Guidelines to increase productivity by limiting time on the Internet

June 2013 Medium.com post Why I Don’t Check Facebook Till 6PM - Systems over Discipline

These are the author's guidelines or “efficiency rules” to increase productivity.

• Only check e-mails between 11AM - 12PM, and 3PM - 4PM.
• My cell phone stays facedown in my drawer until those previously mentioned intervals as well.
• No 9GAG or Reddit till 8PM.
• No Facebook till 6PM.
• Make a list of 2-3 items that must get done by the end of the day. Try to finish them by noon.

Related: April 2010 - 37Signals.com - The interruption tax

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