Guides

Short, practical writing on screen time, walking, and getting your attention back.

• Apps that block apps until you walk

  A small category of screen-time apps require physical movement before they unlock your phone. Here's how they differ, what they can and cannot do on iOS, and who each one suits.

• Do screen time limits actually work?

  Most people turn off their app limits within a week. Here's why the standard approach fails, and what changes when a limit costs you something to bypass.

• How many steps a day is a realistic goal?

  10,000 steps came from a 1960s marketing campaign, not from research. Here's where the evidence actually points, and how to pick a number you will still be hitting in a month.

• How to stop doomscrolling

  Doomscrolling is a loop with a trigger, a reward and no natural stopping point. Breaking it works better when you attack the structure rather than your willpower.