Block Yourself from Time-Wasting Websites!

Posted by Eric Frye

Time-wasting websites suck the life out of your work day. I speak from experience! There are two websites that I visit almost compulsively– both are news sources that make me feel wayyyy out of the loop if I don’t check them several times a day.

Nonsense. Visiting non-work websites wastes productivity. Also, reading too much bad news OR feeling unproductive are both crummy positions to put yourself in!

So, I downloaded the LeechBlock plug-in for Firefox. If you use Firefox as your Internet browser (43% of Internet users do), download LeechBlock here. LeechBlock allows you to block yourself from visiting any website of your choosing. You can specify days of the week, and times of day, to be blocked from each site individually.

This is my first day news-free, and I’m loving it so far. You could exercise self-control…but if you’re like me, a little jolt of “THIS SITE IS BLOCKED” can re-train the brain more effectively.

For those who use browsers other than Firefox – such as Internet Explorer, Safari, Opera and others – enjoy these other ideas for blocking time-wasting websites from yourself.

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