Ok, here's an idea for a procrastination preventer. It's like the ones you've seen already, which you add to your browser, and then they kick you off reddit after 15 minutes or whatever, or blog problem domains entirely.
Instead of that, a popup that asks "what are you supposed to be working on right now?" with a short text input. You type an answer, and carry on procrastinating. Then after 15 minutes, it pops up again and says "Remember, you were working on this: ... Is there a URL where you can find information to help you with it?" Then an input field for a URL where you can put your project domain, or the wikipedia article you need, whatever. After another 15 minutes, "Hey, it's time to start working on x. Go here to get started."
Instead of that, a popup that asks "what are you supposed to be working on right now?" with a short text input. You type an answer, and carry on procrastinating. Then after 15 minutes, it pops up again and says "Remember, you were working on this: ... Is there a URL where you can find information to help you with it?" Then an input field for a URL where you can put your project domain, or the wikipedia article you need, whatever. After another 15 minutes, "Hey, it's time to start working on x. Go here to get started."
Thoughts?