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

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Post by aroberge »

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 doing this.

Normally, I immediately delete any unsolicited emails. However, if you want beta testers for any other creation, feel free to email me (username at gmail) mentioning that you created intention. I promise to have a look at what you create and to give you some feedback.

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

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Post by stedman »

this extension has helped me save a ton of time on distracting websites -- particularly Hacker News

I also love DK's other extention, hidefeed.com, which I use for sites like LinkedIn where i need to go to do work, but don't want to get sucked into the newsfeed.

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

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Post by namuorg »

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.

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

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Post by akcreek »

This looks really interesting. I've found the best way for me to stay focused is to just block sites via my /etc/hosts file. I'll unblock it when I'm done working and then block again at the end of the day so I'm ready to go in the morning.

If I mindlessly type youtube.com in and hit a error I immediately realize I did that mindlessly and get back to work. I've been doing this for a while and it has worked every time.

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

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Post by wussboy »

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 tried on 75.0. I disabled all my extensions except yours and restarted. No luck.

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

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Post by namuorg »

wussboy wrote: post #55
namuorg wrote: post #53

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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 tried on 75.0. I disabled all my extensions except yours and restarted. No luck.

Can you email me at the address above? Would like to help you get this working and happy to jump on a Zoom call to debug the issue with you.

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

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Post by el_benhameen »

namuorg wrote: post #4
mattwad wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I 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 :) Next I need this for my phone.

Yay! 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 something special for iOS (the OS limitations make it challenging) in the future.

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 definitely pay a few bucks for it.
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