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The usefulness of site-blockers as anti-procrastination tools depends on how much of a hassle they are to override. Having to use a special bookmark to visit websites doesn't do anything to make the override process more of a hassle. If I can train myself never to visit a frequented website by typing in a URL, using a regular bookmark, or Googling, then I arguably wouldn't need a site-blocker in the first place.

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Yeah, when I released a free little Windows-only app called Temptation Blocker (blocked programs for set amount of time) the "hassle" part was the most important to me. The user had to type in a unique, random 32 char string every time they wanted to override it. That seemed to walk the line between too annoying (i.e. "Crap, just remembered that deadline and have to get to www.XXX.com now!") and annoying/time-consuming enough to make you remember "I should know better".

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