Freedom costs money whereas self-control doesn’t, but I’ve found it very worth it.
Freedom is slightly easier to circumvent if you’re technically savvy and are dedicated to circumventing it—I found it valuable to “train” on SelfControl for awhile to get used to the idea that I had a thing I couldn’t circumvent,
THANK YOU!!! I’ve updated my post to include Freedom, and am really excited to give it a shot myself.
I have some trouble resisting WSOP (an online poker app) and the Messages app, so the feature of blocking apps is something that I’m excited about.
I’m also excited about the schedules. Sometimes I forget to turn on SelfControl, and then find myself procrastinating. With schedules, that won’t be a problem anymore!
Small supplemental point (I think worth adding into the relevant section): Freedom.to is a variant on the SelfControl concept that lets you schedule regular sessions across all your devices. (i.e. I have my computers and iDevices all disable distracting sites during working and sleeping hours, with small breaks throughout the day)
Freedom costs money whereas self-control doesn’t, but I’ve found it very worth it.
Freedom is slightly easier to circumvent if you’re technically savvy and are dedicated to circumventing it—I found it valuable to “train” on SelfControl for awhile to get used to the idea that I had a thing I couldn’t circumvent,
THANK YOU!!! I’ve updated my post to include Freedom, and am really excited to give it a shot myself.
I have some trouble resisting WSOP (an online poker app) and the Messages app, so the feature of blocking apps is something that I’m excited about.
I’m also excited about the schedules. Sometimes I forget to turn on SelfControl, and then find myself procrastinating. With schedules, that won’t be a problem anymore!