Hacker News Board Hacker News, browsed like a classic message board
Live data from Hacker News

Show HN: I made a Chrome extension to stop mindless browsing

getintention.com

Post reply on HN
Print view View original

101–110 of 143 posts

Re: Show HN: I made a Chrome extension to stop mindless browsing

#101

Post by ddrmaxgt37 »

namuorg wrote: post #2

Hey HN, I've been working on a Chrome/Firefox extension called Intention to help me stay focused and not get distracted, and for me and my friends, we've found it more effective than other tools we've tried. The idea behind it is extremely simple: Commit to a time limit before using a distracting site. This prevents the two most common ways that we get sucked into distractions online: 1. Habitual navigation: Througho…

Nice job! This is great. Exactly what I've been looking for.

Have you thought about blurring the background in the modal? I find that for news sites, the modal still lets me read the headlines

Re: Show HN: I made a Chrome extension to stop mindless browsing

#103

Post by nyingpo »

namuorg wrote: post #53
NoiseAgent wrote: post #19

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 in Firefox?

Hm, this is a bit strange. It should work fine on Firefox, and a lot of other people on this thread seem to have no issues. Can you share what OS you're on and other extensions you have installed? Feel free to reply via email — my address is dk@getintention.com.

I had the same experience.

I clicked the continue button, but in the following screen clicking the "grant permission" button didn't do anything.

I uninstalled and reinstalled the extension, same thing. But this time resizing or moving the browser window showed the Firefox Addon prompt that should have been shown previously, but not long enough for clicking it. I was using Firefox under Wayland.

I tried a third time, now using Firefox under XWayland, and this time the prompt was correctly shown.

Re: Show HN: I made a Chrome extension to stop mindless browsing

#105

Post by nbardy »

imhoguy wrote: post #41
devmunchies wrote: post #18

these last 2 weeks me and my wife created a strict rule where we can't have any screens (laptops, phone, tablets) in a bedroom. now we don't browse while laying in bed in the morning or at night. this simple change cutdown on my addiction even when out of my bed room. When we go to our bedroom at night we know it means bed time, its a mental change. Also, at first you'll feel an urge to look at your phone at night, b…

I think what contributes the most to that bad habit is dependency on alarm clock app in our smartphones. I need to finally buy two alarm clocks with snooze and weekly schedule.

I bought an alarm clock last year and its been huge for my mental health/morning routine. Now my day starts exactly how I want it. No phone. Straight to exercise.

Re: Show HN: I made a Chrome extension to stop mindless browsing

#107

Post by namuorg »

ddrmaxgt37 wrote: post #101
namuorg wrote: post #2

Hey HN, I've been working on a Chrome/Firefox extension called Intention to help me stay focused and not get distracted, and for me and my friends, we've found it more effective than other tools we've tried. The idea behind it is extremely simple: Commit to a time limit before using a distracting site. This prevents the two most common ways that we get sucked into distractions online: 1. Habitual navigation: Througho…

Nice job! This is great. Exactly what I've been looking for. Have you thought about blurring the background in the modal? I find that for news sites, the modal still lets me read the headlines

Thank you!!! I've been trying to figure out a way to obscure the background without hiding it entirely (which would make the popup feel a bit too obstructive) and blurring the background is the perfect solution.

Expect to see this in an update soon!

Re: Show HN: I made a Chrome extension to stop mindless browsing

#108

Post by namuorg »

aroberge wrote: post #51
namuorg wrote: post #2

Hey HN, I've been working on a Chrome/Firefox extension called Intention to help me stay focused and not get distracted, and for me and my friends, we've found it more effective than other tools we've tried. The idea behind it is extremely simple: Commit to a time limit before using a distracting site. This prevents the two most common ways that we get sucked into distractions online: 1. Habitual navigation: Througho…

First look: I like this. I like that it will help raise awareness of time I waste on some sites, but that I can easily bypass it if and when I need to. I like that I can choose to have it work only on some sites. I've tried to use other somewhat similar extensions or tools in the past but removed them as they often "got in the way" of what I needed to do. Right now, this seems to be just right for me. Thanks for doin…

You got it. Really appreciate that!

Re: Show HN: I made a Chrome extension to stop mindless browsing

#109

Post by intrepidhero »

This is great. Definitely the most thoughtful of these kinds of plugins. I downloaded it and my afternoon was more productive for it.

I think that it forces me to take a moment to stop and answer the question, "Do you really want to spend time on this?" before continuing is going to be quite powerful.

Thanks!

Re: Show HN: I made a Chrome extension to stop mindless browsing

#110

Post by service_bus »

dbasner wrote: post #87

I love this idea and just installed it. However it falls into a similar problem I have found myself in with iphone's screen time. On my iphone I have found myself mindlessly clicking the "add 15 minutes" of screen time and typing in my 4 digit code so often that it is now just muscle memory to do so. Yes, I have no self control. Could you add a feature so you have to type in a pin to continue BUT the number pad is in…

I think the math problem could help, but you also need to ask yourself if you're just going to keep bypassing it anyway.. in which case software is unlikely to help much.

For you I would recommend the book: The Willpower Instinct by Kelly McGonigal. (audiobook is also well narrated)

It's well written and full of great methods for gaining your self control back.

Post reply on HN