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Focus apps should treat blocked attempts as key data, not failures
A developer argues that focus apps miss critical signals by only measuring timer duration. Blocked attempts reveal which apps distract users, when focus breaks, and whether recovery improves. The proposed approach treats enforcement as a recovery loop, not a motivation problem.
Meridian48 take
The insight is solid, but turning blocked attempts into analytics risks creating another dashboard for procrastination, as the author acknowledges.
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