Gain Freedom by Disabling Your Network Connection

Recently I discovered Freedom for Mac OS X. This application disables all wireless and ethernet networking on your computer for up to three hours at a time. When you open the application it asks you ‘how many minutes of freedom’ you would like.

Set the amount, hit ‘OK’ and it you will not be able to use your internet or your wireless network anymore. Afterwards your connections will be re-enabled. You can quit Freedom before the time you set, but this does not get you back on the internet. You will have to restart your computer to for that.

Why would we want to do something like that? Is it so hard to keep yourself focused on your task at hand? Yes, for some people it is! What could be so distracting then? There are more than a few things that can keep you away from what you should be doing. Read more

A Simple Tip To Maintain Focus

For many students procrastination is a problem, and there are many reasons why we tend to procrastinate. While having to work on various assignments there will always be tasks you like to do and ones you don’t like so much.

Say you’re studying graphic design. Creating new work will be more fun than writing a review on the process of doing the project. So writing the review will be postponed and you will fully focus on the fun part (the creative process). But then, when the deadline is approaching, there is still this daunting task waiting for you at the end of the project. You will not have enough time to do some quality writing and you might have to do it the night before the presentation, leaving a bad feeling about a project that was so much fun at the beginning. Sounds familiar? Read more