Reading · honest, not preachy
Method posts, honest comparisons.
Twelve pieces on the apps that block apps, the studies that get cited wrong, and what actually breaks a scrolling habit. Written by the person who built StepLimit, so the bias is declared up front.
Compare the alternatives
01
Opal vs StepLimit
Paywall plus timer versus physical friction. Where each one actually wins.
02
Screen Time alternatives that work
A round-up of the apps people use when Apple's own option is too easy to ignore.
03
One Sec vs StepLimit
A breathing pause asks why you're opening Instagram. A walk requirement asks something harder.
04
Step-gated app blockers compared
Steppin, Pushscroll, WalkLock, StepLimit. The narrow niche, side by side.
Method & behavior
05
Break doomscrolling without willpower
Friction-based methods that do not depend on you being motivated at the moment of temptation.
06
Friction budget, not dopamine detox
The popular framing is wrong. What is actually changing when a "detox" feels like it worked.
07
What 10,000 steps actually buys you
The history of the number, what the evidence supports, and a more useful way to set a goal.
08
Digital declutter, translated
Cal Newport's 30-day cold-turkey method, reframed for people who already tried and failed.
09
Stop scrolling Reddit on the toilet
A personal story with a method buried inside it. Mostly the method.
iOS, specifically
10
Block Instagram on iPhone (3 ways)
Ranked by how easy each one is to cheat past at the moment you most want to cheat.
11
Why "Ignore Limit" defeats Screen Time
One button. One feature. The reason Screen Time fails for people who actually need it.
12
Make Apple Health steps do something
You already have the data. Here are concrete uses, beyond watching a ring close.