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https://github.com/jonmagic/focus-on-this
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- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/jonmagic/focus-on-this
- Owner: jonmagic
- License: mit
- Created: 2014-08-03T00:57:17.000Z (over 10 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2014-08-03T06:20:32.000Z (over 10 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2023-04-10T22:39:32.152Z (over 1 year ago)
- Language: Ruby
- Size: 133 KB
- Stars: 2
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# Focus On This
I get distracted a lot. The Internet is an enabler for me, I open Safari or Chrome to do something and 3 hours later I've been down a hundred paths and if I'm lucky some of those were tangentially related to what I set out to do in the first place.
There are a number of tricks I use to stay focused, like taking notes, writing down next steps for everything, and then always referring back to those notes. Only keeping a couple apps open at once. Not opening hackernews or any news site for that matter. Only opening my Twitter or email client a few times a day.
Today I decided to take things a step further. The screen I see most often on my computer is the new tab screen in Safari and Chrome, so I put the thing I should be focused on front and center.
## Installation
Use git to clone this repository to your local machine. Example:
```bash
$ cd ~/Sites
$ git clone https://github.com/jonmagic/focus-on-this.git
```
Now create a symlink to the `focus` executable in a directory that is a part of your path.
```bash
$ ln -s /path/to/focus-on-this/focus /usr/local/bin/focus
```
Next I set my home page in Safari to be `file:///path/to/focus-on-this/this.html` (replace the path/to with the appropriate path).
For Chrome I set the homepage and then had to install the [Replace New Tab Page](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/replace-new-tab-page/cnkhddihkmmiiclaipbaaelfojkmlkja) extension and then configure it to open new tabs to `file:///path/to/focus-on-this/this.html`.
## Usage
You can update your focus by using the `focus on` command or by editing the html page directly.
```bash
$ focus on Getting flowers for our anniversary.
```
You can see your current focus in the browser of course or by running the focus command by itself.
```bash
$ focus
Focus On Getting flowers for our anniversary.
```
### Contributors
* [@jonmagic](https://github.com/jonmagic)
## License
See [LICENSE](LICENSE).