Save Valuable Time – Block Facebook for 75% of Your Time

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Lior Levin asked me today if it’s possible to create a Firefox extension, that will block Facebook part of the time. As a result, I created a Firefox extension (a compiled Greasemonkey) that blocks Facebook for 45 minutes each hour (form :16 to :59), i.e. blocking Facebook for 75% of your time.

This is a very rough alpha version. It will work, but it has a lot more to do with.

Facebook Diet - Firefox Extension to Block Facebook for 45min each hour

Will be glad to hear if you’re using it, and what you think of it.

Download extension | Download Greasemonkey Userscript

Arik

  • Stephen

    Nice. {chuckle} I don’t need to install it as I tell people to avoid FB 75% of my online time. This would be awesome if it could be setup to get FF to stop going ANYWHERE, or at least a certain custom list of sites, 75% of the time. {grin}

  • Shimon Shvartsbroit

    Problem is that you can by-pass it with another web browser :o ) Any chance to make something for IE also? (:

  • http://www.arikfr.com/ Arik

    Shimon – people can also turn off the extension, if they really want… Anyway, I’m on Mac, so no way I’m going to make an IE version.. :)

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    Now twitter, now twitter!

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  • Yoni

    Nice, thanks. But I’ve gotta nitpick. That’s 44 minutes each hour.

  • http://www.arikfr.com/ Arik

    Yoni – oops :) don’t tell anyone.

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  • http://www.ilanpeer.com ilan peer

    excellent! :)

  • http://www.arikfr.com/blog/ Arik Fraimovich

    btw, since then the number of days we saved climbed to 85 days :)

  • http://fragmentedperspective.blogspot.com/ Caitlin

    will this only work with firefox? I have safari, but need this program so badly! facebook is going to steal my life from me.

  • http://www.w.com/ cool

    cool :)
    but can you update it, it don't work on ff version 3.5.2
    thanks!

  • http://www.arikfr.com/blog/ Arik Fraimovich

    I'm a bit busy right now, so can't commit. But it's sort of open source,
    you're more than welcome to download the greasemonkey version and fix it for
    FF 3.5.2. Thanks!

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  • nameaguest

    somehow it doesn't work. I tried to dowload the extension and unpack it with winrar, but it didn't extract any files. oh help, i need this – facebook is depressing.

  • http://www.arikfr.com/blog/ Arik Fraimovich

    You don't need to unpack it- you need to open it with Firefox.

  • http://www.arikfr.com/blog/ Arik Fraimovich

    You don't need to unpack it- you need to open it with Firefox.

  • bicepdumbbellcurl

    Thanks blocking out facebook even for 3/4 of an hours is pretty good and its a free plugin. Good job man 5 stars!