For people who've tried a website blocker and quit.
Not a hard wall. Not a joke override. FutureSelf hits you with questions, facts, mini games, and the occasional roast — then lets you decide. Most people laugh, close the tab, and get back to work.
Why you uninstalled the last one
Cold Turkey, Freedom. You block something. You immediately resent it. You need access for something legitimate. There's no way through. You uninstall it by day 4.
Nobody wants a prison on their laptop.
StayFocusd, browser extensions. You hit the block. You click override. You're through in 3 seconds. You spend 45 minutes on YouTube. The "blocker" made exactly zero difference.
What's the point.
Most blockers are either a prison or a joke. FutureSelf is neither. It interrupts you, makes you think, then lets you choose.
The mechanics
FutureSelf catches it before the page loads. Day or night.
Questions. Facts. Commitment checks. Breathwork. Roasts. Different every time. Never the same one twice.
Just enough for your brain to catch up to your fingers.
Close the tab or pick a timed override — 5 min to 1 hour. Your call. You're an adult. We just make sure you're choosing on purpose.
Two problems. One extension.
During work hours
Pomodoro or scheduled blocks. Sites lock during focus. Unlock on break. Strict where it counts, human where it doesn't.
Got recurring deep work hours? Set a schedule block. 9 AM to 12 PM, every weekday. It just runs.
The intercept changes for day mode. Less "go to sleep." More "you said you were working on X. Is this X?"
After your bedtime
Set your wake-up time. We do the sleep math. Everything blocks — including work tools, AI, docs.
Because at 1 AM, fake productivity is just procrastination in a costume.
Set it once. It runs every night. You don't think about it.
How it stacks up
| Freedom | Cold Turkey | StayFocusd | FutureSelf | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hit a block | Wall | Hard lock | One-click bypass | Questions, facts, roasts + 10s pause ✓ |
| Override | Paid feature | None | Nuclear button | 5 min to 1 hr ✓ |
| Day + Night | Generic | Generic | Time budgets | Purpose-built ✓ |
| Work tools blocked? | You add manually | You add manually | You add manually | Suggested by default ✓ |
| Price | $9/mo | $49/yr | Free / $10 | $19 once. Forever. ✓ |
Freedom = $108/year. FutureSelf = $19 once.
Simple pricing
Free Trial
$0
3 days. Everything included. No card.
Founding Member
$49$19
One payment. No subscription. Ever. Founding member price.
Freedom = $108/year. FutureSelf = $19 once.
Questions. Facts. Breathwork. The occasional roast. A 10-second pause. Then you decide.
Tomorrow will thank you.