Gmail, Hackernews, and the NY Times, updated once a day.
The Daily Delivery Extension
*** BETA *** <=== This is an initial release!
We've all heard the internet is changing our brains and our ability to focus. But controlling that is hard.
📰 THE DAILY DELIVERY
The Daily Delivery uses page redirects to version of Gmail, Hacker News, and the NY Times that only update once a day.
🛑✋ LIMIT THE PUSH, NOT THE PULL
It's not about placing limits on what you can check, or when, or how often. I've tried those. I always uninstalled them out of frustration and slid back into my old habits.
Because the underlying problem is still there.
The internet is a never ending stream of novelty. It's the literal definition of a variable reward. Psychologist B.F. Skinner discovered it would drive lab rats wild in his Operant Conditioning Chambers.
🧠 YOUR BRAIN WILL RELEARN.
The Daily Delivery puts the brakes on the variable reward. By updating once a day, your brain quickly learns not to check so compulsively.
⭐WE'RE JUST STARTING
This is a beta! It's fast, scrappy, and get's the job done. To learn more about our manifesto and what we're doing, visit www.merini.io
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We've all heard the internet is changing our brains and our ability to focus. But controlling that is hard.
📰 THE DAILY DELIVERY
The Daily Delivery uses page redirects to version of Gmail, Hacker News, and the NY Times that only update once a day.
🛑✋ LIMIT THE PUSH, NOT THE PULL
It's not about placing limits on what you can check, or when, or how often. I've tried those. I always uninstalled them out of frustration and slid back into my old habits.
Because the underlying problem is still there.
The internet is a never ending stream of novelty. It's the literal definition of a variable reward. Psychologist B.F. Skinner discovered it would drive lab rats wild in his Operant Conditioning Chambers.
🧠 YOUR BRAIN WILL RELEARN.
The Daily Delivery puts the brakes on the variable reward. By updating once a day, your brain quickly learns not to check so compulsively.
⭐WE'RE JUST STARTING
This is a beta! It's fast, scrappy, and get's the job done. To learn more about our manifesto and what we're doing, visit www.merini.io
Source Manifest.json
{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "manifest_version": 3, "name": "The Daily Delivery", "version": "0.1.1", "description": "Gmail, Hackernews, and the NY Times, updated once a day.", "permissions": ["tabs"], "background": { "service_worker": "background.js" }, "content_scripts":[ { "matches":["*://mail.google.com/*"], "js":["content.js"], "css":["gmailaddict.css"], "run_at":"document_start" } ], "icons":{ "16":"images/merini16.png", "32":"images/merini32.png", "48":"images/merini48.png", "128":"images/merini128.png" }}
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