[FR] Dedicate time to unlock a block

[DanPabxD]

I use an app on my Android phone called Stay Focused to do similar things as Leechblock, Cold Turkey, and such apps do

But one feature I found only on Stay Focused and another one called Screen Zen app was the "dedicate time block" to unlock a certain app

Basically, I can set an X amount of time I should spend on an app before other apps are unlocked, e.g, 10 min on DuoLingo before Facebook is allowed to be opened.

I was hoping I could lock the whole internet and whitelist only a couple of websites. Once I spend an X amount of time on those websites, the rest of the web would be unlocked (or only another part of it, for another block, if I would like to).

Is it possible to do it with Leechblock?

Most apps, software, and web browser extensions only allow you to set an X amount of time before a certain app/website is blocked, or even a certain schedule of hours when those apps/websites would be blocked. Still, I myself find that being "forced" to spend a certain amount of time on a "good" app works better as a motivation drive rather than locking it within a schedule. Sometimes with a locked schedule, I'll simply procrastinate until the schedule is over. Not having a schedule but rather being forced to "eat the vegetables before dessert" motivates me much more as it brings a sense of reward instead of obligation.

Thanks!

[proginosko]

Yes, it's possible. Create a block set that blocks all sites (or the troublesome ones!) but allows the one you want to work on, e.g.:

* (blocks all sites)
+duolingo.com (allows this site)

Then use the Lockdown option to active that block set for a specified period.

[DanPabxD]

Yes, it's possible. Create a block set that blocks all sites (or the troublesome ones!) but allows the one you want to work on, e.g.:

* (blocks all sites) +duolingo.com (allows this site)

Then use the Lockdown option to activate that block set for a specified period.

I appreciate your answer, but that's exactly what I was trying to say.
Most apps do offer this exact functionality of blocking it during a certain scheduled time, e.g, from 12 PM to 1 PM

What I'm trying to say is that a feature that actually forces you to spend, say, 20 minutes on Wikipedia before unlocking Reddit would be a great option.

I'm much more motivated by seeing that I've actually committed some time to something productive instead of being forced to wait out on a specific time schedule

As I mentioned, I'm much more inclined to procrastinate from 12 PM to 1 PM for the block to be unlocked rather than actually being productive. But if a block is locked for the whole day, unless I spend an X amount of time doing something productive, I'm much more inclined to actually get things done.

Unless I'm missing something here, I don't think Leechblock has such a feature yet.