I, uh, can't really pay attention to stuff for long. Well, my attention is actually rather selective. I can watch two hour YouTube videos with no issue, but find myself struggling to write for similar lengths of time. Even if I allow myself a break, those breaks can sometimes extend for hours as opposed to the initial ten minutes.
So, I've resorted to apps and extensions to help me write/focus. I also have a few extensions which help make reviewing easier for me.
Super Simple Highlighter is number one! It allows me to highlight stuff on a webpage, making it easier to focus on my review because I don't have to comb through the work again to find a section that I found needed work. I just scroll up, find the bright blue, and continue reviewing from there!
There's also Typio! It saves what I'm writing, so if I accidentally close a tab, then I won't end up losing most of what I wrote.
And for focus, I have:
StayFocusd! Basically, it allows you to limit how much time you stay on sites. I was able to make it so I had 15 minutes on Twitter/Reddit/Tumblr combined per day.
There's also Session Timer! It's like... StayFocusd but less rigid? With StayFocusd, if I went over my time limit, then all of those sites were blocked for me for the rest of the day. However, with Session Timer, it allows me press snooze on the timer.
Then there's Forest! I've also paid 1.99 to have this on my phone. Basically, (for the extension) if I browse the restricted sites on my computer while I'm supposed to be focusing on something else, then a virtual tree that I'm growing will die. However! If I don't go on those restricted sites and stay focused for those ~25 minutes, then a little tree will grow and I'll add to my forest.
The phone app is a bit different. With the phone app, you have to stay on the app's page or else the tree dies. It's definitely a motivator, 'cause I've gotten into the bad habit of blocking stuff on my computer and then picking up my phone >.<
So! Does anyone any any apps/extensions that help them write? I'd love to hear about more!
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