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Ask HN: Productivity tabs?
I've seen a lot of bookmarklets/sites for blocking websites and monitoring time for productivity, but I can't help but think their inefficacy for me is due to treating an issue further down the [cause -> symptom] gradient.
I often find myself hitting the key combination command + t > n > enter instinctually to satisfy something subconscious, where n is the first letter of a url I have yet to block.
Does anyone have a suggestion for a site that could satisfy the craving for that initial dopamine hit, while gently and swiftly bringing focus back in order to return to the task at hand? I'm not quite sure what it would look like or how successful it would be, but I'd love some suggestions to try out!
- lowglow 10y agoWhy not just set up your /etc/hosts file to block all the sites that you're addicted to? That's what I do and it's pretty shocking how much I've realized I visit them out of habit.
- distractible 10y agoI've definitely tried it. The issue I've encountered is that I substitute it with some other distraction, such as my phone, and it appears to be an endless cat and mouse game. I'd like a solution that satiates the craving, rather than configuring countless locks. To adhere to the addiction analogy: As a substitute for a cigarette, I'd like a pen to hold, rather than abstinence by throwing the pack in a safe that I know the combination to. Even if I entrusted someone else with the combination, the unfulfilled craving and the knowledge of where to find a fix, have proven difficult to separate.