What Online Distraction Derails Your Indie Workflow? Take This Quick Survey!

Hey IndieHackers,

As a fellow indie dev grinding on side projects, I’ve been wrestling with staying focused while building. For me, it’s getting sucked into Twitter/X threads or falling down Wikipedia rabbit holes when I should be coding or shipping. I’m betting I’m not alone—distractions are the enemy of getting that MVP out the door!

I’m curious: what’s the one app or website that kills your productivity the most? Is it:

• Social media (Instagram, Reddit)?
• Streaming platforms (Netflix, Twitch)?
• Online shopping (Amazon, eBay) or random browsing (news sites, blogs)?
• Messaging apps (Discord, Slack) blowing up with notifications?

I put together a quick, anonymous 1-2 minute survey to find out what’s breaking our focus as indie makers: https://form.typeform.com/to/peZUSCLw.

It’s multiple-choice, super simple, and I’ll share the results with the community to see what’s tripping us up in 2025.

More importantly, what discipline hacks keep you in the zone? Do you use browser extensions like Freedom, stick to a strict schedule, or have some other trick? I’ve been experimenting with Pomodoro to avoid Twitter/X spirals, but I’d love to hear your strategies. Drop your biggest distraction and your best focus tip in the comments—let’s swap ideas to stay productive and ship faster!

Thanks for helping out, and I can’t wait to learn from you all!