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DOOMSCROLL TOTEM

A focus app that helps you put the phone down.

Start a session, set your phone down, and let motion detection add the friction your attention needs. The totem gives each session a small, motivating stake without turning focus into punishment.

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Phone placed face-down during a Doomscroll Totem focus session

Problem

You open your phone for one thing and end up somewhere else.

Minutes disappear in tiny swipes. Traditional timers keep running even while you drift, so they measure intent instead of behavior. Doomscroll Totem adds a clear pause before the habit loop starts.

Person tempted by a social feed while trying to stop doomscrolling

Method

Start a session. Put the phone down. Let the app hold the boundary.

Motion detection keeps the commitment concrete. If you pick up the device or switch apps, the session ends, giving you immediate feedback without blocking your phone all day.

Phone locked into a motion-enforced focus timer

Motivation

Not just a timer. A small ritual that makes the choice visible.

The totem gives your focus session a gentle sense of consequence. Complete sessions, build momentum, and use the collectible layer as motivation rather than pressure.

Totem idol visual representing focus stakes and progress

Flexibility

Designed to interrupt doomscrolling, not punish small mistakes.

Warnings and a short grace window help with accidental bumps. Low Power Mode gives you a softer way to build the habit when you want less intensity.

Focus app warning state and grace period visualization

Social proof

"It is the first focus app that changed my hand reflex."

"I planned one session and did three." "Warning plus grace keeps it firm without being punishing." The useful part is simple: one visible boundary before the feed opens.

Positive focus app feedback and progress moments

STOP DOOMSCROLLING

A focus timer with helpful friction, not just another reminder.

Why normal focus timers are easy to ignore

Most Pomodoro timers keep counting while you check social media, answer a notification, or drift into a feed. Doomscroll Totem is built for the specific moment when your hand reaches for the phone without thinking.

How motion detection changes the habit loop

The app turns stillness into the helpful boundary. Start a focus session, put the phone down, and keep it there. If the device moves or you leave the app, the session ends, making the doomscroll reflex visible before it takes over.

For screen time, social media, and phone addiction breaks

Doomscroll Totem is not a medical product or a blocker. It is a small behavioral tool with a gamified side for people who want more friction before opening TikTok, Instagram, X, Reddit, YouTube Shorts, or any feed that keeps pulling them back.

FINAL STEP

One 10-minute session is enough to feel the shift.

Download Doomscroll Totem and try one focused session today.

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