About pause.do
pause.do is a privacy-first browser extension that inserts gentle pauses before AI prompts, scrolling, and tab overload helping you reclaim focus and think with intention.
Are you thinkingor just prompting?pause.do adds a small pause before you prompt so you decide first, not autopilot.Try the pause Available on all major browsers A note from usHey Human, You already know the feeling. You already know the feeling. You open one tab to check something small and twenty minutes later, youre somewhere you never meant to be.That isnt weakness. Its design. The apps you use every day are engineered for momentum to keep you scrolling, clicking, reacting.pause.do doesnt fight that with force. It doesnt block, shame, or gamify. It creates a small gap a moment between impulse and action. And in that moment, you decide. Our pausesThink FirstBefore you prompt. Before you scroll.Appears before high-drift sites and before you ask AI to think for you. A simple interruption: Why are you here? What are you actually trying to do?Scroll PauseWhen the feed keeps going.After extended scrolling, pause.do steps in with a short check-in. No lockouts. No shame. Just awareness so continuing becomes a choice.Session PauseWhen one minute turns into twenty.Tracks how long youve been inside an app and surfaces a pause when time stretches beyond intention.Tab OverloadWhen your browser starts thinking for you.When your tab count crosses your limit, pause.do slows the moment. Close whats noise.Keep what matters.Focus LimitWhen you choose to protect your attention.Set a focus window. During it, high-drift apps trigger firmer pauses designed to support deep work, not restrict you.In your browserSee your day differently.pause.do turns everyday browsing into something visible. See how your focus shifts, where drift begins, and how your patterns evolve. Attention MapSee how your attention moved throughout the day. PatternsSpot drift, overload, and recovery trends. Loop DetectionCatch tab switching spirals in real time. App InsightsUnderstand how each site affects your focus. Human AI BalanceSee when you relied on AI and when you didnt.In practiceAwareness changes behavior.
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