I made a Chrome extension that helps battle impulsive procrastination
Productivity
focus and site blocking
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I made a Chrome extension that helps battle impulsive procrastination
A Chrome extension that helps battle impulsive procrastination
chrome.google.com#chrome extension#procrastination#website blocker#focus#productivity
How HN took it
9 positive, 28 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 7 critical, out of 44 comments about the project. Thread score -0.03.
Idea: 3 for, 4 againstExecution: 0 for, 3 againstDesign: 2 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Blocking is just obtrusive enough, and adding sites is easy
From 1 comment
I like how it's just enough obtrusive. Not too much, not too little. And quite easy to add sites to the list.
pavanlimo on HN
Lighter weight to change settings than Self Control
From 1 comment
This is cool! I like that it's lighter weight to change settings than w/ Self Control (which I'm also a fan of). It'd be cool if there was a setting that stopped letting you…
mattkrisiloff on HN
Objections
Existing extensions such as StayFocusd do the same thing
From 1 comment
Stayfocusd is exactly the same concept. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/stayfocusd/laankejkbhbdhmipfmgcngdelahlfoji?hl=en This thing has existed for a while now. The…
partycoder on HN
Extension can be bypassed by opening an incognito tab
From 1 comment
Stayfocusd is exactly the same concept. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/stayfocusd/laankejkbhbdhmipfmgcngdelahlfoji?hl=en This thing has existed for a while now. The…
partycoder on HN
Requests permission to read and change data on all websites
From 1 comment
Why does this extension (and similar ones I have used in the past) require permissions to "View and Change data on all websites you visit"? That's mildly concerning at least, and…
parennoob on HN
Blocking is inconsistent and does not work on some sites such as Feedly
From 2 comments
Cool extension but doesn't seem to work sometimes? I added HN and sometimes it's blocked sometimes it's not. What gives?
intruder on HNDoesn't work with [Feedly](feedly.com).
evanrelf on HN
Requests
Limit visits per site per day or by time spent
From 1 comment
This is cool! I like that it's lighter weight to change settings than w/ Self Control (which I'm also a fan of). It'd be cool if there was a setting that stopped letting you…
mattkrisiloff on HN
Wildcard or regex matching for URLs
From 1 comment
Looks nice. although I'd like to be able to add just google finance. It's one of the site I go when I'm stuck, but the domain is google.com/finance. So wildcards or regular…
jbverschoor on HN
Ports to Firefox, Edge and Opera
From 1 comment
I noticed I can visit same websites (twitter, reddit, HN) few times in the span of 5 minutes. And I don't usually even notice that, it's like a habit. To help me break the loop I…
redpanda_ua on HN
Support for Safari
From 1 comment
Hey! A very cool idea! Any chance you'd build one for Safari as well?
LeoNatan25 on HN
Statistics and more personalization
From 1 comment
I noticed I can visit same websites (twitter, reddit, HN) few times in the span of 5 minutes. And I don't usually even notice that, it's like a habit. To help me break the loop I…
redpanda_ua on HN
Questions
Does the permission to read all websites mean data is sent to an external server
From 1 comment
Question to extension devs: When Chrome warns me that an extension can "read all the websites I visit" does that mean it can also send that info to an external server, or just…
drcode on HN
Why broad website data permissions are needed
From 1 comment
Why does this extension (and similar ones I have used in the past) require permissions to "View and Change data on all websites you visit"? That's mildly concerning at least, and…
parennoob on HN
Alternatives named
StayFocusd
From 1 comment
Stayfocusd is exactly the same concept. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/stayfocusd/laankejkbhbdhmipfmgcngdelahlfoji?hl=en This thing has existed for a while now. The…
partycoder on HN
LeechBlock
From 1 comment
Similar addon for Firefox: Leechblock. It lets you make collections of URLs and rules on how often you can visit them within x minutes, then it either blocks them completely or…
Solinoid on HN
Momentum
From 1 comment
I've been using Momentum[1] for Chrome for the past few months. Turn off the quote and other distractions (unless you're into that), and basically it's a nice-looking TODO list…
gregmac on HN
Focus for Mac
From 1 comment
The best of this kind of apps I've found is Focus for Mac[1]. It works at the OS level, allows you to block apps and sites, and doesn't get disabled if you restart the computer.…
sotojuan on HN
Self Control
From 1 comment
This is cool! I like that it's lighter weight to change settings than w/ Self Control (which I'm also a fan of). It'd be cool if there was a setting that stopped letting you…
mattkrisiloff on HN