📌A reminder thread
O One of Ashdeck’s new features lets you set task reminders. While building it, I hit a challenge delivering these reminders to the extension exactly when they’re due. At first, I tried using Google Calendar WebSockets, but they didn’t fit the use case.
Product Update: Google Calendar Integration & Reminders
📅 Google Calendar Integration — Sync your focus with your schedule. You can now connect your Google Calendar right from the menu bar on the lower-left corner of your browser. 📆 Easily align your focus sessions with meetings, deadlines, and personal events—all in one view. 🕒 Reminders — Stay on top of deadlines Never miss an important task again. You can now set reminders directly from your Task...
Product Update: Play Soundscape for Focus
We’ve been working hard to make Ashdeck an even better companion for your work and study sessions. Here’s what’s new 👇 New: Focus Sounds Play Focus Sounds directly in Ashdeck to immerse yourself in deep flow. Whether you’re studying, coding, or working through your tasks, these soundscapes help you block distractions and stay on track. New: Weather Updates. Stay prepared with real-time weather...
Product Update: A new updated Task Manager is LIVE
Ashdeck isn’t just about blocking distractions anymore. ✅ The Task Manager is now a standalone feature 📍Docked as a widget in the lower-right corner of your browser 🎯 Always accessible, tab switching, no clutter, an intuitive and clean way to create, organize, and complete tasks—all within the same focus dashboard. Use it to: 📌 Create to-do lists for your goals ➕ Add multiple tasks to each list...
I built an open-source website blocker to fight my own distractions—here’s what I learned.
I love the internet, but I hate how easily it hijacks my focus. Like most of you, I open my laptop with the best intentions. I tell myself: Just check one email—ends up deep-cleaning my inbox. Fix a tiny bug—suddenly, I’m redesigning the whole website. Take a short break—30 minutes later, I am lost watching Youtube viral videos Sound familiar? The internet is engineered to steal our attention....
Open-Source Distraction Killer for Chrome
Hey Struggling to focus? We built Ashdeck, an open-source Chrome extension to block distractions, run a Pomodoro timer, and manage tasks—without bloated software or spyware. 🚀 Why care? Website blocker – Stop doomscrolling. Pomodoro timer – Work smarter, not longer. Task manager – Actually track what matters. 100% open-source – No paywalls, no BS. We built this for ourselves, but now we need...
Solo Devs: How Do You Escape the "Work Vortex"
The hardest part of building alone? Fighting your brain’s addiction to distractions. I’ve lost days to: Refactoring code that already works Calling Reddit/HN doomscrolling “tech research” Endless npm package debates (yes, I use tabs over spaces) What barely works: Blocking rabbit holes (Ashdeck kills my YouTube/Reddit addiction) Shipping code so janky it’d make Uncle Bob faint But the vortex...