPod Touch. When it's time to work I put the Touch across the room.

Since the temptation to read news usually only lasts a second or two, this keeps me on task.

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Re:Ask YC: How do you avoid wasting too much time online? by klahnako on Monday May 12, 2008 @06:41AM (#187455)

I do the same. I have a script that will update my hosts file at the start and end of each day. All my bookmarked sites are blocked during the work day.

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Re:Ask YC: How do you avoid wasting too much time online? by bluelu on Monday May 12, 2008 @08:07AM (#187495)

This reminds me of me playing games. When I was playing a game too much, I deleted it right away with all the save games so the hussle of reinstalling was too big and I lost interest.

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