Up until 6 months ago, I used a flip-phone because I didn't want the distractions that I noticed with friends (constantly checking Facebook, Twitter, etc.)
I finally gave in when I moved and would constantly get lost (I needed maps).
I really like this article, but I see opportunity in short digital breaks. The truth is that the majority of people won't delete infinity apps. They don't have the self-control to do it.
That's why I'm building an app (Android-only) to temporarily disable distracting apps.
Looks great! Will we be able to choose which applications we are allowed to use? For example, everybody I know uses whatsapp exclusively for messaging so my phone would be pretty useless with SMS only.
For the first version, it only allows calling/texting - however, I'm going to have WhatsApp whitelisted because I know it's a popular messenger replacement :)
In the future, I'd love to give people different "packages" (ie. - Uber, Lyft, Instacard, etc) as not all apps are distracting.
I finally gave in when I moved and would constantly get lost (I needed maps).
I really like this article, but I see opportunity in short digital breaks. The truth is that the majority of people won't delete infinity apps. They don't have the self-control to do it.
That's why I'm building an app (Android-only) to temporarily disable distracting apps.
You can check it out, I'd love feedback -> http://www.digitaldetoxapp.com