Focus by Cabana Labs
Productivity
focus and distraction blocking
SHOW HN2015
Focus by Cabana Labs
A Firefox extension to break the habit of typing distracting websites
addons.mozilla.org#firefox extension#block distracting websites#website blocker#procrastination
How HN took it
1 positive, 11 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 1 critical, out of 13 comments about the project. Thread score -0.04.
Idea: 1 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Autocomplete-disabling tip is a useful way to add friction
From 1 comment
what I've been doing for the last 3 or 5 years (in Firefox, which is the browser under discussion in this submission) is setting the following to false:…
hollerith on HN
Objections
Blocking messages are annoying but do not change underlying habits
From 1 comment
I've tried several tools similar to this, and they're all coming from the right place. But.. 1) being told that this isn't the time to do something doesn't change that I feel…
GrinningFool on HN
Tools treat symptoms rather than the thought process
From 1 comment
I've tried several tools similar to this, and they're all coming from the right place. But.. 1) being told that this isn't the time to do something doesn't change that I feel…
GrinningFool on HN
Requests
Block sub-directories such as subreddit paths
From 1 comment
The hostfile is great! I use it for more permanent blocks. Reason I use the plugin is to be able to turn blocking on and off quickly if I need to, and as of the next version…
vishaldpatel on HN
Chrome version
From 2 comments
Does anything similar exist for Chrome? AFAIK, default Chrome won't let you disable autocomplete in the address bar.
thucydides on HNAny idea on how to do this for chrome?
Kronopath on HN
Questions
How to install the add-on from Mozilla's site
From 1 comment
Where the heck did the install button go to on Mozilla's website?
J_Darnley on HN
Whether search completion can be customised
From 1 comment
Is this going to be something that users can customise?
lol768 on HN
Alternatives named
SelfControl
From 1 comment
If you find yourself just turning this extension off or undoing the edits to your host file, you should try http://selfcontrolapp.com/ for OSX, which blocks URLs for a specified…
afarrell on HN
Leechblock
From 2 comments
Leechblock works very well for this: http://www.proginosko.com/leechblock/ It counts how long you are on an "illegal" website and only blocks when you exceed the limit. It's…
ars on HNI've used Leechblock, with fairly permissive settings (type a 64-bit key displayed on screen to override), and I think the annoyance is the point. It raises the psychological…
NoGravitas on HN
Host file blocking
From 1 comment
I like the idea. I find blocking websites with my host file being the best tool for protecting myself against distraction. It would be pretty neat if this was a website that I…
itake on HN
Cold Turkey
From 1 comment
If you find yourself just turning this extension off or undoing the edits to your host file, you should try http://selfcontrolapp.com/ for OSX, which blocks URLs for a specified…
afarrell on HN