Extension ยท By Human Kind

LinkedIn, but only when you mean it.

Boast is a Chrome extension that blocks LinkedIn during the hours you said you would be working. Open it anyway and you get a short, dry reminder of why you said you wouldn't.

Install from the Chrome Web Store

A few of the lines that ship in v1

  • You are not a personal brand. You are a person.
  • The algorithm doesn't love you back.
  • This is not networking. It's procrastination with a haircut.
  • Posting about deep work is not deep work.

Around twenty-five statements ship with Boast. Disable any that do not land. Edit them. Add your own.

How it works

  1. 01

    Set your hours

    Tell Boast when you are meant to be working. Defaults to weekdays, nine to twelve and one to five. Edit per day, add multiple windows, or set the same window across all weekdays.

  2. 02

    Open LinkedIn anyway

    During a block window, any linkedin.com URL redirects to the Boast override page. One statement, large, on a clean black background. No nudges, no streak counter, no fake encouragement.

  3. 03

    Override if you really must

    A 'let me through' button appears after a thirty-second cool-off. Press it and LinkedIn unblocks for ten minutes, then re-blocks. Deliberate friction, not a trap.

Boast is a side product of Human Kind, an independent digital consultancy in the Ribble Valley. Free, ad-free, your data stays on your device.