I built a site blocker that makes you solve a brain teaser to unlock
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TLDR built a Chrome site blocker that lets you into distracting sites only after you do a brainteaser, some math, or simple coding. Philosophically it's a speed bump rather than a hard gate, because you'll eventually tear a gate down but you'll (hopefully!) leave a speed bump in place. I've always eventually removed site blockers, or just had them become a nuisance that I reflexively dismiss. Site blockers don't really reduce the "I need a distraction" reflex, and they eventually just become annoying. Dopamine is a hell of a drug. At the same time, I've been getting frustrated that my intermediate/advanced math skills have atrophied, and going into management (plus AI…) have caused my coding skills to atrophy even further. But I'm not going to like, force myself to do math or coding exercises after dinner. I'm an adult with adult things to do. So I built an extension where the gate (/punishment) requires you to do some math, solving both problems at once. Extension here. Check it out! submitted by /u/wtwta85 |
