How do you people avoid distraction when working (I code mostly)?. What tools do you use (I'm a Mac user, no relegion wars pls)
Personally:
- Quitter to quit thunderbird, skype, etc after 10mins. Slack is just hidden.
- Leechblock (FF) to avoid more than 10mins on distractions website
- Timer.app (http://martakostova.github.io/timer/ you can compile it) for pomodoro with a script that kills Slack when a pomodoro starts and reopens it once finished. The script was setting the DND but the notifications keep popping up (the red dot), which bother me, so I switch it off. I think that messages can wait 40 mins, if not they can call.
- I don't keep thunderbird open (see point 1), but I've a plist script that opens it at 11 and 15, so I check the emails every now and then.
- Rescue Time and Waka to keep track of my habits and productivity
- Trello (was BulletJournal but i'm not alone anymore) to schedule stuff.
- In the open space nice pair of headphones, a good music, and avoid to reply when asked questions if i'm in a "pomdoro" or working.
- A reason to leave work
- Quitter to quit thunderbird, skype, etc after 10mins. Slack is just hidden.
- Leechblock (FF) to avoid more than 10mins on distractions website
- Timer.app (http://martakostova.github.io/timer/ you can compile it) for pomodoro with a script that kills Slack when a pomodoro starts and reopens it once finished. The script was setting the DND but the notifications keep popping up (the red dot), which bother me, so I switch it off. I think that messages can wait 40 mins, if not they can call.
- I don't keep thunderbird open (see point 1), but I've a plist script that opens it at 11 and 15, so I check the emails every now and then.
- Rescue Time and Waka to keep track of my habits and productivity
- Trello (was BulletJournal but i'm not alone anymore) to schedule stuff.
- In the open space nice pair of headphones, a good music, and avoid to reply when asked questions if i'm in a "pomdoro" or working.
- A reason to leave work