Cold Turkey Writer Reviews and details

Social recommendations and mentions

• Laptop with MS word but no internet?

  This is the stuff - https://getcoldturkey.com/writer/. Source: about 1 year ago

• Writing 'software' that gives out an announcement when you're at a total of +1000 words.

  Cold Turkey lets you set a word count (or timer) and blocks all other applications until you've written that many words (or for that amount of time). Source: over 1 year ago

• Resources for the Month Ahead?

  Cold Turkey Writer if I'm having trouble with internet distractions. It won't let you leave the app by any means until you hit your target. No copy and paste to fake it, no checking your email or the weather, no playing solitaire, wasting time on reddit or going down a research rabbit hole. Source: over 1 year ago

• Took a break, now can’t get back into it

  I always bust this out when I'm in a slump, it works like magic: https://getcoldturkey.com/writer/. Source: almost 2 years ago

• Need a digital replacement for my journal, but without the ability to do anything other than write.

  Cold Turkey Writer does exactly this in a totally complete and badass way. Your computer won't let you do anything except type on an essentially featureless word processor. It turns your computer into a typewriter. Source: over 2 years ago

• New to digital minimalism and looking for laptop suggestions

  Frist solution: https://getcoldturkey.com/writer/ It's a little clunky, but it forces you to write for a certain amount of words or a certain time. Source: over 2 years ago

• How to keep calm while writing and not get overwhelmed?

  Set a timer. Start writing. Don't stop. Even if you have to literally write 'wtf do I write here, what would they say' to keep your momentum going. No backspaces. Gibberish is fine. Something like https://www.ilys.com/ may help. Or the paid version of Cold Turkey Writer. Source: over 2 years ago

• Do any of y'all struggle with doing basic things when you're alone?

  And if you have to finally write your novel, you can go all Rambo and buy Cold Turkey Writer as well. It allows you to use a wordpad-like app while blocking anything else on your PC. Source: almost 3 years ago

• 3 Steps towards Digital Minimalism (Full post in comments if you don't want to go to read it on Medium)

  If you find yourself cheating your schedule, create some tightening measures by downloading apps that disable your ability to cheat. My favorite ones for PC (Mac or Windows) are Cold Turkey’s Writer App, Freedom.to, and StayFocusd. These services can create a helpful barrier between you and the consumption of content. The writer app is extremely helpful for students or those in writing professions as it will... Source: about 3 years ago