Freelance Writing: Simple Tips on Complicated Topics7 Work Without Distractions Tools for Freelance Writers

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Once upon a time, there was a freelance writer who was indifferent to all kinds of Internet distractions. The brightest ads popped up on his screen, and the most seductive spam messages came into his inbox. However, he never moved a muscle and never stopped writing.

Can you believe this can even be possible? The following work without distractions tools can help you make this your usual writing routine.

5 Apps to Keep You Antisocial for a While

One of the biggest problems of freelance writers is avoiding social networks. On one hand, you need them for collaboration with your colleagues. On the other hand, you’d better not see all those cat pics while working on a serious project. Here are some tools which were made for freelance writers and all other folks who are easily distracted by the social media:

1. Anti-Social can boost your productivity by simply blocking all the best-known timesinks (Twitter, Facebook, Reddit, Digg etc.) for a set period of time.
2. DansGuardian is a free solution to anyone who for whatever reasons wants to filter their web browsing. It’s free and easy to install. The only disadvantage is that this tool blocks particular sites for good, until you change the settings.
3. StayFocusd is even better than the previous tool – it has a timer, so that you can choose how much time you can spend on the time-wasting sites. As soon as the timer goes off, the unwelcome site is blocked.
4. MinutesPlease is another useful tool which allows you to cut down the time you spend on addictive websites. You simply choose the amount of time you can afford yourself to spend on social sites and here you go – the most organized freelance writer of all times.
5. KeepMeOut is another useful tool which can help you fight another kind of addiction – checking your email and/or messengers too often. With this tool, you can choose “Warn me if I go to more than once in 40 minutes”.

2 Apps to Boost Freelance Writers’ Time Management

6. FocusBooster will remind you to take refreshing breaks. It is based on ‘pomodoro’ time management technique, according to which you are supposed to have 5 minutes rest after a 25 minute writing session.
7. Time out will remind the most enthusiastic freelance writers to take both normal and micro breaks. Did you know that a normal break is at least 10 minute rest after a 50 minute working session. With this tool, you’ll never forget about it.

According to a new version of an old good saying, writing is only 3% of talent and 97% of not being distracted by the internet. Do you agree?