Make all of your distracting apps less appealing

#79: "One Sec" app to break the habit of getting distracted easily

This issue is NOT sponsored.

It is too normal to get distracted at work. We know it is unhealthy, yet we will still fall prey to the habit of being carried away by distraction.

Habitual distractions (using unproductive apps)

On average, people spend more than 57% of their screen time (with their phone) on unwanted, undesired, unproductive apps.

Even when they don’t want to.

Surfing the urge

A single notification, a single video you want to see, or a single message you want to reply to in social media apps like Twitter, or Instagram leads to a waste of 30 minutes of your precious time.

You still go for these apps knowing there are more important things that need to be done.

Why? Because of the dopamine hit.

The instant gratification you get from these apps is not equally achievable in doing the actual work.

Using the app. dopamine hit. Repeat. This turns into a pattern, later as a habit.

Scientifically…

one way to break this habit is to surf the urge.

Extend the time between your decision to open the (distraction) app and the action of opening.

You need a wall, a delay between you and the action.

A realization time is a fraction of the time for self-awareness of the situation.

Or a (good) distraction from distraction.

Fortunately, there’s an app to solve this problem.

One Sec. (the name of the app).

An app for iOS and Android.

The idea is to show a screen like this when you try to open the so-called distracting apps.

This app also proposes some healthy alternatives for your distractions.

The options and the ‘wait’ is to distract you from opening the ‘undesired’ app.

The time you spend on these trivial activities silently enhances your willpower to decide otherwise (than opening the app).

There are plenty of positive use case benefits.

‘One Sec’ is not the app I am considering reviewing. This is the ‘must-use’ app for those who badly want to escape from the consequences of distractions.

free…

The basic functions of this app are entirely free to use.

So try it. Now.

Note. The first-time setup needs some change in your phone’s core settings. (accessibility settings). It is okay to allow the app to have few permissions.

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Let all of us here know how this app worked for you — in the comments.