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I actively block Facebook at work with /etc/hosts and I would continue to do so if my workplace installed this.


I’ve used RescueTime and Freedom at work before joining Facebook, and Facebook at Work when I worked there, and you can filter between the work and the personal services quite effectively with a basic filter.


And so do I, along with Reddit and a few other sites. Should probably add HN to the list as well.


I would recommend RescueTime so you can see exactly where your time goes and how much time you spend on certain websites, etc.


two recommendations:

- Momentum for Google Chrome fixes the 'new tab' page so that it shows you what you want to focus on today rather than what you frequently get distracted by. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/momentum/laookkfkn...

- SelfControl for OSX blocks sites for a specified period of time. https://selfcontrolapp.com/


Whoa, a Chrome extension that doesn't require a permission to read everything everywhere. That's something I haven't seen before.




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