Digital Distraction Tracker and Study Timer
Why This is an Opportunity
The user expresses frustration over losing significant time to distractions while studying and recognizes a need for better focus and management of screen time. A standalone web app that tracks time spent on productive vs. distracting activities, along with a study timer that encourages breaks, could help users manage their focus more effectively.
Key Pain Points
- •Struggles with distractions from mobile devices and social media
- •Difficulty managing time effectively while studying
- •Need for a tool to set boundaries on screen time
- •Desire to see a clear breakdown of productive vs. non-productive time
Original Discovery
This semester hit different. Like… I genuinely thought I had my life together decent grades, manageable workload, a semi-working routine. Then boom burnout, breakdowns, and realizing I’ve been running on caffeine, guilt, and 6 hours of screen time a day. It’s wild how you can convince yourself you’re busy studying when half your time is actually disappearing into endless scrolling. I’d open my phone to “take a quick break,” and somehow lose an hour watching random videos about people who **actually** have their lives together. 💀 I used to think studying harder was the fix, but honestly? Half the time I wasn’t even **mentally** there. I’d read the same page ten times while my brain was still replaying a tikt sound. This semester really humbled me. It made me realize that being constantly “online” doesn’t mean you’re connected sometimes it’s just another form of burnout. I had to learn to actually log off, study in silence, and let my brain breathe. So yeah, maybe I didn’t end up with perfect grades this time. But I learned how to set boundaries with my phone, take real breaks, and find balance and honestly, that’s something therapy couldn’t have taught me the same way this semester did. Anyone else feel like this term just exposed how addicted we all are to distraction? 😭 (**EDIT**: Appreciate all the suggestions! bunch of people dropped their suggestions in comments and dms. The most recommended tools that even i tried and tested out were: Notion’s great for keeping me organised with its personalised tabs plus color coordinated so easy to keeps tabs on and Jolt Screen Time, this one really shooked me truly a GAME-CHANGER if u wan get your work done, literally LOCKED me out of distracting apps during the “no-phone” hours that i selected lol.Weirdly satisfying seeing that timer go up every day.)
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