Luke Tercotte on “Concentrate”, an app blocker for the Mac:
“When it’s time to study, I simple choose the Study action that I’ve configured in Concentrate. The app then closes Tweetie, NetNewsWire and blocks Facebook, Digg and ESPN.com. You have complete control over what actions the app performs in each context, just drag actions from over from the library in the context edit menu. Concentrate sets a timer for the activity you are performing and displays the time left in the menubar.”
I believe that if I still have control over switching off this articifial block, I will do so if I want to. I will also probably end up staring at the Menubar until time ticks down. The real art of studying is to create an eager want in yourself to study, and to limit your study to a time slot. Then, reward yourself with guilt-free goofing off. Here, the app itself is a distraction.
