![]() ![]() ![]() WriteRoom: One of the best, distraction-free text editors. When ready, just click “concentrate.” All your distractions will disappear and a timer will appear to help you stay focused. Once started, you can’t undo it until the timer runs out.Ĭoncentrate: Create an activity (design, study, write, etc) and choose actions (launch or block websites, quit applications, speak a message, and more) to run every time you concentrate. For example, you could block access to Facebook, Gmail, Twitter, and your favorite blogs for 90 minutes, but still have access to the rest of the web. SelfControl: Disable access to mail servers and websites that distract you. Perfect when you really need to focus for an hour or three at a time. ![]() Here are 18 tools for beating distraction: Macįreedom: An extreme tool, but an effective one that disables your entire Internet connection for a time period set by you. Keep in mind that these suggestions are not necessarily the solution to your lack of focus, but tools to help you build momentum in blocking out various distractions that can affect the quality of your work. “Man must shape his tools lest they shape him.” This article should provide you with a large resource of software tools to help you block out distractions and get more done. There is no question that a dilemma exists over the need for creative professionals to create time and space for working on amazing and high quality projects and the existence of an endless stream of distraction, both from the world around us and through the internet. ![]()
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