Thereisakeysetoffeaturesthatallowyoutospendareasonableamountoftimeonthesitesyouenjoy:
Limits
Anyurl(evenmorespecificurls,likeyoutube.com/feed/subscriptions)canbegivenatimecontingent(eg3hperweek).WhataboutYoutubeShorts?Limitthemtoanumber(eg40perday).Saveyourselffrombrain-rotandwastedtime.
Stops
Mostofthetimewewanttoreducefriction.Butwhenitstoofastandeasytogetaquickdopaminehit?Oractagainstourbetternature?Whenvisitingyourguiltyurlyoucanputastoptoit.Youcangothereforsure.Butyou'llhavetowait(eg15s)beforethestoppopupdisappearsandgivesyouaccess.
Freedom
ShortStopis100%FREE.
Freedom!🦅.
Countdown
Amessageinthelowerrightcornerwillinformyouperiodicallyhowmuchtimeyouhaveleftonaurlwithalimit.ForYoutube,youcanevendisplaythetimeyouhaveleftinplaceoftheyoutubelogo
Websitemodifications
ModifyYoutube(andsoonothersitesaswell,perhapsyouhavesuggestions?)tobelessannoyingoraddictive.
MinimalSetuptomakeitworkonallyourbrowsers
ItiscrucialthatShortStopdoesitsdutyonallyourbrowsers.Andwedon'twantyoutosetupallthesettingsandlimitsmultipletimes.Justcreateanaccountandanlogintoinheritallyoursettings.TheaccountiscalledProProaccount.Becausewealsohaveotherincrediblyusefulappsforyouinthepipeline.
Privacy
We'renotinterestedinyourdata.Atall.Wesavehowmuchtimeyouspendonagivenurlthatyouwanttolimit.SoShortStopisreliableonmultiplebrowsersanddevices.Weresetitwhenaperiod(day/week/month)ends.Therereallyisnocatch.ShortStopisjustsomethingthattheworlddesperatelyneeds.Andwealsohopeitwillbringsomeattentiontootherappsthatwebuild(andmonetise).
andmostimportantly:
Themiddleground(excuses)
Mostblockingtoolsfail,becauseyourlifeistoovariabletoadheretofixedlimits.
Yetwedowanttofollowatargetoratleastaminimumguardrailthatismeanttostopexcessiveconsumption.
It'salsoquiteeasytobypasslimits.Andwesometimesabsolutelydoneedtheoptiontobypass.
Solution:wiggleroom.
Youhonouranagreementwithyourself
tokeepyourconsumptioninareasonablerange.
Yetyoucanusealimitednumber(default:2)of
excuses
perday.Tonotrage-quityourselfoutofupholdingyouraccord.Whenasituationseemstorequirethat.