Social media addiction: how it works and why it's not your fault
Persuasive design turns a habit into a reflex. Understanding the mechanism is the first step to defusing it.
July 3, 20267 min
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The anatomy of compulsive scrolling (and how to interrupt it)
Infinite feeds removed the only stop signal we had: the end of the page. Here's what happens in your brain and how to fight back.
July 3, 20266 min
Read articleFocus is the scarcest resource of the decade
23 minutes to recover deep focus after one interruption. Let's do the real math on what an unguarded phone costs.
July 3, 20268 min
Read articleTeens and smartphones: what the data says (no moral panic)
Between panic and denial there's a middle path: understanding what actually changed for the first generation raised with a feed in their pocket.
July 3, 20269 min
Read articleNotifications are eating your productivity
Every ping is a small withdrawal from your attention account. The math of interruptions, and how to zero them without disappearing.
July 3, 20266 min
Read articleDigital wellbeing: what it actually means, beyond the buzzwords
It's not app-guided meditation or a weekend detox. It's the difference between using a tool and being used by it.
July 3, 20267 min
Read articleMindful technology use: 7 practices that actually last
No miracle recipes: seven concrete habits, ordered from easiest to most powerful, to put the phone back in its place.
July 3, 20268 min
Read articleHow Argine helps you build healthy limits (without cages)
Micro-sessions, cooldowns, guided breathing, anti-scroll: the full tour of the philosophy and the features, plan by plan.
July 3, 20269 min
Read articleArgine for students, workers and families: three playbooks
Same app, three strategies: study sessions without TikTok, deep work without pings, and a kid's first smartphone.
July 3, 20268 min
Read articleWhy Android's and iOS's native screen time tools fail
"You've reached your 1-hour limit" — and you tap "Ignore limit". The difference between a passive counter and designed friction.
July 3, 20266 min
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