The idea for pause.do started from something that made me uncomfortable. discussing an MIT paper showing that when people rely heavily on LLMs for simple tasks, their cognitive engagement can actually drop over time. That stuck with me.
So I built a small weekend project: a screen-time style browser extension with a twist. Instead of blocking websites, pause.do introduces small pauses when attention tends to drift AI prompts, long scrolling sessions, tab overload starts, when you spend too long in certain apps. I just launched today and made my first sale today let me know what you think (there's a PH discount if you want to try it out)