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Turn off notifications
Turn off notifications
This helps prevent social media stealing your attention when you want to be focused.
Close the tabs
Close the tabs
Dont have social media open
Kill the News feed
Kill the News feed
I find the news feed the most time-wasing part of social media. For facebook on my computer I use Kill News Feed chrome plugin to remove it entirely from my computer.
Remove the apps
Remove the apps
I only do this for when it is becoming a real problem. I only install the facebook app once every few months for a few hours when I need features the browser version does not offer.
This post has me thinking about a device called Time Chi made a friend of mine by Sean Greenhalgh. A button that helps you focus by blocking all digital distractions and physical interruptions. Its built around the idea of Timeboxing, the act of allocating fixed time-frames to tasks
Through timeboxing, large complex tasks are broken down into smaller, more manageable ones. The fixed time-frame also helps curb procrastination, and getting lost down a rabbit hole on a single task.
"Blocking Digital Distractions That Make You Unproductive
Instagram. Facebook. YouTube. Twitter. Buzzfeed. Netflix…"
I just ordered one! Check out his Indiegogo, currently 1310% ending on 8th of August.
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