https://github.com/amitness/focusback
Vibrate your fitness band when you're distracted on social media.
https://github.com/amitness/focusback
ifttt-maker pushover-api rescuetime
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Vibrate your fitness band when you're distracted on social media.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/amitness/focusback
- Owner: amitness
- License: mit
- Created: 2017-10-03T17:10:32.000Z (over 8 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2022-12-08T00:39:40.000Z (over 3 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-03-23T23:27:02.994Z (12 months ago)
- Topics: ifttt-maker, pushover-api, rescuetime
- Language: Python
- Homepage:
- Size: 14.6 KB
- Stars: 11
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 1
- Open Issues: 5
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# focusback
Vibrate your fitness band when you're distracted on social media.
## How it works
1. The script fetches your social media usage time from [Rescuetime](https://www.rescuetime.com) API.
2. If the social media usage exceeds a limit, a notification is sent to the smartphone via [Pushover](http://pushover.net).
3. Notifications for pushover are turned on through official app of fitness tracker.
4. The process check every 15 mins from the time you're distracted first and repeats 1-2-3.
## Dependencies
- [Rescuetime](https://www.rescuetime.com) extension installed in browser
- [Pushover](http://pushover.net) app on your smartphone.
## Installation
1. Fork and clone the repo
```
git clone https://github.com/yourgithubusername/focusback
```
2. Create a heroku app.
```
heroku create appname
```
3. Set environment variable with your pushover and rescuetime API key.
```
heroku config:set PUSHOVER_TOKEN='XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX'
heroku config:set RESCUETIME_TOKEN='XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX'
```
4. Push the app
```
git push heroku master
```
5. On [IFTTT](http://ifttt.com/), create a [new applet](https://ifttt.com/create).
- On `THIS`, select `datetime` > 'Every Hour'
- On `THAT`, select `Webhooks` > `Make a web request`
- Set `URL` to your heroku app URL
- Set `METHOD` to `GET`
- Hit `Create Action`
## License
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details