Show HN: Grayscale the Web – A Chrome extension to help avoid mindless browsing

Re:Show HN: Grayscale the Web – A Chrome extension to help a... by mehblahwhatevs on Tuesday May 22, 2018 @06:50PM (#17130091)

Why go grayscale? Is there any data to support the claims made by the extension? (see below)

The extension linked says:

> Can't stop surfing the web? You may not realize it, but all of that color is designed to hijack your brain and keep you browsing.

> You'll soon find that time wasting sites hold your attention less, and this will hopefully help you focus on whatever it is you really need to be doing.

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Re:Show HN: Grayscale the Web – A Chrome extension to help a... by devastora on Wednesday May 23, 2018 @09:30AM (#17133984)

I hadn't done any scientific studies, just had read about it and decided to give it a try on my phone. It made a difference for me, so I wanted to make something for chrome since as a dev I spend most of my day on there.

I'd say it's worth a try at least to see if you see a difference. It's strange browsing without color, and when you use grayscale and go back to color it almost feels overwhelming.

Here are some articles though that go into it more:

http://www.tristanharris.com/2016/05/how-technology-hijacks-...

https://blog.mozilla.org/internetcitizen/2018/02/13/grayscal...

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