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There's a startup in this, somewhere. Has anyone tried the YC startup http://www.rescuetime.com/ http://www.rescuetime.com/? (I've been meaning to try it mysel

• Jd 15y ago
  Yep, I didn't find Rescuetime very helpful. I tend to think employee monitoring is evil and if I am personally not engaged in the work I am doing I would rather find engaging work than look at the time I waste on other things (HN, for example). A proposed startup: web interface that would block all devices totally (or simply from the internet) for certain period of time. For instance, you could click a button when you get home from work that says, "I'm done for the evening" that removes all electronic distractions until some set time in the morning. Possibilities exist on different devices for this, but nothing that ties them all together. Of course, it may not be that popular since not all that many people that are addicted to their devices treat it as a serious problem to be remedied (HN addicts included).
  • resdirector 15y ago
    Yup, if you (or someone) built that, I'd use it. Of course, it may not be that popular since not all that many people that are addicted to their devices It's a growing problem. Every other day I see a mainstream news article about device/app addiction.
    • Nicknameless 15y ago
      The big question is: would you pay for it?
      • resdirector 15y ago
        Good question. Depends obviously on the implementation. If it was seemless, didn't need to be configured, and actually worked, I'd pay something like, I dunno, $3.99 a month.