Promise Uzoechi

HeyStruggling to focus? We built Ashdeck, an open-source Chrome extension to block distractions, run a Pomodoro timer, and manage tasks—without bloated software or spyware.🚀 Why care?Website blocker – Stop doomscrolling.Pomodoro timer – Work smarter, not longer.Task manager – Actually track what matters.100% open-source – No paywalls, no BS.We built this for ourselves, but now we need your...

The hardest part of building alone? Fighting your brain’s addiction to distractions.I’ve lost days to:Refactoring code that already worksCalling Reddit/HN doomscrolling “tech research”Endless npm package debates (yes, I use tabs over spaces)What barely works:Blocking rabbit holes (Ashdeck kills my YouTube/Reddit addiction)Shipping code so janky it’d make Uncle Bob faintBut the vortex still...

Every time I sat down to get work done, the same cycle played out.I’d open my laptop with the best intentions—ready to code, write, or plan—but somehow, I’d end up deep in a Twitter thread, reading Hacker News, or watching just one YouTube video (which, of course, turned into five).“I’ll start in a minute,” I’d tell myself.Minutes turned into hours. My to-do list remained untouched. And yet...