# How can I automate not doing something in Beeminder? **URL:** \ **Category:** Newbee\ **Created:** [December 28, 2021, 6:30pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/how-can-i-automate-not-doing-something-in-beeminder/9982 "2021-12-28T18:30:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sawatika](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.beeminder.com/sawatika/32/4240_2.png) [@sawatika](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/sawatika)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2021, 6:30pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/how-can-i-automate-not-doing-something-in-beeminder/9982/1 "2021-12-28T18:30:37Z")
I’ve just signed up for an account here so I want to make sure I get my first goal set right (found out about here through focusmate). If I have a goal that involves not looking at something (news sites, YouTube, reddit/social media, and adult sites), is there a way to automate this? I spend way too much time refreshing news sites, going down rabbit holes on reddit and YouTube, and I want to kick the habit of going to adult sites entirely. I’m wasting a staggering amount of time on these things and it’s upsetting me so I want to change. I plan to keep up to date with essential things, like critically important news, via RSS feeds of critical news and having other people tell me if something is urgent. I don’t know if I trust the me in 20 or so days time to be honest about whether I am using these time-sucks so self-reporting is not an ideal option. Want to start doing what I should do and not what’s easy in the moment. Hope this is okay to post. ---
**Author:** ![shanaqui](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.beeminder.com/shanaqui/32/3513_2.png) [@shanaqui](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/shanaqui)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2021, 6:55pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/how-can-i-automate-not-doing-something-in-beeminder/9982/2 "2021-12-28T18:55:53Z")
Sounds like [Rescuetime](https://rescuetime.com/) is a good place to start! That can track the websites and apps you use, and report it to Beeminder. I find it pretty easy: once it’s set up, you can leave it running and everything will get tracked automatically. ---
**Author:** ![rperce](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.beeminder.com/rperce/32/4197_2.png) [@rperce](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/rperce)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2021, 4:34am UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/how-can-i-automate-not-doing-something-in-beeminder/9982/3 "2021-12-30T04:34:52Z")
Just to add, welcome from focusmate! I mentioned beeminder there a few times before the holidays, and [my focusmate goal](https://www.beeminder.com/rperce/focusmate) says I need to do one sometime in the next week, so maybe I’ll see you around! If you’re not already using the new [integration](https://blog.beeminder.com/focusmate/) to track your sessions, see if that’d be useful! ---
**Author:** ![jenndotcodes](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.beeminder.com/jenndotcodes/32/4252_2.png) [@jenndotcodes](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/jenndotcodes)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2022, 10:00pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/how-can-i-automate-not-doing-something-in-beeminder/9982/4 "2022-03-08T22:00:12Z")
I second Rescuetime, biggest tattle tale of all. ---
**Author:** ![mufflon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.beeminder.com/mufflon/32/2394_2.png) [@mufflon](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/mufflon)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2022, 4:05pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/how-can-i-automate-not-doing-something-in-beeminder/9982/5 "2022-03-09T16:05:05Z")
+3 from me. Rescuetime the panopticon that will snitch on you.