Worried about disabling or uninstalling watchlimits? Enforcing installation with Chrome Policies

Are you worried that it’s too easy to just disable or uninstall the watchlimits extension when it blocks you? It’s a fair concern. But you can make uninstalling or disabling very hard or even impossible (for users who are not admins). If you have superuser (or admin) access on your computer, you should be able to use Chrome enterprise features to keep the extension enabled and installed in Chrome all the time....

July 31, 2022

watchlimits: how to protect settings changes with a password

If you find it hard to stick to your limits and you tend to update the limits as you run out of them, you might need a password protection for just a tiny bit more friction to help your weakened willpower. Or maybe you are a parent who don’t want their kids to mess with the settings? In either case, watchlimits has you covered! How it works? Watchlimits now has a password protection feature available for premium users....

July 25, 2022

watchlimits update: accounts and premium

The latest update to watchlimits introduces watchlimits accounts! Should you care? Maybe… Watchlimits will continue to work even if you don’t have an account or if you aren’t logged in. There is a new tab: “Account” where you can find links to create a new account and log in. You can even buy a subscription to watchlimits to use premium features. The problem is that there aren’t any premium features yet… so basically the only motivation right not to pay is to create a sunk cost to prevent yourself from uninstalling the extension :D....

July 5, 2022

The nature of distraction and 5 tips how to avoid it

We all get distracted. Being prone to distraction is fundamental to human nature, but over the last couple decades the problem has become much, much worse. And people are more aware of it too. Just take a look at this graph: We are more anxious, we get less done, we miss an opportunity to leave a mark on the world because we are pulled in so many directions all at once....

June 18, 2022

Limit by freedom vs watch limits - comparison of time saving extensions

In this article I will compare how the two chrome extensions: Limit by freedom Watch limits can be used to limit time spent online and help you be more productive! We will go over: What is Limit by freedom? What is watch limits? What are the key similarities? What are the differences? When to choose one over the other? What is Limit by freedom? Limit - set limits for distracting sites - is a free chrome extension that helps you set daily website limits (think timers)....

June 5, 2022