Intention

Build the habit of focus.

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Build the habit of focus.

6 followers

When you visit a distracting site, Intention will ask you to commit to a time limit in order to unlock the site. If you unlock the site, Intention helps you focus by showing how much time you have left. When your time runs out, Intention automatically ends your session and helps you reflect on how you'd like to be spending your time.

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Killed for Food

this thing has legitimately saved me hours. every time my mind wanders while coding and i cmd tab to twitter, it's there, breaking me out of the loop. it really feels like a lucid dreaming totem, kicking my brain back into gear

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6yr ago

Trellis

@mattgcondon Love this analogy

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6yr ago

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Maker

@mattgcondon can you write all the copy for my landing page b/c that was straight poetic

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6yr ago

Jib

Once you start using Intention, there is absolutely no going back. @nireyal very relevant for your Indistractible readers.

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6yr ago

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Maker

@nireyal @stedmanblake just put it on my reading list. thanks stedman!

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6yr ago

Nir and Far

@stedmanblake Absolutely! This is a perfect example of a tool that helps people be Indistractable! @dkthehumand - I think you'd really enjoy reading my book!

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6yr ago

Tweetable

Just installed this and I love it. Feature request for ?makers: I sync my chrome profiles across two machines. Would love it if I could sync my website blocklist across machines.

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6yr ago

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Maker

@omarish glad you like it omar! i plan to support multi-device accounts in the future

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6yr ago

Ramp

DK is probably the most focused person I know. He spends less than ten minutes a day on his phone. The other day, I was wondering how the hell he does it so I decided to ask him. Turns out he’s built a bunch of his own internal tools that he was keeping to himself. Glad he’s finally sharing them with the world. Intention is a complete gamechanger.

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6yr ago

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Maker

@davefontenot i want this framed on my wall

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6yr ago

I've got a forty day plus streak going on Intention and it feels great. I will say, I probably do the same amount of work as I always have, but I take much higher quality breaks now. Instead of browsing Reddit for a half hour I might go for a walk or pick up a physical book or stand up and stretch before. I like Intention's approach because sometimes I really do need to go on a site like Facebook for a work/mission reason... but then I can get distracted by the notification globe and a minute later I still haven't done the intended task, at which point Intention helps me get back on track.

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6yr ago

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Maker

@matthew_bunday yay! i'm at 42 days so looks like we're streak buddies 👯‍♀️

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6yr ago

Jib

@matthew_bunday ☝️☝️☝️ Love that distinction between high quality breaks and mindless browsing. Intention has definitely given me back more of my most scarce resource. ⏳

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6yr ago

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Maker

Hey PH! I've been working on a Chrome/Firefox extension called Intention to help me stay focused and not get distracted, and for me and my friends, we've found it more effective than any other tool we've tried. The idea behind it is extremely simple: Commit to a time limit **before** using a distracting site. This prevents the two most common ways that we get sucked into distractions online: 1. Habitual navigation: Throughout the day, we reflexively type "t"/"f"/"r" and immediately start scrolling through Twitter / Facebook / Reddit / etc. By stopping you before you start browsing, Intention gives you the opportunity to decide not to get sucked in. 2. Mindless browsing: Our willpower is no match for the endless stream of personalized content optimized to keep our attention for as long as possible. By pausing your browsing after your intended time limit, Intention restores your focus. You can set a daily limit to know how much time you've spent across all distracting sites, and for every day you stay under your limit, you'll grow your personal streak! I designed Intention with privacy as a core priority, and here's what that means: 🔒 Intention requests access only to the sites you select, not all sites. 💪🏽 Intention gives you full control over all the data you share. ✅ Your browsing history stays in your browser and is never transmitted. Intention is part of a suite of tools I'm developing to help people spend their time well, and I'd love to hear your feedback. DK P.S. If you'd like to read about the process behind developing Intention, I've been publicly writing a daily journal at https://roadtoramen.com

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6yr ago

@dkthehuman Hi DK, First of all, congratulations, on this awesome product launch. I am documenting journey of makers, creators, entrepreneurs through out the world. The goal is to do a short interview, capture it in video, and let it out to the world, so that others can get inspiration. And also to get an acknowledgement, for you, and for your hustle. If you are interested please feel free to contact me interested at tellmeaboutit510{at}gmail.com . Thanks, and good luck! Subodh

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6yr ago