Day 7 of 45
0 days read · no streaks, just days
Day 7 of 45 · 0 days read · no streaks, just days
Phase 1 · Awareness
Day 7: "Just a few more minutes"
“You keep convincing yourself, just few more minutes, and just like that half an hour is spent!”
One reel becomes thirty minutes because nothing in the design says stop. The fix is to add a stopping point yourself.
Grüning and colleagues found that a short pause before an app opened led people to close it in about 36% of attempts, and openings fell 57% over six weeks. Friction works because it turns a reflex back into a decision. Caveat: the study had no randomized control group, and one author built the app.
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If phone or social media use is seriously affecting your sleep, studies, work or relationships, or you feel low or unsafe, please talk to a professional.
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- NIMHANS Service for Healthy Use of Technology (SHUT clinic), NIMHANS Centre for Well Being, BTM Layout, Bengaluru: 080-26685948, nimhans.wellbeing@gmail.com.
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