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Boost your productivity by embracing procrastination. Or, why your web browser needs a hypothalamus.
From the column Life Hacks
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- Webolodeon
Once installed, you will be pestered every 5 minutes to make a case for your further web browsing. If your work is done, just cancel the dialog box and quit the app; if youre not finished (and you really need to keep zipping around the Interweb a bit longer), insert a virtual nickel by typing a summary of what youre working on. - Greasemonkey script reminds you not to get stuck on the Web
Danny O'Brien has written a wonderful Greasemonkey script, as mentioned in our Issue #02 column. It pings you every few minutes to see if you still really need to be surfing the web, and it's wonderful. - "Kick Start," by Joshua Bryce Newman
Am inverse model of procrastination. - "Structured Procrastination," by John Perry
An essay on how to beat procrastination at its own game. - IM Smarter
An AIM proxy that lets you build your own electronic reminder system.
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