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Focus apps are failing neurodivergent minds, please fix
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this post was submitted on 04 Jun 2026
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If your distractions are all in the browser, Leechblock is pretty good. It can specify a time when to block a list of sites or URL patterns, or limit time per session and refresh every X hours. It can "soft-block" by making it black&white, or hard-block.
Cool, I'll check it out. Thanks, every bit helps.