Consumers turn to technology to control impulses


NEW YORK: Dan Nainan can't trust himself to work at his computer without clicking on distractions, so he uses an Internet-blocking program to shut down his Web access twice a day.

Nainan has a system of two two-hour blocks to keep himself on task. It's one example of how Americans are trying to control their impulses using technology that steps in to enforce good behavior.

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