Pat Caz

🧑‍💻 building

[Pat Caz @pat_caz]

I built https://t.co/UOrBMZNSvx because I was doomscrolling social media before I got out of bed

every morning
for years

nothing worked. screen time limits, app timers, willpower

so I built something that locks my apps until I walk

now I'm building it in public. the wins, the failures, the numbers

if that sounds interesting, follow along :)

https://t.co/jijUQMBK7C

[Pat Caz @pat_caz]

@alexolim_ PLAYBOOK

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@adamlyttleapps https://t.co/jMGPMRMUvo

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@heyblake https://t.co/Ffsyl1pFOj

Walk 10k steps before you scroll your ex’s IG feed

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@simonecanciello https://t.co/14oznhYR4m

my app blocks other apps until you hit your daily step goal

like brick but for walking

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@90sumbaby @metzgov not yet but working on it!

[Pat Caz @pat_caz]

@jbillinson brick is awesome. it didn’t work for me bc i’d tap it when the urge hit (or i needed my phone for real stuff).

i built https://t.co/14oznhYR4m instead: it blocks distracting apps i pick until i hit my daily step goal, so i still have a phone, i just can’t doomscroll

[Pat Caz @pat_caz]

@nicholasnlawton let’s connect 🫡

[Pat Caz @pat_caz]

I built https://t.co/UOrBMZNSvx because I was doomscrolling social media before I got out of bed

every morning
for years

nothing worked. screen time limits, app timers, willpower

so I built something that locks my apps until I walk

now I'm building it in public. the wins, the failures, the numbers

if that sounds interesting, follow along :)

https://t.co/jijUQMBK7C

[Pat Caz @pat_caz]

👀 love it. scoping out @sideshift_app now

[Jadon D @jadon_davis_]

An app that locks socials until you hit your step goals...

Instant download. Just waiting for @nicholasnlawton to order my walking pad 🚶‍♀️

(@pat_caz I can already tell brb would crush it on SideShift)

[Pat Caz @pat_caz]

@nicholasnlawton yessir that’s the main focus rn

[Pat Caz @pat_caz]

5/ i understood all of this
and still couldn't stop doomscrolling

turns out understanding the mechanism doesn't protect you from it

removing the option does

that's why i built https://t.co/14oznhYR4m

move more, scroll less.

[Pat Caz @pat_caz]

why willpower doesn't beat phone addiction

🧵 (a thread)

#buildinpublic

[Pat Caz @pat_caz]

4/ commitment devices work because they remove the decision entirely

when your apps are locked and walking is the only key
your brain stops fighting and starts walking

after a week, you stop thinking about it

[Pat Caz @pat_caz]

most people try to use their phone less
by trying to want it less

that's not how desire works

you don't reduce desire by willpower
you reduce it by adding cost

cost = walk

[Pat Caz @pat_caz]

i tracked how many times i reached for my phone in one hour

before brb: 14 times
after brb: 3 times

i wasn't doing anything differently
the apps were just locked

the reaching just stopped

[Pat Caz @pat_caz]

@antinertia https://t.co/2VSkJqH4Ny - block TikTok, IG, or any distracting apps until you hit a daily step goal

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@adriamatz https://t.co/14oznhYR4m - same concept but steps to scroll