), which you can be diagnosed with if you have more than 8 tabs open on average.

Disabling the on restart, resume where I left off option in your browser will help against CTBS. Some general caution will do the rest.

Something else that I find distracting is the ‘new tab’ page, where a wall of all your most-visited websites is presented for you to endlessly move your cursor over while you decide which one to click next. Besides locking you into a certain range of websites, it’s very distracting—I prefer a totally blank new tab page. For that, I use a plugin for Chrome called Empty New Tab Page.

In Safari it’s as easy as going to preferences>general, and setting new tabs open with: to Empty Page. In Firefox, type about:config in the address bar, search for browser.newtab.url, click the preference, then change it from about:newtab to about:blank. With IE, go to control panel>delete a program and click Internet Explorer.

Tip #4: Go nuclear!

You can try to resist the urge to visit cutecats.com, but eventually them cute cats will get to you, and resisting will cost you willpower. So ultimately, you’ll want to just blast all distractions out of the water. I use a great plugin for Chrome called StayFocusd. The Safari and Firefox equivalents would be Mindful Browsing and LeechBlock, respectively.

StayFocusd can be set to allow you a certain amount of time on the websites you block, but I just go all-in and block them entirely from 8AM to 6PM, every day of the week. This is what my settings (StayFocusd>Settings>The Nuclear Option) look like (don’t forget to actually block sites first before nuking ‘em):

I cannot tell you how happy I am with my quora-ebay-facebook-reddit-free days! It might feel radical at first—perhaps slightly exacerbated by the radiation sign—but it’s easy to get used to.

Tip #5: Hide distracting features on websites

Here comes the real fun stuff! Have you ever started listening to a song on YouTube, only to end up in an online video frenzy, finally coming back down to reality after 5 hours of fail-compilation filled obsession? Well, no more! The cause of your
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Tip #4: GO NuClEAr!

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TIp #5: HidE dIstRACting FEAtUreS oN websites

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I cannot  tell you  h ow h a p pyI am withmy quora -ebay-fac e book- r ed dit-f ree  days!  I t m ightfeel r a dic al at  first —p erhaps  slig ht ly exace rbated by the radiation  sign— but i t’s  easy toget use d to.

Ti p #5 : Hide dis tra cti ng fe atu r es on  web s it esHerecome s  the real fu n s t u ff ! Have youe v e r s tarte d l i stenin g to  a song on YouTub e , only to endup i n anonl i ne v id eo frenzy, fin all yc o ming bac kdown to rea lity aft er 5 hou rs offail-c ompilat i o nf illedobse ssi on? Well,  no  m o re! The  c au s e of y our
), which_you can_be diagnosed with if_you have_more_than 8_tabs_open on average.

Disabling_the on restart,_resume where I left_off option in_your_browser will help against CTBS. Some general caution will do the rest.

Something else that_I_find distracting_is_the_‘new tab’ page, where a_wall of all your most-visited_websites is_presented for you to endlessly move your cursor_over_while you decide_which one to click next. Besides locking you into_a certain range of websites, it’s_very distracting—I prefer_a_totally_blank new tab page._For that, I use a plugin_for Chrome called Empty New Tab_Page.

In Safari it’s as easy as going_to preferences>general, and setting new tabs_open with: to Empty Page._In Firefox,_type about:config in the address_bar, search for_browser.newtab.url, click_the preference, then_change it from about:newtab to about:blank._With IE, go_to control panel>delete a program and_click_Internet Explorer.

Tip #4:_Go_nuclear!

You_can try_to resist the_urge_to visit_cutecats.com,_but eventually them cute cats will_get_to you, and resisting will cost you_willpower. So ultimately, you’ll_want_to just blast all_distractions out of the water._I use a great plugin for_Chrome called_StayFocusd. The_Safari and Firefox equivalents would be Mindful Browsing and LeechBlock, respectively.

StayFocusd_can be set to allow you_a certain amount of_time on_the_websites you block,_but_I just_go all-in and block them entirely from_8AM to_6PM, every day of the week._This is what my_settings_(StayFocusd>Settings>The Nuclear Option) look like (don’t_forget to actually block sites first_before nuking ‘em):

I cannot tell_you_how_happy I am with my_quora-ebay-facebook-reddit-free days! It might feel radical_at first—perhaps slightly_exacerbated by the radiation sign—but it’s easy_to_get used to.

Tip #5: Hide distracting_features_on websites

Here comes the real fun_stuff!_Have_you ever started listening to_a song on YouTube, only to_end up in an online video frenzy, finally coming_back down to_reality after 5 hours of_fail-compilation_filled_obsession? Well, no more! The cause of your