I downloaded this app a few days before you wrote this article, and as someone in college it has weirdly helped me put down my phone and focus on tasks for long periods of time. It feels as if me NOT USING my phone is actually me USING my phone since that is how the bean gets more socks. Writing this all out sounds kind of dumb, but it oddly works as someone who wants to quit scrolling and partaking in useless phone activities.
It’s interesting for what cases is the loss aversion strongest. I loved the Forest App but i get that knitting bean is something else than growing plant.
I've noticed a sort of generational response to this that I think is driven by the popularity of Hank Green among young people. I expect this to be more of a TikTok trend than a genuinely meaningful way to help people focus more. Of course, Hank Green is a really smart guy and will come up with something to fix that.
I beleve that this app has a lot of abilties to help people focuse on what they need to do while also givng the safifaction of helping by not interupting the bean
I saw the Green brothers talk about this separately and think it is a perfect idea. I think the hardest part for younger people is to admit they have a problem. Phones can be as detrimental as they are utilitarian. Much like all of econ it is a trade off.
I downloaded this app a few days before you wrote this article, and as someone in college it has weirdly helped me put down my phone and focus on tasks for long periods of time. It feels as if me NOT USING my phone is actually me USING my phone since that is how the bean gets more socks. Writing this all out sounds kind of dumb, but it oddly works as someone who wants to quit scrolling and partaking in useless phone activities.
The mind is a crazy thing. I've always loved the pomodoro technique, but it helps to add a little something extra to it.
I'm always amazed at how much I can get done when I just focus for 25 minutes.
It’s interesting for what cases is the loss aversion strongest. I loved the Forest App but i get that knitting bean is something else than growing plant.
I've noticed a sort of generational response to this that I think is driven by the popularity of Hank Green among young people. I expect this to be more of a TikTok trend than a genuinely meaningful way to help people focus more. Of course, Hank Green is a really smart guy and will come up with something to fix that.
I beleve that this app has a lot of abilties to help people focuse on what they need to do while also givng the safifaction of helping by not interupting the bean
I saw the Green brothers talk about this separately and think it is a perfect idea. I think the hardest part for younger people is to admit they have a problem. Phones can be as detrimental as they are utilitarian. Much like all of econ it is a trade off.
I think a lot of them will internally admit it's an issue, but very few of them will admit the costs > benefits