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tips for reducing procrastination

while stuck at your desk

A somehow-useful timewaster

I downloaded Ball almost as a joke, it being a throwback to an era of particularly pointless apps. But I noticed something strange: having it in my dock helped me burn off some of that avoidance-energy that can surface when you’re facing something you really don’t want to do.

Something about having a virtual fidget-spinner helped restrain some of those urges to just go on an endless-feed browsing binge, while not being so compelling you can’t put it away once the avoidance-energy has dissipated a little.

It’s free, and I give it my highest rating: 5/5 bounces.


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