In other words, build in some forced away time.

And time is in 12-or24-hour format, your pick: 2pm or 14:00, for example.

Fridays and Saturdays are a free-for-all, since I didnt specify any limits for those days.

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That said, this trick only stops you from logginginduring the banned times.

If youre already logged in, Windows isnt going to kick you out.

Make yourself a dummy child account and use the parent powers to setscreen time limitsfor yourself.

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If you need a little helpnot playing games, it might be worth investigating.

First, and easiest, is the built-in Screen Time features youll find in macOS Catalina.

Pull up yourSystem Preferencesand click onScreen Time.

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Make your rules good, though, as you only get to sent one chunk of time like this.

You shouldnt really need much more than this to get back on the path of productivity.

At least, thats my thought pattern.

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If I blew $149 on a lifetime purchase of a productivity app, Id certainly pay more attention.

A number of people also seem to likeTiming.

Im a fan ofSelfControl, personally.

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This free Mac app lets you create a blacklist of distracting websites.

Set a timer, and it wont let you visit them until the timer has elapsed.

Perhaps frustrating yourself is all the encouragement you better go make something of your day.

(Better yet, SelfControl keeps workingeven if you reset your mac or delete the app.

Cruel, but effective.)