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The Internet is an essential tool for work and communication, but it is also a massive distraction. You’ve almost certainly experienced the problem of having work to do, but you’ve also been drawn into checking your inbox or reacting to notifications that pop up.
Clearly, this is detrimental to productivity as well as being just plain annoying, which is why the Vivaldi web browser has introduced a break mode to give you a little respite from the web. The browser may only be a few years old (it was launched by a disappointed Opera co-founder in 2016), but it has proven to have a lot to teach fans of the game.
Vivaldi says the goal of the new feature is to help make it easier to maintain a work-life balance. We have long been advised to take regular breaks from our computer screens, not only for our eyes to rest, but also for our mental well-being. Vivaldi’s sleep mode allows you to do the same with the Internet.
Activate the feature and you won’t be disconnected from the internet, but you will be placed in a quiet and clean mode. Audio and video will stop playing, open tabs will be hidden, and panels will disappear from view, leaving you with a blank screen free of noise, notifications, and distractions. Sounds heavenly, right?
Enjoy the silence
If you like sound in this almost meditative way, you will be pleased to know that it is incredibly easy to activate. To pause the Internet, you have several options, including clicking the pause button that appears in the lower-left corner of the browser window. To restart your work online, simply click the Play button.
For even faster access to break mode, use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl +. to turn it on and off.
Vivaldi is available for Windows, macOS, and Linux, and you can download the latest version of the browser here. There is also an Android version available, but it does not include the new Break Mode feature.
