I used to keep quick links to Facebook, Twitter and Analytics in Mozilla, just above where the individual tabs were. Every 10 seconds or so, as if to punctuate thought, I’d take a guilty trip to each of these sites, getting sidetracked from doing actual work, i.e. the kind that makes actual money and makes an actual difference. *cough*
My guily pleasures: Facebook, Twitter and Youtube
I removed these quick links from Mozilla and found that I checked those time-sucking sites far less frequently than previously (albeit still far more frequently than most normal, non-internet people). Having to type the full web address in every time you want to check a site raises the amount of energy required just enough for your laziness to kick in, saving your sorry ass from wasting your time in a weirdly ironic and circular way. Thanks to a post on the Positivity Blog for this excellent idea.
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