I read a few months/weeks back about a site you could use to stop you accessing certain websites during the day. E.g. blocking facebook between the hours of 9 and 5. I can't find the original post and NEED this website if I am to get any writing done this week, I spend hours just looking at facebook/forums/news websites and need to stop!!
Does anyone have the web address??
I think you're refering to the Firefox add-on called 'Leech'.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4476
It's very helpful, but can be circumvented easily. Nevertheless, still very useful.
Here's the thread. I posted it awhile ago and have used it ever since. It's definitely working for me as it has massively reduced my procrastination during the daytime (when I set it to operate). I have a one hour window at lunchtime to surf my procrastination sites (which is why I'm posting now!). Make sure you have Firefox and uninstall/disable Internet Explorer if you can (so you can't cheat). Then set Leechblock to its highest security settings so you can't hack it when it's operating. Made a big difference to me as it makes me work and once I get going I can generate some momentum. Anyway, see how you go!
http://www.postgraduateforum.com/threadViewer.aspx?TID=10361
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