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Looking for means to block apps/websites during certain hours of the day (pc, mobile) (hexbear.net)

submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by AstroStelar@hexbear.net to c/technology@hexbear.net

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The one Discord group I'm in is often most active after midnight, it is the biggest reason I stay up till 2 AM, which is terribke when I will have to start getting up at 6 AM when studying starts. Hexbear and Lemmygrad also become time sinks for me.

So what are recommendations for applications that can block apps and websites?

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[–] TraschcanOfIdeology@hexbear.net 10 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Leechblock on Firefox is pretty good for websites. Essentially, you set up an amount of time you're allowed to view a website and timespan for the rule to be active. Lots of possibilities to customize. There's also one sec or screenzen I think they're called? They're apps that don't block the apps fully, but that make you wait before the app actually opens. Theres studies that show that if you wait for a few seconds before opening the app you're more likely to just give it up and go to bed instead of mindlessly scrolling.

Bonus video explaining the mechanism behind this problem: https://youtu.be/bNOol5OTasw

[–] HexReplyBot@hexbear.net 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy: