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Re:Solving Tech Addiction Is an Underappreciated Market Oppo... by Paul-ish on Tuesday October 09, 2018 @05:04PM (#18179802)
Maybe your product worked too well, and people don't actually want to change their behavior. They just feel like they should. Same with eating right or exercising.
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Re:Solving Tech Addiction Is an Underappreciated Market Oppo... by kazagistar on Tuesday October 09, 2018 @05:31PM (#18179965)
In which case the real market is for things that seem like they help. Ideally as a subscription that you can forget about like a gym.
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Re:Solving Tech Addiction Is an Underappreciated Market Oppo... by sien on Tuesday October 09, 2018 @07:10PM (#18180606)
FWIW apps for doing those things work really well.

I've lost weight with a phone app. I never could have done Weightwatchers or something like that before.

Also fitness apps are great in gamifying exercise a bit. Again another app has really helped me.

Actually gamifying good habits might help more than trying to remove bad habits with an app which might be the issue with apps to try and reduce digital addiction.

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