6 months ago
Tues Jul 22, 2025 3:11pm PST
Show HN: Imagine doing pushups to unlock your phone
I am so chronically on my phone that it's become a terrible habit.

First thing in the morning, I check my phone. During my commute, I'm on my phone. When I'm in between sets at the gym, I'm scrolling.

So I created an app blocker to help me reverse some of these adverse behaviors I built over a decade of phone dependence.

I needed powerful rules. So I built many including my favorite, which is a location blocker so i can block out my phone when i'm at work.

I added the pushup to unlock feature, because I thought it would be pretty cool to do something physical in the real world before I mindlessly consume 4 hours of doomscrolling content that I won't even remember the following day.

So that's what I wanted to share with you guys! Would love to hear what your thoughts are!

Before you say, "but, what if there's an emergency and I can't do pushups". The feature includes a "Skip" option that appears after 1 minute so you can still get to your phone!

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