Shepherd
Focus & Productivity Time Tracker
469 followers
Focus & Productivity Time Tracker
469 followers
Free Chrome extension that auto-tracks your focus, labels sites as productive or not, and grows a sheep based on how you spend your time. It’s effortless, private, and a little too honest about your browser habits.
Nice little app) Is there any kind of motivation if I visit the wrong sites during work hours?
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@mykyta_semenov_ Thanks Mykyta! Good question. Do you mean like, does Shepherd distinguish between work hours and off hours? Right now it tracks everything while the extension is running, but separating out work hours vs personal time is something we've been thinking about. Would love to know if that's what you're looking for!
@yangfanyun I’m thinking about how the application could help me personally. My problem (like most people’s) is that I get distracted during work hours by social media or other entertainment sites. And of course, I understand that this is bad. So the first task is to show how much time I spend inefficiently during the workday. And the second task is, when I open an entertainment site during work hours, to send me a message or play some sound signal that I’m doing something wrong and need to close the social network. After all, it’s just a bad habit — I can read Facebook in the evening, we all do this unconsciously. That’s what I meant by motivation.
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Hi everyone, I’m Varun, also on the Composite team that built Shepherd!
We originally built this for ourselves. Once we started using it internally and seeing what it surfaced, it was obvious other people might want the same visibility.
The core idea is simple. No setup, no configuration, no productivity theater. Install it and it passively shows you where your time actually goes.
Also, designing the sheep states was unexpectedly fun. Watching them change based on your behavior makes the feedback loop feel a lot more real.
Would love for you to try it and tell us what you think.
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Hey Product Hunt! I'm Tim, also a fellow maker behind Shepherd! 🐑
Shepherd is such an easy extension to just keep in the background as I go about my working day. I'll admit, when I first started using it, I was a little humbled by how often I got sidetracked. But once I could actually see my habits laid out, I started making real changes. Now there's nothing more satisfying than ending the day with a fully-grown, pristine sheep! 💪
My favorite part whenever I check in has to be the daily sheep fact. It's just a nice touch that adds a bit of personality to the experience. Didn't know I needed those in my life, but here we are. 😂
I'll be around for a bit to answer any questions. Would love for you all to try out Shepherd!
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Hi everyone! I'm Charlie, also one of the makers behind Shepherd 👋
Since we had so much fun building and using this tool internally, we thought that some of you may love it as well!
Designing the different sheep stages was one of the most fun parts of the build, watching them evolve from cute lambs to full grown sheep. Would love for you all to give it a try and let us know what you think!
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@yangfanyun @hassaan4 Thank you for working on this. I have been looking for a tool like Shepherd for the longest time, and the ones that I tried, don't look that interesting. Just added the Chrome extension; will drop a review after a week :)
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@hassaan4 @tanoy27 That means a lot Tanoy, thank you! We'd love to hear how it goes after a week. Excited to see what all your sheep look like by then 🐑
the focus tracking angle is more honest than most productivity apps. curious whether it actually changes my behavior over time : )