Mind Matter

An educational chrome extension, not a waste of time.

Previously known as jennydaman/systole. Just kidding, nobody knew about it...

What started as a (unsuccessful) Bitcamp 2017 project is now a full (and still unsuccessful :persevere:) Chrome extension!

Mind Matter is a Chrome extension that can help you learn new things and stay productive. When attempting to access a "distracting" site, such as Facebook or Reddit, Mind Matter will block the site, preventing access until a multiple choice question is answered correctly.

Rationale

Psychologist Daniel Kahneman describes two systems of thinking. According to Wikipedia, "'System 1' is fast, instinctive, and emotional; 'System 2' is slower, more deliberative, and more logical." It is believed that system 2 thinking is the kind that builds synapses and reinforces learning. Unfortunately, us citizens of the internet do too much mind-numbing System 1 thinking while we pass time consuming memes. The goal of Mind Matter is to deter the user from frequently browsing time-wsting sites, and instead to focus on what matters in life. The questions provided intend to stimulate System 2 thinking. A user should perform a little thinking or research in order to respond to the question.

But I don't have time for your dumb trivia.

One objective of this

But I need to access this site right now! This is work-related!

In this case, you may temporarily disable the extension's functionality in the popup or settings.

Installation of development version

Although this project is not quite ready for publication, it is installable as an unpacked extension.

git clone https://github.com/jennydaman/mindmatter.git or Download ZIP and extract it.
Go to chrome://extensions.
Enable "Developer mode"
Click "Load unpacked extension..." and select the mindmatter folder.
Brace for dissapointment.