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Re:Show HN: How many miles do you think you've scrolled today? by joshiefishbein on Tuesday May 05, 2020 @10:15AM (#23080208)
This would be interesting to see on my phone at the end of the day. Even having decreased my social media and news consumption considerably over the last few years, I still catch myself mindlessly scrolling from time to time.

I would love the shameful alert that told me “you’ve scrolled twice as many miles as you’ve walked today” since I know the second set of metrics definitely exists. It may be what I need to quit the habit completely.

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Re:Show HN: How many miles do you think you've scrolled today? by inetknght on Tuesday May 05, 2020 @11:27AM (#23081044)
I think that would actually fit very well alongside eg Apple's "You've had 30 minutes of screen time today" messages
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Re:Show HN: How many miles do you think you've scrolled today? by joezydeco on Tuesday May 05, 2020 @07:22PM (#23086259)
The Apple Lisa had a "mouse odometer" in software that tracked the number of pixels moved since startup.
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Re:Show HN: How many miles do you think you've scrolled today? by jdc on Tuesday May 05, 2020 @10:42AM (#23080504)
That kind of visibility could be really helpful. Doesn't have to be shameful, but it does have to get you off your ass!
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Re:Show HN: How many miles do you think you've scrolled today? by joshiefishbein on Tuesday May 05, 2020 @10:45AM (#23080544)
No it doesn't! In fact it could be as rewarding as seeing those bar graphs that do track my physical activity – only inverted.

I'm not sure if that would be possible on iOS. But they do already report app usage and allow you to set timers on your own usage to make sure you aren't spending more than your allowance. "Screen Time": https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208982

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