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0 pointsacademic_8457221d ago0 comments

ScreenZen is great, my first choice for phones as well. Very flexible settings.

For desktop, I recently built a free browser extension called MooBlock - it's similar to ScreenZen in that it adds a forced pause before you reach a distracting site. Bu once you reach the site, a herd of cows start walking all over your screen to make the website less appealing.

It's available in both the Chrome and Firefox extension stores. Hoping to make an Android version later this year too.

https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/mooblock/eanbagjehd...

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skinfaxi21d ago· 2 in thread

> Bu once you reach the site, a herd of cows start walking all over your screen to make the website less appealing.

Did you base this idea off of prior research? It sounds reasonable but I'm wondering about its practical efficacy given that I've seen people use an objectively broken screen indefinitely with rationalization.

academic_84572OP21d ago

The idea is that the number of cows grows the longer you stay on the site, so it becomes progressively harder to use.

And yes it is based off my research on Internet and porn addiction (I am a psych researcher). So far I've received very positive feedback suggesting that it does work for people.

skinfaxi21d ago

I think it's a neat idea and will give it a try!

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