Guides and honest comparisons on blocking distractions and staying focused on a Mac.
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FocusDragon, Freedom, Cold Turkey, SelfControl, Focus, Opal, one sec and Screen Time, compared on what matters: how hard each one is to get around.
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Screen Time, the hosts file, browser extensions and blocker apps, plus the parts other guides skip: blocking only Shorts, hiding recommendations, and allowing one playlist.
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The three best-known Mac blockers, side by side: how each one enforces a block, what can end it early, what the free tiers really include, and what each costs over three years.
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Why the scroll is so hard to stop, which fixes have real evidence behind them, and how to set the same rules on your phone and your laptop.
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Blockers, visible timers, body doubling and automatic time trackers for Mac, sorted by the problem each one helps with, with honest notes on which blocks you can undo.
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Extensions, Chrome's own URLBlocklist policy, Screen Time and system-level blockers, compared on the loopholes nobody mentions: Incognito, guest mode and simply opening Safari.
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Every domain to block for the five big networks, where Screen Time and the hosts file break, the web-app loophole nobody mentions, and a 9-to-5 schedule that holds.
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Most advice gives you either a method or a list of apps. This guide joins them: how to start the task, and how to stop the browser undoing your plan.
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Be Focused, Session, Flow, Focus, TomatoBar and Pomofocus compared on price, blocking and breaks, plus how to tell when a timer alone won't keep you on task.
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