The "Why" pop-up Brave Extension

Purpose : To add a moment of pause -- before you start doom scrolling :)

The Submit button enables after some minutes (default: 3-mins):

The Export Logs button (just below the "Submit") lets you download a .csv file with all the previous inputs (or logs) you have submitted with date, start time and time spent for each log.

Once you submit the response a clock starts on the upper-righthand side corner.

By default, every 15 minute the webpage automatically reloads and the initial black screen with the prompt reappears.

Usage: Brave

• Clone this repo; go to terminal and run --> git clone https://github.com/Schefflera-Arboricola/the-why-pop-up.git
• [Optional] To support more sites, edit the manifest.json file and add additional URLs to the matches list inside the content_scripts section.
• [Optional] Updating variables in the content.js file:
  • ENABLE_SUBMIT_MS: To increase or decrease the time it takes for the Submit button to get enabled (default: 3-mins)
  • RELOAD_INTERVAL_MS: To increase or decrease the time after which the webpage automatically reloads (default: 15-mins)
• Open Brave, go to brave://extensions/
• Turn on Developer mode
• Click "Load unpacked"
• Select your cloned folder (the-why-pop-up) containing the extension files.

Thank you :)

PS: Developed with the help of an LLM — mostly through iterative prompting, debugging and tweaking.

PPS: To completely block a site (from your mobile or desktop), you can use "Content Filtering" on Brave browser.

How? : Navigate to Settings > Shields & Privacy > Content Filtering > Custom Filters (or Create Custom Filters on Android). Add rules like ||youtube.com^ or ||www.youtube.com^ on new lines, then save. This prevents the site from loading, blocking access across subdomains.

References:

• https://mspoweruser.com/block-website-brave-browser/
• https://support.brave.app/hc/en-us/articles/6449369961741-How-do-I-manage-adblock-filters-in-Brave