@Michaela200_5 · X

hackitup7 · HN

TLDR built a Chrome site blocker that lets you into distracting sites only after you do some math or simple coding (JS only right now). Direct link to extension (the site just gives you more context): https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/sphinx-earn-your-di... Philosophically it's a speed bump rather than a hard gate, because you'll eventually tear a gate down but you'll leave a speed bump. I've always eventually removed site blockers, or just had them become a nuisance that I reflexively dismiss before getting to distracting sites. Site blockers don't really reduce the "start navigating to a distracting site" muscle memory, and they eventually just become annoying. Dopamine is a hell of a drug. At the same time, I've been getting frustrated that my intermediate/advanced math skills have atrophied, and becoming more senior in my career (plus AI...) has caused my coding skills to atrophy even further. Realistically I'm not going to force myself to do math or coding exercises aft

u/Gloomy_Silver_1700 · Reddit

Solo-built app just passed a bigger competitor on Google Play visibility score https://preview.redd.it/cmy3haru6veh1.png?width=1510&format=png&auto=webp&s=6c9f05bd5d22a012f123e4c4f6f26d1a7c85c5e3 Sharing this because it's a small win but it's mine. I'm the solo dev behind skillably, a study app where you upload your own notes or PDFs and it turns them into quizzes and flashcards, adapting based on what you actually get wrong. No team, no funding, built around a day job.

@DionJerry · X

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