A Counterintuitive Way To Beat Online Procrastination

A Cornell study found that a tool that pushes you to commit to a time cap for distracting web surfing actually helps keep you productive.

Most office workers today have seamless access to the Internet during work hours—and often it is just too easy to click over to Facebook. Even people who are actively trying to stay on task can find themselves checking social media out of habit. A new study has found a counterintuitive way to reduce procrastination: Rather than trying to avoid distractions completely, commit to a reasonable time limit of web browsing, and then allow yourself to surf guilt-free during that time.

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