"Do Not Disturb" sets a timer during which you are locked out of programs or URLs you specify. You can override the lockout by entering a very long random string of characters. Kind of a cool idea.

Submitted by nbr - 2007-05-31 20:44:11
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Lifehacker's Gina Trapani wrote the "Invisibility Cloak" script, which will black out "dangerous" (i.e., time-wasting) URLs during working hours.

Submitted by nbr - 2007-05-31 20:42:09
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This is a Greasemonkey script that sets a time limit for surfing sites you specify. After you've spent, say, ten minutes on Flickr or Bloglines, a pop-up informs you that you've used up your allotted minutes and forwards you to a new page (the author suggests a photo of your boss as the forward-to page).

Submitted by nbr - 2007-05-31 20:39:57
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I tend to think this kind of thing is terribly cheesy, but Pavlina's a smart guy, and some of this advice is actually excellent. (Some is also apparently adapted from the surprisingly good Eat That Frog, by Brian Tracy, http://snurl.com/1jihn ).

Submitted by nbr - 2007-05-05 20:24:32
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