It’s easy to think that the most common websites that are used to procrastinate are social media sites (Facebook, Instagram, etc), Streaming Services (Youtube, Netflix, etc) , or Online Shopping (Amazon, eBay, etc). While this is mostly true, a tool that only blocks these sites is not useful to everyone. This is where Stayfocusd is different.

Maybe your distraction is very niche. Maybe it’s a Reddit forum that posts pictures of spiders found in Australia, or a live camera view of a zoo. That’s okay, no judgment. All you need to do is add these sites to Stayfocusd, and you’ll be blocked from visiting these sites when you should be working or studying. Removing the availability of a distraction largely removes the temptation to procrastinate.

Of course, you don’t only work all day (though if you do, send us a message on how you handle the workload. We’re looking for tips). To start, you will tell Stayfocusd the hours in which you want help fighting distractions. This is commonly your work or study hours (i.e. 9-5 or noon to 4pm before class).

You will also tell Stayfocusd how much time you will allow yourself to be distracted in a day. This could be for your lunch break, or maybe just for the sake of sanity and avoiding burnout. Thus, if you assign 1 hour a day, anytime you visit a distracting site that you have listed as blocked, it will count against your free time. When the timer expires, it will not allow you access to blocked sites until the end of your assigned work hours.