I’ve been using the free version of Cold Turkey blocker on my Mac for a while now, but it doesn’t offer an iOS/iPad app, so there’s nothing to stop me from just picking up my phone to fuck about online when I should be working, so I’m not keen on spending £30 on the full app.
There are other alternatives like Freedom.to, but they want £3 a month / £25 a year, and there’s a bit of me that rejects the idea of having to pay a recurring fee for the maintenance of what is essentially just a glorified IP block list. It feels kinda predatory, like those of us with ADHD have been fucked over by apps and sites being designed to be little dopamine boxes, and they have the only solution, but we have to pay for it.
So, do any of you use a similar app? If so, what, and how much does it cost?
Everyone here is providing some great suggestions, but if I may, I’d like to challenge you to think of it a different way…
How can you set up your life so that work becomes a distraction from your phone?
Anytime I’m distracted it’s usually because I’m not engaged enough. This might mean asking my employer for more challenging work, switching jobs, or creating a side hustle to become my new job.