Do you have an irresistible annoying habit of checking your emails every 5mins? even when you need to focus on that complicated, running figures spreadsheet?
I do.
Do you have the tendency to pop over your facebook, twitter or your favorite blog sites for the latest updates, during work time?
I do, sometimes =p
Do you have the unhealthy routine of checking your work emails every night before bed ?
I’ll be called a liar if I deny this.
After the trend of social networking applications AGGREGATOR, now there’s the need to block them away!
If you are using MAC OS, there’s a solution to keep you away from distractions =)
Eyebeam Lab’s Steve Lambert, the creator of Add-Art and co-creator of the New York Times spoof , came up with this application over the weekend that solves the problem: SelfControl This is a simple open source program for Mac OS X that prevents you from resorting to well-worn procrastination techniques by blocking access to websites and e-mail servers.
so I can block my emails for 30mins to clear the spreadsheet out of the way OR block twitters updates for the afternoon so that you don’t have to finish that presentation while muttering ‘oh no… i’m so gonna be dead’
Something simple that took so long to be realised… A pity that it’s only available to mac users at the moment. so unless I get a mac at home, it’ll take a couple more of ‘go to bed’ emails from concerned folks before i learnt how to shut myself down after work. =p