One thing I’ve been doing recently to stay focused (in addition to my email schedule) is hiding my bookmarks during the day. I use Firefox, mostly because of Firebug and also Live Bookmarks. If you’re not familiar with Live Bookmarks, they use RSS to constantly update your bookmarks with the latest content from your sites you subscribe to. It’s a great way to quickly skim through all the sites you pay attention to and get the latest info.
Hide the Link Bar
I usually skim through all these bookmarks during the day to give myself a little mental break, but sometimes I kill way too much time doing this. There’s an easy solution for getting this time back. Now I just hide the bookmark bar all day. It’s a nudge to stay on track and has been working quite well.
