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The installer may request administrative privileges and then guide you through the rest of the installation.

Please follow the instructions to install the browser extensions.

You can edit the default distractions list by clicking the list name.

The trick is that during the timer, you do not have the option to unblock websites, while after the timer, you have that option.

In fact, five out of the top ten workplace distractions ranked in this study involve the internet or phone apps.

As you can see from the screenshot below, Serene also gently reminds you of what you should be working on instead.

Cold Turkey For Chrome Free To Join

If youre interested in trying it out feel free to join the beta here and Ill send you a link to try it out shortly.

That means just five emails throughout the day could end up costing you almost two hours of productivity and a 2007 study from Microsoft backs this theory up.

You can also create recurring blocks to help make productivity a habit.

The Freedom app disciplines me when I dont have the human strength to do so, allowing me the freedom to focus on what really matters when my work is done.

Maura Chanz; Actress, Artist, Entrepreneur and Founder of Tribe.

I use it to block myself off distracting sites like Facebook and Twitter in the morning to help me get my most important work done early in the day and to cut myself off in the evening so I have time to shut down and unwind.

Y-Productive promises to help you become more productive within a few days by pinpointing your distractions and removing them from the working day.

Some users mention usability concerns but there are just as many (or more) who say the learning curve is easy or non-existent.

Y-Productive is also good for spotting areas where efficiencies can be (or should be) introduced and to ensure that sufficient time is spent on important tasks that may not be urgent.

However, maybe Im used to Timing, or indeed Y-Productive lacks some of the functionality I use every day, I felt its not ready for me yet.

Youll also be greeted by inspirational quotes if you stray onto one of your blacklisted pages, which should give you the motivation you need to get back on track.

In terms of features, Focus has got a lot going for it but Ive heard some complaints about bugs and functionality.

Choose from Focus extensive catalogue of motivational quotes, or set it to feature one of your own.

Can block websites and applications optional hardcore mode prevents re-access.

Trial version available, developer is responsive and app is under active development.

When Id try to visit a black-listed site, Id get literally dozens of Focus tabs with the little quotes on them, instead of just turning the ONE tab Id tried to use for Reddit into a Focus message.

Youre limited to Safari browser on iOS and you cant block apps but this might give you the additional blocking you need in addition to one of the tools weve looked at that only work on laptopsdesktops.

I use Chrome on my phone and was hoping to get the website list blocked, but didnt see the disclaimer at the bottom of the app description that this app on works for Safari.

But, since I paid 2 for this thing, it lost stars for not blocking sites on the superior web browser app.

The genius part is that the websites stay blocked after the timer is up.

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