![]() It really sticks out when I log in the first time and I see all these dock icons I don’t care about! So I remove most of them. The dock is the first thing that I customize. (If you haven’t met me, I’m pretty hyperactive! This helps me a lot.) Dock I do this to reduce distractions as much as possible. What defines my workspace is that almost every application that I use is full-screen. I change them to match my personal preferences. This means opening System Preferences and going through all the options. Normally, this takes a little while, but there weren’t any updates this time! System preferencesĪfter I’m done with software updates (or while they’re running), I take care of the other boring stuff as well. ![]() (Yep, you heard that right!) I click that Apple icon in the upper left and go to Software Update. ![]() Once I go through the Apple setup wizard, the first thing that I do is run system updates. With that out of the way, let’s begin setting up this new MacBook Pro! What might be a good fit for me might not be for you. I think it’s useful to know why I picked a tool and which ones I tried. I’ll also discuss why I picked some of these applications. But it’s still worth mentioning because some application recommendations are going to be for macOS applications. This is becoming less of an issue over time as more and more of us work with Apple laptops. It’s also worth pointing out that this is going to be macOS centric. I’m generally happy with my workflow still, so some sections will be copied over and maybe edited slightly. I hope I picked correctly!īecause I already wrote a guide for the 2016 laptop, this guide will be a bit different. I had a lot of anxiety trying to get the right spec for the laptop to have good performance, but also good battery life. Well, the time has come for me to do it again! I just got a new 14 inch MacBook Pro with a M1 Pro processor and 32GB of memory. It’s also an opportunity for me to review the tools that I use and my overall workflow. I found it useful to have some documentation on how I set up my work environment. ![]() Keywords: Block or allow sites based on keywords (e.g., ~badword).In 2016, I wrote a guide on how I setup my new MacBook Pro.Exceptions: Whitelist sites you don't want to be blocked (e.g., + ).Wildcards: Block a range of sites (e.g., *.).Delaying: Set a countdown to delay access to sites instead of completely blocking them.Access control: Set a password or random access code for the options page, to slow you down in moments of weakness!.Lockdown: Block sites immediately for a specified duration.You can block sites within fixed time periods (e.g., between 9am and 5pm), after a time limit (e.g., allow up to 10 minutes in every hour), or with a combination of time periods and time limit (e.g., allow up to 10 minutes in every hour between 9am and 5pm). You can specify up to 30 sets of sites to block, with different times and days for each set. (You know: the ones that rhyme with 'Blue Cube', 'Space Hook', 'Sticky Media', 'Quitter', and the like.) All you need to do is specify which sites to block and when to block them. LeechBlock NG (Next Generation) is a simple free productivity tool designed to block those time-wasting sites that can suck the life out of your working day.
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