The 20 Second Rule

The 20 Second Rule Chrome Extension is a simple productivity tool that enables you to make distracting sites 20 seconds harder to…

What is The 20 Second Rule?

The '20 Second Rule' chrome extension acts as a productivity-booster. By making access to distracting sites 20 seconds harder, it encourages focus on work or study tasks. Inspired by the principle in 'The Happiness Advantage' by Shawn Anchor, it utilises a simple concept to promote effective time management.

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By: Brad Dennis, Ph.D.

View on Chrome Web Store

Users: 1,000+

Rating: 5.00 (8)

Version: 1.0 (Last updated: 2014-10-26)

Creation date: 2014-10-26

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

tabs
http://*/*
https://*/*
contextMenus

Size: 233.47K

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# 26746 ▼ 77

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#26080 in Workflow & Planning ▼ 26 #4 in rule keyword 8

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The 20 Second Rule Chrome Extension is a simple productivity tool that enables you to make distracting sites 20 seconds harder to get to. It is based upon the 20 Second Rule in The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Anchor.

User reviews

I need more detail URL for list not only like: youtube.com but also like: youtube.com/watch?v=Ks-_Mh1QhMc

Conbrio Piu, 2022-11-20

Simple and powerful solution. Thanks for sharing it!

Chen VinC, 2022-02-05

Thanks for this wonderful extension! There wasn't anyhting that bothered me about it, but I have a suggestion: making the counter restart if you leave the page, and then start again when you come back to it, so you're forced to go through the 20 second timer without being able to open another distraction on your device.