A website blocker with a password? Try this instead
A password on your own blocker only works if you forget it. Redirect uses effort instead: a task before every break, a long paragraph to turn everything off, and a daily pause limit.
What the video shows
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Every break asks for a task first, like typing a paragraph exactly.
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Turning off all redirects means typing a long paragraph, and loosening a rule goes through its task too.
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Add a daily pause limit, and there is no quick way around it.
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And when a break is over, the timer runs out and Redirect sends you back.
Read the transcript
A password on your own blocker only works if you forget it. Redirect uses effort instead. Every break asks for a task first, like typing a paragraph exactly. Turning off all redirects means typing a long paragraph, and loosening a rule goes through its task too. Add a daily pause limit, and there is no quick way around it. And when a break is over, the timer runs out and Redirect sends you back. Get Redirect at heyredirect.com.
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Close the tab. Open your goals.
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