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Tired of Procrastination?

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Sat Jan 10, 2009 5:26 pm

Blink says...

We all know that if we try to write, we'll be distracted by the internet. It's there. Calling.

So who ya gonna call? [s]Ghostbusters![/s] LeechBlock!

It's a very handy tool. For me, it's almost natural instinct to start writing say, 50 words (or even less), then open up Firefox and come to YWS. But now, if I want to, I can block it for about half an hour (or for however long) and get typing. It really helps. It's not even just YWS--YouTube, Sports, or anything.

Sadly, it's only available for Firefox (although there might be other similar add-ons for Safari and IE). Anyway, it's a great productivity tool, and not too difficult to start up.

Blinky

"A man's face is his autobiography. A woman's face is her work of fiction." ~ Oscar Wilde

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Mon Jan 12, 2009 2:07 pm

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WaterVyper says...

Oh yeah, I've got LeechBlock added already. It helps a lot. I'm speaking from experience. I use LeechBlock when I'm cramming my homework. xD

Anyway, I'd recommend it to anybody suffering because of those sites. The first two things I open up when I get on the computer are Word, and the internet. However, the internet's been dominating me and I use LeechBlock whenever I need to write. I nearly forgot about it, till I saw this. Thanks Blink!

There once was a cat.
He wasn’t particularly fat.
Fuzzy was his favorite mat.
And really, that was that.

Oh, but did you really think so?
Keep reading, it’s just the start of the show!
And as for how far this tale will go…
Well, even the cat doesn’t know.

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Mon Jan 12, 2009 3:49 pm

Sureal says...

Cool. Downloading. ^_^

(Ironically, I read this whilst I'm trying to write. XD)

I wrote the above post just for you.

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Mon Jan 12, 2009 4:09 pm

tinny says...

Ooo now I might actually get this uni work done!

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Mon Jan 12, 2009 4:42 pm

Gahks says...

Aw, this sounds brilliant but we have MS Internet Explorer. Damn.

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Mon Jan 12, 2009 8:39 pm

Rosey Unicorn says...

*coughdarncough*

I tend to block out the Internet is by locking myself in my room and either using a computer that doesn't have one (yes, those do exist) or writing on paper.

And, I have both IE and Firefox. So ^ those options are the only ones that really work.

You know you're a writer when you're not alarmed at hearing voices in your head, you can't read a book without analyzing it for plot & characters and you consider something you nearly killed yourself to write the most rewarding.

Guilty as charged.

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Mon Jan 12, 2009 9:01 pm

.White.Poem. says...

That's one useful little tool! I always have the tendency to open Word and then proceed to get distracted by the wonder that's called the internet. On multiple occasions I've just pulled out the internet cable to stop procrastination from happening, but this sounds like it would work just perfectly as well.

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Thu Feb 26, 2009 4:41 am

Lava says...

WOW!! Thanks a lot!

GO ON. I DARE YOU TO CLICK!
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- Ian McEwan in Atonement

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Tue Feb 08, 2011 3:53 pm

canislupis says...

Heh, that's called "research"......

(Ironically, I read this whilst I'm trying to write. XD)

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