Nice hack, I really see the pro-procrastination potential ;)
I find even the default tab too distracting and so one of my favourite extensions is Empty New Tab Page:
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/empty-new-tab-page...
I find even the default tab too distracting and so one of my favourite extensions is Empty New Tab Page:
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/empty-new-tab-page...
A couple of months ago I looked for something similar as I really didn't like my most visited pages popping up on a new tab - non work things mixed in :-) I arrived at something showing those pointless 'apps for chrome' in big icons but completely blank is way better!