Hawk Wings » tough love http://www.hawkwings.net Tips and add-ons to make Apple Mail / Mail.app even better Tue, 26 Jul 2011 07:44:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Cutting off email access to get things done http://www.hawkwings.net/2007/01/15/cutting-off-your-email-to-get-things-done/ http://www.hawkwings.net/2007/01/15/cutting-off-your-email-to-get-things-done/#comments Sun, 14 Jan 2007 13:51:43 +0000 Tim Gaden http://www.hawkwings.net/2007/01/15/cutting-off-your-email-to-get-things-done/ UnpluggedPast Hawk Wings posts have talked about how spending less time with your email can lead to getting more things done (“Addicted to Email? Dr Tom has the cure“, “Emailing to live, not living to email“, “Inbox Zero: Slash and Burn at 43 Folders“).

In the end, they all depend on willpower.

A poster on macOSXHints has come up with the answer for people without willpower — using a timer switch to cut off internet access for some portion of the day.

He suggests a couple of set-up to cut off varying degrees of connectivity.

Another poster notes in the comments that the new Airport Extreme allows for a child protection option that also cuts connectivity off for a set period. A bonus for the inner child in us all.tough love, productivity, getting things done, GTD, email, internet, mail.app, apple mail, addictionSimilar Posts:

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