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Kill the distractions and get sh@t done

How often do we get distracted by our smartphones?

I have an open text editor, a plan to make content, a cup of coffee, and a strong desire to do the work. Then my phone buzzes. And here am I one hour later wondering how could a conscious person waste so much time watching an Instagram feed.

Unpluq is a startup with a simple idea to battle distracting apps. They make small NFC tiles that help you lock and unlock your phone with mindfulness. You select the apps like, say, Instagram, Telegram, or TikTok to be unlocked with the Unpluq tile. Then you place the tile far from yourself.

Getting to the selected apps means you have to get up, go to another room and touch the yellow tile with your phone. So, the device requires you to make an active decision to distract yourself from what you're doing.

The price is $50. Do you think it is worth having to get things done?

Unpluq website

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