Gorudo

Block distracting sites with timed breaks and cooldowns

🎯 GORUDO: THE WAY OF THE GOAL ⚠️ CRITICAL SETUP (DO THIS FIRST) ⚠️ To use this extension, you MUST pin it to your toolbar: 1) Go to chrome://extensions/ or click the Puzzle Piece icon. 2) Find GORUDO, click "Details" and activate "Pin to toolbar". 3) The GORUDO icon will then stay visible next to the address bar. This is where you set goals, block sites and manage breaks. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 🥷 WIN THE BATTLE FOR YOUR ATTENTION The modern computer is both your greatest tool and your most dangerous enemy. You sit down to follow your Path, but the Focus Saboteurs are only one click away, lurking behind every tab, waiting to hijack your dopamine and steal your time. When distraction is this easy, willpower alone isn't enough. You need a Dojo Master that guards the gate. GORUDO doesn't just block sites; it introduces the "Digital Speed Bumps" necessary to snap you out of autopilot and return you to the Way. Gorudo is not just a distraction blocker. It is your digital Sensei, and it works both sides of the deal: it helps you define what you are actually working toward, and it makes sure your breaks are earned by the progress you make. Set your goals for the day, lock in your focus, and when you've put in the work, take a break that feels like a reward, not an escape. Built on the philosophy of Mindful Friction, Gorudo acknowledges that everyone needs a break, but ensures those breaks are deserved, not mindlessly grabbed. Unlike "hard" blockers that you simply disable when you lose willpower, Gorudo stays on. It doesn't judge, but it makes you aware of every choice, holding you accountable to the path you set for yourself. 🍱 THE GORUDO TOOLKIT ‣ FOCUS SABOTEURS: Identify the sites that drain your spirit and bar their entry. ‣ TAKE BREAKS, REFOCUS: Breaks aren't free. Complete a challenge to prove your intent. Once the break ends, you are locked into the Dojo. No new breaks until the cooldown expires. ‣ THE BACKLOG: Not every goal belongs to today. Park unfinished intentions in the Backlog, now tucked right beneath Today's Goals, and pull them back onto the Path when the time is right. Nothing is lost; nothing nags. ‣ MORNING TRIAGE: Start each day by facing yesterday's unfinished goals head-on. Re-add them all, sweep them all into the Backlog, or dismiss them all. One decisive choice, no lingering clutter. ‣ THE LOOKING GLASS: Travel back through your last 7 days of focus with the timeline navigation arrows. Study your past breaks and battles (read-only: the past cannot be edited, only learned from). ‣ JUDGMENTAL EMOJIS: Watch your progress tracker get increasingly disappointed (🧐 → 😱 → 🥶) as you snooze your productivity away. ‣ GOAL-LOCKED REST: No breaks allowed until you've logged at least 3 daily goals. Discipline first. Intentional, always. 🎨 RETRO PHILOSOPHY, MODERN PRIVACY 100% PRIVATE: Your goals, Focus Saboteurs, and timeline stay on your machine. No servers, no tracking, no data harvesting. ZERO-DEFERENCE ACCOUNTABILITY: Gorudo doesn't beg you to work; it simply makes procrastination slightly more annoying than focusing. 💌 A MESSAGE FROM THE "DEVELOPER" GORUDO is a simple passion project to help me master my own focus, and it worked. This tool has been a game-changer for my personal discipline and productivity, and I hope it helps you find your own. Since this is a labor of love, I value your feedback. Feel free to leave a rating or review here, or send me a direct email (developer's email at the bottom of the page) if you have feedback or even a story about how GORUDO helped you reclaim your time. I'll be very happy to read it. And YES, I did it with gen AI 🤖 🙋 FAQ Q: Why does Gorudo ask for "scary" permissions like "Read browsing history"? > "Read browsing history" simply lets Gorudo see the URL you are typing so it knows if you've wandered onto a Focus Saboteur's territory. "Block content" is the move required to stop a site from loading. We have ZERO interest in your data. Everything stays on your local machine. What happens in the Dojo, stays in the Dojo. Q: Not a question: this UI looks like a 1995 Geocities page 🤮 > It's so visually unappealing that you'll actually want to close the tab and go back to work. That's not a bug; it's an accidentally brilliant feature. You're welcome. Q: Why can't I just take a break immediately? > That is the "Constructive Resistance". By forcing a challenge, Gorudo breaks your "autopilot" browsing. It gives your brain a second to ask: Do I actually need a break, or am I just bored? Q: What's the difference between the Backlog and Today's Goals? > Today's Goals are the battles you've chosen to fight right now. The Backlog is your holding ground: unfinished goals you've set aside, or ones that aged out of a previous day. It sits collapsed just under Today's Goals so it's always there, but never in your face. Re-add from it when you're ready, or let things go. Q: Is there a mobile version? > WIP: the V0 is called "turn your phone off and leave it in another room". Q: What if I have an emergency and need a blocked site? > Gorudo never truly locks you out. You can always take a break or even reset the cooldown by completing a harder challenge (30 vocabulary words). It's about making the wrong choice difficult, not impossible. Q: Why do I need to set 3 goals? > To nudge you to define a daily intent. Q: Does it work in Incognito mode? > Only if you allow it. Go to chrome://extensions, click "Details" on Gorudo, and toggle "Allow in Incognito." Warning: Your Focus Saboteurs will be waiting for you there, too. Q: Does Gorudo sync across my computers? > No. To prioritize Total Privacy, your data never leaves your computer or touches a cloud server. Your discipline is local. Q: Will Gorudo eat my RAM like a hungry digital Godzilla? > No. Gorudo is lightweight and built on Manifest V3. It only acts when you navigate to a Saboteur. The rest of the time it is silently meditating in the background. Master your focus. Respect your rest. Protect your goals.