SlowDown

Breaks the action-reward feedback loop on addictive websites by delaying page loading and scrolling.

What is SlowDown?

SlowDown is a Chrome extension that breaks the action-reward feedback loop on addictive websites by introducing a small delay to page loading and scrolling. It helps users reduce their time spent on addictive websites like social media by disrupting the connection between actions and rewards.

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Extension stats

By: grey-area

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Users: 11 ▲ 1

Version: 0.2.0 (Last updated: 2021-03-17)

Creation date: 2021-03-16

Risk impact: Low risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

storage

Size: 62.03K

Email: an*****@awebb.info

Ranking

# 118919 ▲ 1930

Other rankings

#37515 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 378

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Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

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Extension summary

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Addictive websites (e.g., social media) use ideas from operant conditioning: every time you load a page or scroll, there's a small probability of being rewarded with interesting content, which keeps you coming back.

This simple extension breaks the connection between the action (loading the page or scrolling) and the reward (seeing the interesting content) by introducing a small delay to both on selected websites.

Note that the preferred way to scroll on a website throttled by this extension is to use the Page Up and Page Down keys.