Comments on: How to Quit Mindlessly Surfing the Internet and Actually Get Stuff Done http://www.artofmanliness.com/2011/10/17/how-to-quit-mindlessly-surfing-the-internet-and-actually-get-stuff-done/ Men's Interests and Lifestyle Sat, 25 May 2013 04:14:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Journey http://www.artofmanliness.com/2011/10/17/how-to-quit-mindlessly-surfing-the-internet-and-actually-get-stuff-done/comment-page-2/#comment-381478 Journey Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:46:13 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=20501#comment-381478 Good article.

]]> By: Veganbeast http://www.artofmanliness.com/2011/10/17/how-to-quit-mindlessly-surfing-the-internet-and-actually-get-stuff-done/comment-page-2/#comment-332585 Veganbeast Fri, 22 Feb 2013 20:42:45 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=20501#comment-332585 Time Tracker & StayFocusd are enough for me!

]]> By: Roshan http://www.artofmanliness.com/2011/10/17/how-to-quit-mindlessly-surfing-the-internet-and-actually-get-stuff-done/comment-page-2/#comment-330987 Roshan Sat, 16 Feb 2013 23:24:35 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=20501#comment-330987 Thanks. This is great. Am about to share on Leech #1, name starts with “f”. Just for your information, Rescuetime is a paid service but does offer the basic tracking system for free.

]]> By: Novalis http://www.artofmanliness.com/2011/10/17/how-to-quit-mindlessly-surfing-the-internet-and-actually-get-stuff-done/comment-page-2/#comment-329679 Novalis Thu, 14 Feb 2013 03:42:00 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=20501#comment-329679 Great. Now I have to block this site.

]]> By: Momo http://www.artofmanliness.com/2011/10/17/how-to-quit-mindlessly-surfing-the-internet-and-actually-get-stuff-done/comment-page-2/#comment-322509 Momo Wed, 30 Jan 2013 21:13:25 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=20501#comment-322509 Just set up StayFocusd. Thanks for the tip and wish me luck!

]]> By: Vickerson http://www.artofmanliness.com/2011/10/17/how-to-quit-mindlessly-surfing-the-internet-and-actually-get-stuff-done/comment-page-2/#comment-322167 Vickerson Wed, 30 Jan 2013 03:44:50 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=20501#comment-322167 A combination of mind the time and leechblock is working great.

Set up leechblock to go into effect during worktime.

Use the mind the time summary to see which sites are wasting your time.

Incorporate into your leechblock.

I like to set leechblock so that I can’t access the options page when the blocking time is incorporated.

Its really good at killing the internet dopamine addiction.

]]> By: Matt http://www.artofmanliness.com/2011/10/17/how-to-quit-mindlessly-surfing-the-internet-and-actually-get-stuff-done/comment-page-2/#comment-304204 Matt Fri, 21 Dec 2012 02:01:40 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=20501#comment-304204 Another method is to have a user account on your computer that is restricted to work programs (turn off multiple users first!)

]]> By: Paul The Man http://www.artofmanliness.com/2011/10/17/how-to-quit-mindlessly-surfing-the-internet-and-actually-get-stuff-done/comment-page-2/#comment-294696 Paul The Man Wed, 12 Dec 2012 18:54:28 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=20501#comment-294696 I use Freedom (for Mac), which lets you set how long you want to be internet-free. It’s stunning how conditioned my mind is to randomly surf in the middle of work.

Right now I’m experimenting with using a desktop computer (a Mac Pro) which does not have a wireless card. So I just don’t plug an ethernet cable into it. I’m thinking of designating it as my “work only” machine and reserving the laptops for net surfing.

]]> By: Chris Hughes http://www.artofmanliness.com/2011/10/17/how-to-quit-mindlessly-surfing-the-internet-and-actually-get-stuff-done/comment-page-2/#comment-278107 Chris Hughes Wed, 24 Oct 2012 14:16:02 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=20501#comment-278107 I’ve found RescueTime to be pure gold for me. It showed me EXACTLY where I was spending time. I then started using StayFocused. You can also use the Pomodoro technique to set different “work times” and “break times” so I could work at my optimal levels.

]]> By: Sam http://www.artofmanliness.com/2011/10/17/how-to-quit-mindlessly-surfing-the-internet-and-actually-get-stuff-done/comment-page-2/#comment-278102 Sam Wed, 24 Oct 2012 13:54:01 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=20501#comment-278102 Great article!
If you don’t want to block sites but have an essay or something like that due soon, I’d recommend using Write or Die to get good chunks of text done at once. You choose how many words you have to write and how long you want to write for, start typing in their text box, and if you stop for too long it makes horrible noises until you start again. Maybe not great for essays that need lots of references but brilliant for getting a good first draft out. http://writeordie.com/#Web+App

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