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Justin Jackson

Sloth Worth - See the cost of your mindless browsing

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Sloth Worth counts the time you spend on distracting sites and shows how much money you could make if you were working instead.

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Ryan Born
I think there's a bug. I tried updating my hourly rate to "not enough" per hour, but it didn't work...
Ivan Mir
Maker
@b0rno damn, you scared me for a moment! 😛
Ryan Born
@ivmirx 😂
Justin Jackson
Hunter
"How much do those little breaks on Reddit really cost me?" Now I know. This plugin allows you to input your hourly rate, and then it calculates how much your mindless internet surfing costs you. Great for freelancers and solo-founders. 😁
Ivan Mir
Maker
Some time ago I was working on a freelance platform that requires installing a time tracker that counts your screen time. While it was a bit intrusive, I kind of enjoyed watching how the money increase in real-time, and it helped me develop a better sense of my time's worth. One day I got annoyed with accidental time waste on social networks and decided to get a counter like this for every distracting site. So here's Sloth Worth.
mightyalex

Mac menu bar app would be perfect.

Pros:

Love the idea, it has potential to motivate me to work more.

Cons:

No Safari extension (as usual).

Ivan Mir
Maker
I use Safari as my main browser and tried to port the extension to it but hit the limitations. :( It's too basic compared to Chrome and Firefox.
Petras Kimbrys
If you want a safari extension, buy a larger display :D
Tregg
It's a super cool idea! Unfortunately didn't display for me when installed.
Ivan Mir
Maker
@treggify thanks! What's your browser and site you're testing? It appears only on distracting sites (you can add more from the extension's popup).
Tregg
@ivmirx I'm on Chrome on Mac OS. Tried it on youtube, and didn't see it show up anywhere. Reloaded and changed the location of the bubble as well and still didn't see it. Lemme know if there's anything else you need me to do to debug/fix whatever the issue is! :)
Ivan Mir
Maker
@treggify you can enable the "Developer mode" on the extensions page, and then enable the "Collect errors" checkbox for the Sloth Worth.
Alex Greene
Is there a way to have it enabled by default on all sites?
Ivan Mir
Maker
@alexg473 sorry, it's not possible right now. Hopefully, you can fill it with your regular distracting sites quite fast. :)
Arleys Resco
This is actually a pretty cool idea. Kind of like RescueTime but more visual, Love it !
Milan Seitler
Can I add my own sites?
Ivan Mir
Maker
@milanseitler sorry for the late reply, I wish PH was notifying about the comments! Yes, please click the sloth face icon near the address bar to show the popup.
Max Riveiro
Nice one! But do you have a "Working Days & Hours" feature in you pipeline? :)