ShieldBrainBlog
The science and strategy of quitting the scroll
Deeper reads on what short-form video does to your brain and how to beat it. Looking for step-by-step how-tos instead? See the guides.
What Doomscrolling Does to Your Brain
Attention, sleep, memory and mood — the four measurable effects of heavy scrolling, and how fast they reverse when you stop.
Read the article →10 Ways to Stay Away From Reels and Shorts
Ten tactics ranked from weakest to strongest — notification pruning, friction, environment design, and the structural moves that actually hold.
Read the article →ShieldBrain vs Other App Blockers
Feed-level blocking compared with Digital Wellbeing, whole-app blockers, screen-time trackers and intention apps — including when they beat us.
Read the comparison →Reading about it is step one
Step two is a number, step three is a block. ShieldBrain handles both — free, private, Android.
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