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For 1, I use Focus: https://heyfocus.com/

It used to be much cheaper, but it really helps to stop the surfing urges for a time. Well, not stop them so much as force me to realize when I have them.

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SelfControl is a nicely done, free open source program that does the same thing. https://selfcontrolapp.com/. Code: https://github.com/SelfControlApp/selfcontrol/

FocusLite (https://focuslite.app) has interesting business model - you purchase a consumable ($7.99 I think) to start a streak. If you wanna cancel blocking, you have to delete the app. And once you've done that, you have to purchase the consumable again.

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