Online Tools to Help Keep You Focused

Examples of Online Tools to Better Help you Focus and Concentrate your Attention

10 Online Tools for Better Attention & Focus
(Jocelyn K. Glei)

Stay Focused: curb the time you spend browsing time-wasting sites

• StayFocused (increased your productivity by limiting the amount of time you can spend on time-wasting websites (extension for Chrome))
• Limit Visits to Time Wasting Websites and Give your Willpower a Break (Adam Pash) read this post about StayFocused that contains tips and tools for using this app

• LeechBlock (simple productivity tool (extension for Firefox) designed to block time-wasting sites
• Save Yourself From- Time Sinks Online with Leechblock (Gina Trapani) this post contains tips on how to use LeechBlock to save yourself from wasting time online

Focus Writer: create a distraction-free environment for writing

• FocusWriter (simple, distraction-free writing environment)
• Omm Writer (writing environment for Mac, PC, and iPad)

Time Out: take regular breaks to keep your focus sharp

• Time Out (take breaks)
• MICRO: take a 10 second break every 10 minutes of work
• MACRO: take a 10 minute break after 50 minutes of work

Self-Control: block out distracting websites for a set amount of time

• SelfControl

Track Time: audit how you’re spending your time on your computer

• Track Time

Concentrate: maximize focus while shifting between different tasks

• Concentrate (eliminate distractions)

Notational Velocity: centralize and sync all of your scattered notes

• Notational Velocity (app that stores and retrieves your notes)

Focus Booster: focus on single tasks for 25 minutes apiece

• Focus Booster (free desktop and web app to help you get what you need done)

Think: limit your attention to a single application at a time

• Think

Anti-Social: block the social websites that are killing your focus

• Anti-Social (block social media and be productive)
• Freedom (app for Windows, Mac, and Android that locks you away from the 'net)