[mtmail]

Yes, but more adhoc like "starting now I will dedicate 60 minutes to X". Any solution that requires me to schedule ahead or needs me to add my todos in yet another system is too much work. Especially when todos are written with pen&paper.

Your solution (https://www.cloqworq.com/) which accesses Google Calender and moves todos into slots looks cool.

I somewhat look forward to a hardware solution that includes blocking access to internet or other distractions like https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/saent-be-less-distracted. I've tried kitchen clocks (countdown) but they just added stress and pressure and didn't do anything to keep me focused.

[justinmolineaux]

Saent seems cool - I definitely lose a lot of time to web distractions.

I think I'm learning that people tend to plan further out (a few days to a week) in the face of external deadlines (i.e. exam season at school, sometimes end-of-quarter in business, etc). Adhoc time blocking occurs more when the motivation to be productive is self-imposed. Does that jive with your experience?

[mtmail]

I think so. I don't use any calendaring application, not even for birthdays or dentist appointments and never use reminders so my work/todo flow might be unusual.

If your software could disable distractions, and that's mainly access to certain websites (like HN) or email, it's a huge plus.

With the kickstarter campaign I just like the hardware gadget and the initial prices are low enough to try. I can imagine the social sharing added to the software I saw in the screenshots will be awful.