A lot of productivity advice boils down to "just be more disciplined about not checking that site." For an ADHD brain, that advice misunderstands the problem. It's not a lack of knowing better — it's that impulse control and working memory make "remembering not to" an unreliable mechanism in the moment, no matter how clear the intention was five minutes earlier.
What tends to work better isn't more willpower, it's structural: removing the option so there's nothing to resist in the first place. If a distracting site or app simply isn't reachable, the impulse has nowhere to go.
Why Removal Beats Reminders
Notification-based nudges and gentle reminders assume you'll notice them and act on them in the moment — which is exactly the mechanism that's often less reliable for ADHD. A hard block doesn't rely on that mechanism at all. There's no reminder to miss, no notification to swipe away without reading. The site is either reachable or it isn't, and that binary is much easier to work with than a system that depends on catching yourself.
Automatic Blocking, Not Manual Willpower
Lock In! blocks distracting websites and apps automatically once a session starts, removing the need to notice a distraction and choose not to engage with it in the moment.
One Click to Start, Then It's Automatic
Starting a session from the menu bar is a single low-effort action. After that, the blocking runs on its own — no ongoing decisions required to keep it active, which matters when sustained decision-making is the hard part.
Строгий режим Removes the Escape Hatch
Impulsivity can make "just disable it for a second" feel harmless in the moment, even when it defeats the entire point. Строгий режим removes that option until the timer ends, so there's no small action available to undo the whole session.
Pomodoro for External Structure
Built-in work-rest intervals provide external time structure, which can be easier to follow than self-monitored time when internal time perception is unreliable.
Presets Remove Setup Friction
Social, Entertainment, News, and Shopping presets mean you don't have to build a blocklist from scratch before you can start — a task that itself can become a procrastination point.
Remove the option, not just the reminder. Get Lock In! on the Mac App Store