Yeah, I know that a Real Productive Person(tm) should answer: "Just stop trying to find a widget that will make your more productive and get on with the work, dammit!"
But I think that different people can get to the same place using different roads. To some the "helpers" might be superfluous and pure willpower is all that is required. To others they might help give a necessary extra push.
I'm definitely looking forward to trying some of the "isolator" types of software, because I find that I'm usually distracted by others thing that I see around on my desktop (they're just so tempting to quickly switch to, just to check if XYZ..). Maybe if I see fewer of those others thing I'll be less tempted to switch to them.
Worth a shot. Won't replace discipline, but hey, everybody seems to think that an uncluttered desk, an uncluttered office (an uncluttered life!) are the way to go. Same should work for my virtual desktop.
But I think that different people can get to the same place using different roads. To some the "helpers" might be superfluous and pure willpower is all that is required. To others they might help give a necessary extra push.
I'm definitely looking forward to trying some of the "isolator" types of software, because I find that I'm usually distracted by others thing that I see around on my desktop (they're just so tempting to quickly switch to, just to check if XYZ..). Maybe if I see fewer of those others thing I'll be less tempted to switch to them.
Worth a shot. Won't replace discipline, but hey, everybody seems to think that an uncluttered desk, an uncluttered office (an uncluttered life!) are the way to go. Same should work for my virtual desktop.