Saturday, April 06, 2013

Get "Freedom" From Distraction


We all know the internet can be one hell of a timesuck. It's so much easier to view that nineteenth cute cat video than it is to sit down and work on the WIP. I've written before about how to firewall your attention with a lamp timer that's set to turn your internet on and off at set times. But there are also software options as well.

A number of writers swear by using Freedom, a software designed to disable your access to the internet for predetermined intervals. If you want to get back online before your time is up, you'll have to save your WIP, close all your windows, and reboot your computer—enough of a hassle to keep most people on task. It's used by writers like Nick Hornby, Dave Eggers, Timothy Ferriss  and Seth Godin. Here's hoping a little of their success rubs off on all of us who use it!

Freedom

This month I'm participating in the A-Z blog challenge. My theme is "writer hacks," or 26 shortcuts you can do as a writer to get the most out of writing and the journey toward and through publication. Find out more about it at a-to-zchallenge.com, and hop around to read the other cool blogs that are part of the challenge!



5 comments:

  1. This would probably work better than having someone knock me on the head with a book. Thanks.

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    1. It's a lot less painful! Well...depending on what you consider pain. :)

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  2. Hi. I tried to go to your link but it just took me to a Sign In location for Blogger. I don't have a Blogger account.

    Denise at Organization and Inspiration for Fellow Writers, participant of A to Z Blogging Challenge

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    1. Thanks for the heads-up, Denise! I accidentally put the wrong URL in the link. It should link directly to the post now.

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