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 that the sandboxed extension on my local machine can read that data?
Show HN: I made a Chrome extension that helps battle impulsive procrastination
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Re: Show HN: I made a Chrome extension that helps battle impulsive procrastination
#32...The problem is, this extension likely wouldn't help me: You'd have to lock me in a room with access to only my work to keep me from procrastinating, and even then there'd be a lot of staring into space.
Re: Show HN: I made a Chrome extension that helps battle impulsive procrastination
#33Hey! A very cool idea! Any chance you'd build one for Safari as well?
Re: Show HN: I made a Chrome extension that helps battle impulsive procrastination
#34Doesn't work with [Feedly](feedly.com).
Re: Show HN: I made a Chrome extension that helps battle impulsive procrastination
#35Maybe this is the wrong thread for this comment, but I'm wondering if I'm alone in this. Anyone else find they procrastinate for reasons another than a habitual need to check e.g. reddit/HN? I find for myself, it's very rarely that I'm procrastinating without any reason, but instead that I'm actively avoiding whatever it is I think I should be doing for any number of reasons. The list includes: * I don't have a clear…
Very astute... I agree.
I NEVER procrastinate if I am on a roll and have a strong grasp of things, say 80% of a project.
Theres always that 20% though, maybe 10% that can be extremely challenging when you're right at that extremely complicated bit and you just spaz out and just open Facebook, reddit compulsively until you can get your footing.
I've been doing this the last 3 days :(
Re: Show HN: I made a Chrome extension that helps battle impulsive procrastination
#36Maybe this is the wrong thread for this comment, but I'm wondering if I'm alone in this. Anyone else find they procrastinate for reasons another than a habitual need to check e.g. reddit/HN? I find for myself, it's very rarely that I'm procrastinating without any reason, but instead that I'm actively avoiding whatever it is I think I should be doing for any number of reasons. The list includes: * I don't have a clear…
Great advice given years ago, "When you don't know what you want, what you want is sleep."
Re: Show HN: I made a Chrome extension that helps battle impulsive procrastination
#37Great concept! These days I just block sites in my hosts file, but I also developed a Chrome extension based on the concept of "regulated distraction", Morphine:
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/morphine/fbnpehpbo...
Also open source on GitHub:
Re: Show HN: I made a Chrome extension that helps battle impulsive procrastination
#38I'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 you see every time you open a new tab.
I just use this for my day-to-day stuff, and try not to keep anything there for more than a week or so (basically: if it's there that long, it's not getting done). I really love adding small things that I can get done in 5-10 minutes, and I just don't use it for things that take days.
When I'm waiting for something to finish, or am between tasks with a meeting that's going to interrupt me if I really get into something, it's great to pick up something fast that I've already thought about a bit and can just get done. It hasn't eliminated my being distracted, but because it shows up when I press Ctrl+t it often catches my attention and I do something from my list instead of going to HN or twitter or something.
[1] https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/momentum/laookkfkn...
Re: Show HN: I made a Chrome extension that helps battle impulsive procrastination
#39Maybe this is the wrong thread for this comment, but I'm wondering if I'm alone in this. Anyone else find they procrastinate for reasons another than a habitual need to check e.g. reddit/HN? I find for myself, it's very rarely that I'm procrastinating without any reason, but instead that I'm actively avoiding whatever it is I think I should be doing for any number of reasons. The list includes: * I don't have a clear…
You could try the "Pomodoro", a timer that has you focus for 25 minutes, followed by 5 minutes of relaxing or distracting yourself. Repeat. It assumes you are actively avoiding your work, and apparently it is a type of brain trick that has some support in brain science. It's advocated in the "Learning how to Learn" Coursera course, which uses brain science to teach learning strategies.
Re: Show HN: I made a Chrome extension that helps battle impulsive procrastination
#40The 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. A downside is that it's not free. [1] https://heyfocus.com/
Self Control does this on Mac and is free. https://selfcontrolapp.com
Not as many features as Focus. I bought Focus and I am very happy with it.