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Re:Habits of Highly Focused People by chrisco255 on Monday July 27, 2020 @02:10PM (#23967769)
One of the best tools to eliminate distractions that I've found is the Forest app: https://www.forestapp.cc/ . Simple concept, install both the phone app and browser extension, set a timer for 25 minutes to 2 hours and click start. It will block any websites you have listed as distractions, and prevent you from compulsively checking social media on your phone. If you make it to the end of the timer, you get a tree in your weekly "forest". If you fail the timer, the tree dies. It's a really basic thing but it helps tremendously. Social media and media in general is an addictive substance that needs to be carefully managed.
Re:Habits of Highly Focused People by leokennis on Monday July 27, 2020 @02:59PM (#23968229)
Tried this app on my iPhone, but in the end, I don’t really care about a picture of a virtual forest having one more or less tree in it...
Re:Habits of Highly Focused People by jkira on Monday July 27, 2020 @06:24PM (#23970121)
There’s a similar app called Focus Timer that does this without the trees. It only counts the time spent if you keep the phone face down.
Re:Habits of Highly Focused People by 42droids on Monday July 27, 2020 @04:02PM (#23968829)
Blocking sites in the host file worked better for me. Haha. On the phone it’s trickier, uninstalling the apps can be the first step.
Re:Habits of Highly Focused People by chrisco255 on Monday July 27, 2020 @03:07PM (#23968307)
I don't either really, but the timer and the site / app blocker are effective at keeping me on task.