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GIF: how one sec works
Study with Max Planck Institute
Ratings on AppStore: 4.9 Stars on average
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one sec | delay distracting apps
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I built this app for myself in the first lockdown of 2020, because I spent way too much time on Instagram:
It forces you to take a deep breath every time you open social media.
After using the prototype for two weeks, I noticed my screen time was down 44%…and decided to publish it on the App Store!
But why is one sec so effective?
Together with researchers from German Max-Planck Institute, we were able to demonstrate that one sec reduces social media by 57%:
Immediately, one sec makes you think: do you really want to use that app right now?
Next, one sec removes instant gratification from social media. Fewer reasons to open those apps.
Our research has been peer-reviewed + published: under https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2213114120
Now, after two years, one sec has more than 350k daily active users and received more than 30k 5-star ratings internationally.
The app is now available for iOS, Android, and as a Desktop Browser Extension.
Download here for free: https://one-sec.app
It forces you to take a deep breath every time you open social media.
After using the prototype for two weeks, I noticed my screen time was down 44%…and decided to publish it on the App Store!
But why is one sec so effective?
Together with researchers from German Max-Planck Institute, we were able to demonstrate that one sec reduces social media by 57%:
Immediately, one sec makes you think: do you really want to use that app right now?
Next, one sec removes instant gratification from social media. Fewer reasons to open those apps.
Our research has been peer-reviewed + published: under https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2213114120
Now, after two years, one sec has more than 350k daily active users and received more than 30k 5-star ratings internationally.
The app is now available for iOS, Android, and as a Desktop Browser Extension.
Download here for free: https://one-sec.app
