This extension will hopefully help you be less distracted
Experimental Anti-Distraction App. Alternative method compared to stayfocusd/coldturkey. Aimed at a long term goal of defeating poor browsing habits!
Focused on delayed gratification and understanding the realistic need for 'distracting' sites.
All feedback is welcome. Bugs/features =D.
Shoutouts to: Roy Baumeister, Daniel Goleman, Kelly McGonigal for knowledge on self-control.
v.0.3.4:
typo
v.0.3.3:
- removed a message
v.0.3.2:
- merged pull request to fix "Bypassing Writing more than 1 phrase" byg
v0.3.1
-bugfixes:
-youtube embedded problems
-oAuth redirect pages
v0.3.0
-added a disable-able reason tracker
-added an options page with few options
-added edit options
-fixed a few bugs
v0.2.1.0
-second round of customization added: block current site by using the icon/popup
block sites using the button on the main page.
delete blocklisted sites
edit blocklisted sites
v0.2.0.0
-first round of customization: select your links.
-in the works: blacklist/whitelist functionality
More details at: https://github.com/qt31415926/cdad
Latest reviews
- (2021-06-09) דוד קירשנבאום: Exactly what I was looking for a tool that on the one hand does not completely block you and gives you control and on the other hand limits you and does not let you fall into distractions, thank you very much בדיוק מה שחיפשתי כלי שמצד אחד לא חוסם אותך לגמרי ונותן לך שליטה ומצד שני מגביל אותך ולא נותן לך ליפול להסחות דעת, תודה רבה לכם
- (2021-04-05) Gusts Mūrnieks: It really works! It is also great with the combination of an addon "Crackbook Revival". When you get passed one barrier, there is another.
- (2021-02-26) Kyle Kaiser: Hey, I love this extension but see it hasn't been updated in a long time. I have some ideas for how it could be improved and might be interested in buying it from you. If you'd like to learn more, let me know at [email protected]. Thanks!
- (2020-12-19) Joshua Tay: This is great for staying focused on work! The only way to make it more perfect is to make it block entire domains like youtube.com/... instead of just the homepage of youtube.
- (2019-03-26) Hozaifa Bhutta: This extension is just fantastic. I used to have this a few months ago and it decreased my screen time by a large margin. However after I deleted it my screen time went soaring high again, So now I decided to just stick with this extension due to its amazing effectivness.
- (2018-08-22) Amar van Duijneveldt: options page doesnt work, making the extension kinda useless
- (2018-08-09) Michaelann Gardner: I've tried practically every site blocker, it feels like. Either they require me to exercise discipline in the moment (like Forest), which works sometimes but not foolproof,or they're so nuclear that I eventually end up uninstalling them (StayFocused, Blocksite, Cold Turkey). This one allows for the perfect balance of choice and control. I'M in the driver's seat and can make a different choice anytime I want, but I have a gentle reminder of who I really want to be. My only complaint? I want an app version for my phone! Also, can I donate to the upkeep of it?
- (2018-03-18) chagam kamalakar: loved it .. one small suggestion instead of block list ... how it would be if only whitelisted? so rest are blocked with descent customized/personalized message.
- (2017-12-06) Kimball Robinson: LOVED the concept. Used it a ton. But lately noticed that youtube vidoes embedded in other sites are broken (embedded iframes). Sadly, I can't block anything youtube-related with this extension, but I continue using it for other sites. I block youtube with another mindfulness extension. It would help if this extension also reminded me when I had spent too much time on a site, like the "stop autopilot" extension. Right now I have to maintain my list of bad sites on two extensions instead of just one. And there's no way to mass import/export these lists of sites.
- (2017-09-04) Marcus Ritosa: Thank you for putting this extension together. It gives me a better control about mindfully preventing rabbit holes when I have 30 extra seconds. Love the reason tracking! Self-reflection is important!
- (2017-03-17) Thomas Ragsac: I love this extension. The only thing I would do is add a whitelist function to certain videos or sub links
- (2017-01-21) Jingyao Zhang: I've been wasting much less time on the internet since installing this extension! Thank you so much for making this most excellent thing. Is it possible to have a "whitelist" function (i.e. block all websites except those on the list)? That's the only thing I can think of to make this more perfect.
- (2016-11-25) Thos Thorogood: No1 site blocker by far!
- (2016-10-18) Keyur Shah: This app is quite better than blocking sites out completely. Love that it just slows you down a little bit. It's made me change my habit as I just mindlessly type in some sites when I have a slight pause in my work.
- (2016-04-19) Ivan Terekhov: this is a great extension, much more effective for me than stayfocusd
- (2016-02-03) Michael C: Good stuff github page is here https://github.com/qt31415926/mad
- (2015-10-19) Dante Fox: Working great so far. There are better options, But I love the way it redirects you to a page to pick from a few links.
- (2015-09-20) Derek Whatley: Exactly what I was looking for. I was going to write my own app to do this but you've already done it!
- (2015-07-29) William: Really loved it :) I hope there is some kind of challenge for those who wish to remove a site from blacklist :)
- (2015-06-24) Leyna Cameron: My girlfriend and I both love this extension. I wish that we could set active hours and white/black lists, but I see that the latter is in the works. Good job!
- (2015-05-21) Para el poco tiempo que tiene la aplicación es útil. Ya viene poder colocar imágenes. Y quizás configurar los días que esté activo y que días no.
- (2015-04-16) Ruth Grace Wong: I used to have this problem where links clicked on Facebook would open in a new tab and always be blocked, but I brought this up to the developer, and he fixed it right away! No complaints now. Customization of the blacklist has also been added.
- (2015-04-09) Jameel Jiwani: Let us customize blacklist!!