Due to the confinement situation that we are suffering with the COVID-19, there are many people who during this time have come to work from home with their computer, using the Internet and web browsers, Chrome being one of the most used by excellence.
Working from home has as many advantages as disadvantages. One of these drawbacks may be the loss of attention with what we are doing. This occurs if we have too many distractions around us or on the same computer. If there are too many distractions on the screen, it can prevent us from concentrating on our task and affect our productivity.
To help us keep our work focused, Chrome has a series of extensions that will help us avoid distractions and in this way be much more productive with what we are doing. Today we are going to review the best ones, which, surely, will be of great help to us.
Avoid being distracted by these Chrome extensions
StayFocusd
This productivity extension for Chrome will allow us to increase all our productivity by limiting the time we can spend on other websites that will only distract us and make us waste time. In this way StayFocusd is an extension that will help us stay focused on our work, preventing us from wasting time on other websites. Once the stipulated time has expired, all sites that have been blocked will be accessible again on a regular basis. It is a highly configurable tool, so it allows us to block or allow complete sites. We can also block specific subdomains, specific pages or specific routes permanently, thus avoiding all kinds of distractions.
Momentum
With this extension for Chrome we can replace the main browser tab with a customizable control panel . This panel can include pending tasks, weather and inspiration so that we feel more relaxed and focused on work, being more productive. Momentum is an extension for Chrome that will give us a moment of calm and inspire us with a photo and a daily appointment, establishing a daily focus and keeping track of pending tasks. In this way we will be able to eliminate distractions and we will be able to focus more relaxed on our work.
Just Read
It is a customizable and full-featured reader extension to avoid distractions and improve our productivity. It incorporates a reading mode with which we can read the page in a personalized format. Include default white and dark themes, create custom themes, and modify them using a graphic or CSS editor. We can also use a theme that someone has already created, as well as automatically run the Just Read format on specific sites and completely free of charge. In addition, we will have a selection mode, through which we can choose exactly what text we want to select to read, as well as a deletion mode, with which we can eliminate any unwanted content.
Strict Workflow
This extension for Chrome will allow us to apply a 25-minute workflow , with 5-minute breaks between each period. In this way, by being in the workflow we cannot access the websites that we have previously selected to be blocked. Once the work time has elapsed and the rest period begins, it will notify us and lift the veto on the selected websites. This process must be carried out throughout the workday, managing to be more productive and avoid all kinds of distractions. Strict Workflow is a Chrome extension very easy to use, since we only require one click to start a timer for work or rest, being easily customizable and all completely free of charge.
Dayboard
It is an extension with which we can add up to five tasks that we must carry out as a priority to carry out throughout the workday. Every time we open a Chrome tab, this extension will take care of reminding us what they are, so that we don’t forget what our priorities are. This extension will also allow us to block websites such as Facebook, Twitter or YouTube, which will allow us to improve our focus and attention, avoiding all kinds of distractions. With the Dayboard extension, we will have a great help for a correct planning of our day to day, increasing positive habits and reducing distractions.
OneTab
When we use the computer to work, it is normal to accumulate a large number of open tabs . This can make us waste a lot of time searching among them for the information we need. OneTab is an extension for Chrome that allows us to save up to 95% of memory and reduce eyelash clutter. In this way, every time we find too many tabs, we only have to click on the OneTab icon to convert all the open tabs into a list. Once we need to access the tabs, we can restore them all at the same time or individually. By reducing the number of tabs open in Chrome, we achieve a great saving in memory use. In addition, we will obtain a better organization to be more productive with our work.
Reader View
This extension for Chrome we can better organize the content of a web page. This way we can eliminate all the clutter it contains, such as buttons, background images or change the size of the text for greater readability. With the Reader View extension we can eliminate the clutter of web pages and allow us to read them in “Reader view” mode, allowing us to switch between normal view and reader view by pressing a single button. The “Reader view” mode is easily customizable, so we can change the background color, the view width of the reading or the size of the font. In this way we will be able to be more focused on work, getting more productive with a more focused and clear reading.
AutoMute
With this extension we can automatically silence each tab the moment we open it. In this way it allows us to effectively choose whether or not we want to listen to the audio of the web page. In this way it helps us eliminate distractions that can prevent us from being focused on our work. It also has the possibility that some websites such as YouTube do not see the sound deactivated even though we have the application installed. AutoMute is an extension with which we will gain in silence and concentration, being able to silence all the tabs that we have open with a single click.
