This temptation-blocking web extension can help you keep your new year resolutions
Temptation Blocker can be add to Chrome and Firefox.
A new web browser plug-in has been launched to help users stick to their new year resolutions to cut down on certain online habits.
Created by health and fitness chain David Lloyd Clubs, the plug-in works on both Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox web browsers, enabling users to filter out content they want to cut down on in 2018.
Aptly named Temptation Blocker, users are able to select from a range of options on what they would like to cut out from their internet use.
Once activated, the blocker doesn’t do its work in a subtle manner – should users visit a site that contain any keywords associated with that topic, a “temptation blocked” banner appears to conceal the website.
David Lloyd said it was prompted to create the tool after a new survey found that more than half of those asked (52%) said they broke their resolutions within two weeks.
This was something many put down to the internet, with 35% saying easy access to the web made it difficult for them to stick to their goals.
