Sigh. Too true. I think I am now ready to break down and start using Freedom.
My good friend, Ros, found this bit of humor at We Blog Cartoons (and I somehow missed it when she posted it). Dave Walker created the cartoon.
Stay Curious
Encouraging curiosity about the world
I use the Leechblock add-on for Firefox which lets you decide which sites to block (or all) and for how long (you can set it, for example, to give you 5minutes access/hour) and between which times of day. When you are locked out, you can’t change the settings. It does require some willpower, but it works pretty well.
Hi Ros. I think the thing I like about Freedom is that, like Leechblock, you can set it for how long you want to have “freedom” from distractions/interruptions, but unlike Leechblock, it affects all your network connections. So, no email, no Twitter (via things like TweetDeck), etc. I’m just frustrated that I have reached the point where my own discipline to go off the grid needs some digital assistance.
Yes, I can see that. I could (but I don’t) block my email using Leechblock, since I only use web-based mail. But I like to still be able to access things like the library catalogue or ATLAS if I need to, so Leechblock works well for me.
Ah! I totally forgot about using online resources. Hmm. I’ll have to think this through a little more. Thanks for the reminder.