How to stop procrastinating online
Write up to three goals, block the sites you escape to, and the next time you slip your goals are what you see. Add a schedule for work hours.
What the video shows
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In Redirect, write down up to three goals for today.
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Then add the sites you escape to, like YouTube, Reddit or X.
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Next time you slip, those goals are what you see.
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Add a schedule, so the rules only apply while you work.
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Need a real break? Take one after a short task, and Redirect brings you back when it ends.
Read the transcript
Procrastination online is usually one click away. Here is how to put your work there instead. In Redirect, write down up to three goals for today. Then add the sites you escape to, like YouTube, Reddit or X. Next time you slip, those goals are what you see. Add a schedule, so the rules only apply while you work. Need a real break? Take one after a short task, and Redirect brings you back when it ends. Get Redirect at heyredirect.com.
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Close the tab. Open your goals.
Redirect sends distracting sites to the goals you wrote down, and makes every pause a choice.
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