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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Internet is full of things that distract us, what with its social media sites, more .GIFs than we could ever hope for, and videos of former Disney stars on construction equipment. Remember in ...

Social media can be addictive, and we've all had those moments when peeling our eyes away from Twitter or YouTube feels impossible. But if your social media use is ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

You sit down at your desk, coffee in hand, ready to be productive. You open your browser to do some work, and — almost as a reflex — you open a new tab. "I'll ...