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If self-discipline jusisn’t working for you, then you could come clean, admit
you have the work ethic of a child and treat yourself accordingly. There are
a number of software packages that allow parents to set up profiles for their
kids which limit their Internet access to a certain number of websites and
block surfing to unspecified ones. Install one of these and use it to create
different log-on profiles with different privileges. One should be your
‘parent’ mode in which you can waste your time on whatever takes your
fancy, and one should be your ‘work’ profile which blocks access to
anything other than the site(s) you need to access for work. That way, when
you sign on for work you can’t be sidetracked into following that hilarious
link your friend sent you—or at least not unless you decide to sign out of
your work mode, sign back in as yourself and then go and check it out.
Because doing all this means actively switching out of work mode to waste
time, it should help reinforce the fact that you are now squandering your
time (and thus, ultimately, your life).

HERE’S AN IDEA FOR YOU…
Go to www.download.com and type in ‘parental control’. You’ll find a
hoard of free or free-to-try filters. What you’re looking for is not so
much one that handles black (banned) lists but one that handles white
lists—approved sites. With an administrator setting and parental
controls you can rein in your inner child.