Comments on: 6 Apps To Help You Focus & Be Productive [Mac] http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/6-apps-to-help-you-focus-be-productive-mac/ Cool Websites, Software and Internet Tips Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:28:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: B Simpson http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/6-apps-to-help-you-focus-be-productive-mac/#comment-422980 B Simpson Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:16:29 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=26355#comment-422980 cool, thanks for all the great resources cool, thanks for all the great resources

]]> By: Jackson Chung http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/6-apps-to-help-you-focus-be-productive-mac/#comment-422979 Jackson Chung Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:15:31 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=26355#comment-422979 Yes. So choose your weapon of choice! Yes. So choose your weapon of choice!

]]> By: B Simpson http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/6-apps-to-help-you-focus-be-productive-mac/#comment-422977 B Simpson Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:06:23 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=26355#comment-422977 Hey, do you find it superfluous to run both Think and Isolator? Sounds like you could get by just with Isolator. Hey, do you find it superfluous to run both Think and Isolator? Sounds like you could get by just with Isolator.

]]> By: Ryan James http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/6-apps-to-help-you-focus-be-productive-mac/#comment-421651 Ryan James Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:14:43 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=26355#comment-421651 A real good Pomodo Application: http://pomodo.areacriacoes.com.br/ A real good Pomodo Application: http://pomodo.areacriacoes.com.br/

]]> By: Melissa http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/6-apps-to-help-you-focus-be-productive-mac/#comment-418367 Melissa Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:31:54 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=26355#comment-418367 Hi I have the same problem as above (have even tried deleting the application)... need help asap as I use twitter for work! thanks M Hi I have the same problem as above (have even tried deleting the application)… need help asap as I use twitter for work!
thanks
M

]]> By: Jackson Chung http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/6-apps-to-help-you-focus-be-productive-mac/#comment-414657 Jackson Chung Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:00:25 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=26355#comment-414657 It's a known bug: Q: SelfControl’s timer is at 00:00 but it hasn’t stopped blocking and I can’t start a new block -This is a bug that happens occasionaly. Get in touch and we’ll send you a fix. So, get in touch with the developer on this page: http://visitsteve.com/contact/ It’s a known bug:
Q: SelfControl’s timer is at 00:00 but it hasn’t stopped blocking and I can’t start a new block
-This is a bug that happens occasionaly. Get in touch and we’ll send you a fix.

So, get in touch with the developer on this page: http://visitsteve.com/contact/

]]> By: Eman http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/6-apps-to-help-you-focus-be-productive-mac/#comment-414424 Eman Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:11:46 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=26355#comment-414424 This is all incredibly helpful. Thank you! Still, I have a question for the commenters as well as Mr. Chung - any help will be greatly appreciated. I have been using Self Control for some time, and I find it to be quite handy. Recently, however, I set the timer to 12 hours, as I commonly do, and the time finally reached "00:00:00". Oddly enough, it stayed like that! The timer continues to read "00:00:00", and I cannot access any of the websites on the blacklist. I don't want to say goodbye to my fun distractions FOREVER! Please help! Once again, thank you! This is all incredibly helpful. Thank you! Still, I have a question for the commenters as well as Mr. Chung – any help will be greatly appreciated. I have been using Self Control for some time, and I find it to be quite handy. Recently, however, I set the timer to 12 hours, as I commonly do, and the time finally reached “00:00:00″. Oddly enough, it stayed like that! The timer continues to read “00:00:00″, and I cannot access any of the websites on the blacklist. I don’t want to say goodbye to my fun distractions FOREVER! Please help!

Once again, thank you!

]]> By: Andy http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/6-apps-to-help-you-focus-be-productive-mac/#comment-411975 Andy Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:20:55 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=26355#comment-411975 There is also an app (http://macfreedom.com/) that disables all networking for up to 8 hours at a time. There is also an app (http://macfreedom.com/) that disables all networking for up to 8 hours at a time.

]]> By: JonT http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/6-apps-to-help-you-focus-be-productive-mac/#comment-410635 JonT Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:49:31 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=26355#comment-410635 Very appreciative for this. Thank you!! I'm almost certain Think/Isolator will find a permanent home on my desktop. Eager to try Focus Booster, too, as I'm the type who needs a fire lit under him to be most productive. Perhaps seeing that time bar run down will help. Not sure. It may simply induce panic. Coffee + iPod + isolation headphones + uninterrupted time = productivity. All but uninterrupted time is negotiable. To wit, the best tip I can offer for increasing productivity is to lock out email and instant message clients except for a 10-minute window at the start of the day, once again at 10am, noon, 2, and at 5. IMs absolutely destroy my productivity and the temptation to ping somebody (and thus ruin THEIR productivity) is too great and often not any faster than simply looking up what I need on my own. Email can wait an hour or two. If something's really important, I tell people to come by my office and knock. Otherwise email. Very appreciative for this. Thank you!! I’m almost certain Think/Isolator will find a permanent home on my desktop. Eager to try Focus Booster, too, as I’m the type who needs a fire lit under him to be most productive. Perhaps seeing that time bar run down will help. Not sure. It may simply induce panic.

Coffee + iPod + isolation headphones + uninterrupted time = productivity. All but uninterrupted time is negotiable.

To wit, the best tip I can offer for increasing productivity is to lock out email and instant message clients except for a 10-minute window at the start of the day, once again at 10am, noon, 2, and at 5. IMs absolutely destroy my productivity and the temptation to ping somebody (and thus ruin THEIR productivity) is too great and often not any faster than simply looking up what I need on my own. Email can wait an hour or two. If something’s really important, I tell people to come by my office and knock. Otherwise email.

]]> By: Jackson Chung http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/6-apps-to-help-you-focus-be-productive-mac/#comment-410591 Jackson Chung Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:14:07 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=26355#comment-410591 Thanks John. Well that's the point of the article: to introduce you to these great apps! Thanks John. Well that’s the point of the article: to introduce you to these great apps!

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