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Building Brainlock to help you stop doomscrolling + start reaching your goals

[Paolo @PaoloSoftware]

Introducing Brainlock, win brain games to unlock apps

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[Paolo @PaoloSoftware]

Social media isn't free.
You pay with your attention.
Streaming isn't free.
You pay with your attention.
Infinite scrolling isn't free.
You pay with your attention.
The most valuable companies in the world aren't selling products.
They're buying your focus and reselling it to advertisers.

[Paolo @PaoloSoftware]

I spent months thinking about this problem before building Brain Lock.

Most apps compete for your attention.

I wanted to build one that helps you protect it.

If you've ever opened Instagram for "2 minutes" and looked up 45 minutes later, you know exactly what I'm talking about.

Brain Lock is my attempt to help people become more intentional with their screen time and build a healthier relationship with technology.

Would love to hear your thoughts on the article 👇

[Paolo @PaoloSoftware]

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[Paolo @PaoloSoftware]

@ChadAppDev @thatdadjacob i'd like to join

[Paolo @PaoloSoftware]

the capability gap is real. it's not about intelligence or effort it's about what happens in between. you go to open your notes app and somehow end up 40 minutes deep in a feed you didn't even choose to open. i built an app for myself called brainlock, your blocked apps stay locked until you pass a quick brain game. breaks the autopilot before it steals the hour.

[Paolo @PaoloSoftware]

the years blur because you were never fully there for them. the scroll doesn't just waste time it destroys your ability to be present for anything else. i built an app called brainlock, you have to pass a brain test before your blocked apps unlock. small thing but it breaks the autopilot completely

[Paolo @PaoloSoftware]

the first hour is when willpower is most high, the problem is the other 23 when your thumb opens instagram before your brain even registers what happened. i built an app for this,you have to pass a quick brain test before your blocked apps open. forces you to be conscious about it.

[Dr. Glenn Patrick Doyle @DrDoyleSays]

Realistic self trust isn't just built in dramatic moments of high stakes decisionmaking. It's built when we show up for ourselves in little everyday choices. When we check in w/ ourselves instead of going on autopilot. When we choose not to trash ourselves when we're frustrated.

[Paolo @PaoloSoftware]

@DrDoyleSays real. the phone is the biggest autopilot. i built an app that makes you engage your brain before your apps open, so those little everyday choices become conscious instead of mindless. that's where self trust actually gets built

[Paolo @PaoloSoftware]

@stanlee0nX the phone eats the remaining hours you have. you finish work exhausted then scroll instead of building the other areas. i built an app that locks your distracting apps behind a brain puzzle so the few hours you have actually go toward growth

[Paolo @PaoloSoftware]

@jakobwhte imagine if people redirected even 5% of that toward building something real. i built an app that locks your distracting apps behind a brain puzzle so people can actually spend time on what matters

[Paolo @PaoloSoftware]

@piyushgarg_dev the phone is where most of those battles get lost. you're fighting to focus but scrolling keeps pulling you back. the mental game gets so much easier once you kill the autopilot reach

[Paolo @PaoloSoftware]

@SpartanPsyche real. the phone is the biggest trap for this. you stop doing the work for you and start chasing the feedback loop. the ones who break the phone habit usually find their actual standard again

[Paolo @PaoloSoftware]

@iam_biglad1 killing the phone autopilot. i built an app that makes you pass a brain test before your apps open. that little pause snaps you out of the mindless scroll and lets your actual mental health improve instead of getting worse from constant stimulation

[Paolo @PaoloSoftware]

@butterbooter real. most people are stuck in the same loop scrolling the same apps thinking there's only one way to do it. i built an app that locks your distracting apps behind a brain puzzle, just that friction alone makes you realize there's other options for how to spend your time

[Paolo @PaoloSoftware]

@justinskycak the phone is what turns a missed day into a missed week. you slip once, scroll to numb it, then can't get back on the horse. i built an app that makes you pass a brain test before your apps open — that pause is usually enough to snap you out of the spiral and get back on track

[Paolo @PaoloSoftware]

@dvvdle real. the phone numbs you out so you can't even access what you actually want to say. hard to be expressive when you're scrolling instead of thinking. the ones who break the phone habit usually find their voice again

[Paolo @PaoloSoftware]

the phone is what kills the ability to do all of it. you're already overwhelmed with everything you gotta do, then you bleed 3 hours to scrolling which makes tomorrow harder. i built an app that locks your distracting apps behind a brain puzzle — that friction is usually enough to snap you back to cracking away at the real work