How Your Mind Works
EP022 - The Focus Apps That Actually Block Distraction
Measuring distraction and blocking it are not the same thing. This episode compares Apple Screen Time, Android Digital Wellbeing, one sec, Opal, Freedom and Cold Turkey by the kind of friction each one puts between impulse and action.
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The Human Door
You reach for the app you promised yourself you would skip, and nothing stands in the way.
The Hidden System
Most tools report the time you already lost; only a few create a real barrier at the moment of the impulse.
The Universal Question
Which kind of barrier matches the moment your focus actually breaks?
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