# Pause, Reflect

> Take a short pause before your distractions to allow some time to reflect and check-in with yourself.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/pause-reflect](https://chrome-stats.com/d/pause-reflect)

## Overview

- **ID:** `pause-reflect`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Pause, Reflect
- **Category:** other
- **Daily users:** 3
- **Version:** 3.0.2
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-01
- **First published:** 2025-12-23
- **Size:** 732 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-16
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/pause-reflect/)
- **Website:** [https://pausereflect.app/set-up](https://pausereflect.app/set-up)

## Description

Pause, Reflect helps you create space between an urge and an action — so you can choose what actually matters.

Instead of blocking websites outright, Pause, Reflect introduces a short, intentional pause before you scroll, game, or watch. In that moment, you’re invited to reflect, notice what’s driving the urge, or learn simple techniques that make it easier to move forward with clarity.

This isn’t about forcing discipline. It’s about understanding yourself well enough that action becomes easier.

What Pause, Reflect helps with

• Breaking autopilot
A brief delay gently interrupts habitual behavior, giving you time to regain awareness before a tab opens.

• Working with boredom
Rather than fighting boredom, Pause, Reflect helps you notice it — and use it as information about what you actually need next.

• Navigating difficult emotions
Short guided reflections help you sit with stress, anxiety, or restlessness without immediately escaping into distraction.

• Turning clarity into action
When you understand what’s underneath the urge, choosing your next step feels more natural — whether that’s continuing mindfully or doing something else entirely.

Pause, Reflect is for people who want less friction with themselves — and more intentional use of their time.

## Rankings

- #57,973 — Overall
- #33 — pause
- #106 — cause

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `storage`
- `scripting`
- `notifications`
- `declarativeNetRequest`

### Host permissions

- `*://*/*`

### Content script matches

- `www.pausereflect.app`
- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** High risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/pause-reflect)