Intention
Productivity
focus and distraction blocking
SHOW HN2020
519points
138comments
#43of 3,028 in 2020
Top 2%of 2020 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
41 positive, 44 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 9 critical, out of 95 comments about the project. Thread score +0.43.
Idea: 13 for, 1 againstExecution: 5 for, 5 againstPrivacy: 6 for, 3 againstDesign: 9 for, 0 againstPricing: 2 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Clean interface and smooth onboarding
From 3 comments
This is just lovely. Clean, exactly what I need, and the on-boarding/privacy experience is best-in-class. Well done.
mattboulos on HNJust installed it to try it out. Really liked your setup process: clean, informative and fast.
grompotr0n on HNThank you for making this! I was using StayFocusd until now. The look and feel of Intention feels so much fresher and easier to use. Also, having a lot more flexibility for…
buschkowitz on HN
Privacy approach, requesting access only to selected sites
From 2 comments
I really like this property: > Intention requests access only to the sites you select, not all sites. Very few add-ons implement it (talking about Firefox) but it makes the…
rubenbe on HNI really like this idea! The setup was also very easy too and honest about permissions (using Firefox). I 'enabled' Hacker News for 5 minutes so i could leave you a comment :)…
mattwad on HN
Firefox and Android support
From 2 comments
Thank you for releasing a Firefox version along side the chrome extension.
jmondi on HNYay! Honored you'd spend part of your daily limit to leave me a comment. :) Intention actually works on Firefox for Android so you can use it on Android today! Planning to build…
dkthehuman on HN
Objections
Privacy concern that browsing history is never transmitted is hard to verify without open source
From 2 comments
> for every day you stay under your limit, you'll grow your personal streak. So this is using gamification to game gamification? Interesting. > immediately start scrolling…
hjek on HNHey this looks really helpful! I appreciate your commitment to privacy, that's a very important feature for me. Nonetheless, having been burned by Chrome extensions in the past…
j88439h84 on HN
Users can easily get around the limit by extending or switching browsers
From 2 comments
I am absolutely hopeless YouTube addict. The first review says you can set breaks compared to other blockers. I have Leechblock setup in a way with dynamic "breaks" I give myself…
hncensorsnonpc on HNLove the idea and the execution looks great too! I'm the kind of person who will just keep selecting to view a bit longer so it wouldn't work for me (I need more rigid…
JansjoFromIkea on HN
Firefox popup did not open for one user
From 1 comment
I can't seem to get it working in Firefox. I can click the icon in the top right but it just says I'm on a distracting site it does not launch the popup. Any configuration needed…
NoiseAgent on HN
Requests
Browser sync across devices
From 1 comment
I hope you can get browser syncing implemented soon, without it I don't really have control of how (un)productive I've been.
kristofferR on HN
Focus mode for timed sessions outside the schedule
From 1 comment
This is awesome! I would also pay for this after I've seen the privacy-aware and clear onboarding! Feature request: "Focus mode" Ability to start a focus session for 30m, 1h, 2h…
hkdobrev on HN
Restrict time on sites reached from a referring site
From 2 comments
This is fantastic :D! Thanks for building this. As a feature request, I would love to be able to restrict my time spent on websites I arrive at _from_ e.g. HackerNews, not just…
dbieber on HNThis is really great! I love the implementation and the idea of having you actively chose to do something you feel is unproductive. One thing that would be nice to see would be a…
Neff on HN
Open source release
From 1 comment
Hey this looks really helpful! I appreciate your commitment to privacy, that's a very important feature for me. Nonetheless, having been burned by Chrome extensions in the past…
j88439h84 on HN
iOS version
From 1 comment
I don't have a lot to add here, but an upvote didn't seem like it fully expressed how much I like this. I really like this! If you do decide to make something for iOS, I would…
el_benhameen on HN
Questions
Does it work across other apps such as Steam
From 1 comment
Also: any plans for making it for other apps, e.g. Steam?
stared on HN
How does it compare to LeechBlock
From 1 comment
Looks nice! How does it compare to LeechBlock?
arikrak on HN
Alternatives named
LeechBlock
From 2 comments
I've yet to check out the OP's extension, but I've used a Firefox extension called LeechBlock before which (with some creativity) can achieve your bullet points as well. For the…
kibwen on HNLooks nice! How does it compare to LeechBlock?
arikrak on HN
Cold Turkey
From 1 comment
Check out Cold Turkey. It does everything you've asked for, I believe. I use it on and off.
movedx on HN
StayFocusd
From 2 comments
Thank you for making this! I was using StayFocusd until now. The look and feel of Intention feels so much fresher and easier to use. Also, having a lot more flexibility for…
buschkowitz on HNStayfocusd does this as well.
29athrowaway on HN
HabitLab
From 1 comment
This is quite similar to HabitLab https://habitlab.stanford.edu/ which also includes a number of other options (such as pausing videos on youtube before playing them, hiding…
geza on HN
Motion
From 1 comment
You should look into Motion. https://www.inmotion.app/ It is very similar to your product.
m_a_g on HN