"Reddit, for example, is something I should generally avoid during the workday, so I tend to block it-this is a good decision for me overall. The problem is that sometimes the only place I can find a particular piece of information online is in a Reddit thread, meaning that to get that information I need to turn off my distraction-blocking tool. Then I inevitably end up down some kind of rabbit hole."
"This is the exact problem Fomi, a macOS distraction-blocking tool, is built to solve. The application asks you what you're working on, then watches everything you do on your Mac desktop-every app you open-and uses AI to analyze what's on your screen. The tool can tell, from context, whether you're using a particular website productively or as a distraction."
Many distraction-blocking tools fail because context determines whether a site is productive or distracting. Blocking sites like Reddit can prevent necessary research and force users to disable blockers, which leads to browsing rabbit holes. Fomi is a macOS tool that asks users what they are working on, monitors desktop activity and screenshots, and uses AI to judge whether current activity is productive. The tool distinguishes productive versus distracting use of specific websites by analyzing on-screen context. Fomi offers a three-day free trial and an $8-per-month subscription. The tool uploads desktop screenshots to cloud AI models, creating privacy trade-offs users must consider.
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