I would like to help myself control how many video games I play. Is there a way I can block Steam at certain times of day or after using it for so long?
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It's actually quite easy to disable them. In the Settings window, go to the Interface tab. There's an option at the bottom to disable these notifications.
I do believe that this is an option they added in semi-recently, because I've been using Steam for a long time and I've never seen it before a few days ago.
Personally I found running many games at once does not work for me, I have gotten cards when it was 3 or less games at once.
Cards generally drop once every 30 minutes for most people when playing a single game I am unsure if this average stays the same when using multiple games.
I do not believe there is a limit to how many you can obtain in a day since there is a limit already associated to the total amount you can have.
Things to keep in mind
Level 10 you start getting foil cards.
Every 10 levels you increase your chances for booster pack by 20% at 100% it has (doubled)
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Best Answer
Short of parental software, you could try either of these:
Take your steamapps folder, and compress (or store it (ie no compression) it using 7zip/winrar. Have someone you trust make up a password, and when you've finished working then have them unlock the archive. The steamapps holds your games if you didn't know.
Uninstall Steam, but keep the steamapps folder (%Steam Directory%/steamapps/). When you're done with your work simply reinstall Steam, and you start playing.