I kept noticing the same pattern: I’d open YouTube for one thing, hit Home or Shorts, then look up 30 minutes later feeling cooked.
So I built Monk Mode.
It’s a Mac app that blocks the distraction surfaces, not the whole internet:
- YouTube Home
- YouTube Shorts
- X For You
- Reddit front pages
- other feed-style rabbit holes
It’s meant for people who still need the web, but don’t want the algorithm running the day.
I’m keeping it simple and cheap:
- $15 lifetime
- macOS native
- focused on attention, not generic blocking
If you’ve tried full website blockers and kept turning them off, this is for that exact failure mode. It blocks the parts that trigger doomscrolling without breaking the rest of your workflow.
Site: https://mac.monk-mode.lifestyle
Would love feedback from anyone who’s built their own attention system or shipped a tool for focus/productivity.
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