Let’s face it: working is hard. And getting stuff done, well, that can be the hardest part of it. Especially with so many distractions around. But while technology can be the biggest distraction of ...

In the case of work using a PC, anyone may remember that when I noticed I watched SNS all the time or continued watching a movie of animals when I was a bit tired. Chrome's free extension that makes ...

Windows/Mac/Linux (Chrome): It's okay to fit a little social networking and not-quite-job-related news reading into your day, but mental limits are hard to stick to. StayFocusd sets timers on the ...

We've all been there — you're making an important presentation for your big client due tomorrow when all of a sudden, you find yourself scrolling through music videos on YouTube or reading a bunch of ...

March 10, 2011 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google Unless you've got the willpower of a monk, you've experienced this situation: You sit down at your computer to ...

If you want to block social media apps from yourself, there are dozens of apps, extensions, and tools you can use. We've picked out three tools to block any website or app — Freedom, StayFocusd, and ...

The extension presents a clean dialog where you enter the websites you want to restrict, one per line. You can use ...

I’m ashamed to admit it: when I’m working, my mouse frequently drifts to Instagram, YouTube, Reddit — even LinkedIn and Amazon — for bursts of dopamine. I can spend hours mindlessly scrolling from one ...

Time online is more likely to kill productivity than enhance it. Think of all the work hours you’ve wasted scrolling through your Facebook feed or going down the Wikipedia rabbit hole. But with the ...