Beat doomscrolling: a calm pause before distracting sites, plus focus sessions that block them. Take back your attention.
Users
7
+1 in 30 days
Rating
0.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
0
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#227K
#190K among extensions
Version
1.0.0
updated 17 Jun 2026
Users
monthly, 4 months
Latest, 15 Oct 2026:7 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month
Ratings count
monthly, 4 months
Latest, 15 Oct 2026:0 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month
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About Mindful Pause — Block Distracting Sites & Stay Focused
Mindful Pause helps you break the doomscrolling habit — gently.
Instead of willpower alone, it puts a calm, breathing pause between you and the sites that eat your time. Most of the time, the urge passes.
✦ HOW IT WORKS
• Add the sites that distract you (YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, X, Reddit… — a starter list is included).
• When you open one, Mindful Pause shows a breathing screen and a short countdown before you can proceed.
• Choose “Nevermind, go back” — or proceed, with a grace window so you’re not nagged every second.
✦ FOCUS SESSIONS
• Start a 25 / 50 / 90-minute focus session and your blocked sites are fully locked — no “proceed”.
• A gentle “back to work” screen keeps you on track.
✦ STAYS ENCOURAGING
• See how many times you paused and turned back — small wins add up.
✦ PRIVATE BY DESIGN
Everything runs locally. No account, no tracking, no external requests. Your block list never leaves your device.
Take back your attention — install and breathe.
