One of the hardest parts of working from home on a computer connected to the Internet is…..working at home, on a computer, connected to the Internet. There are no supervisors patrolling behind you to make sure you’re not slacking. You’re free to slack as much as you want… and if you love the Internet as much as I do, that can be a recipe for disaster. My poison of choice is Pinterest, but I also get really distracted by Facebook and online games. However, if you have almost NO willpower, like me, there are tools out there that can be used to help! Check out this post by Victoria Heckstall at Career Addict for tips:
-Cut off Facebook chat all together
-Disable all game requests
-Install the News Feed Eradicator to minimize other Facebook distractions
What do I do? I use a free Chrome extensions called Block Site. You enter the sites you want blocked, and it doesn’t allow you to go on them until you manually go in and give them permission again. Works like a charm!