Monday, August 12, 2024
Do you find yourself doom-scrolling, or spending more time than you should consuming negative news on the internet and social media and want to stop? Well, there’s now an app for that.
Researchers from the University of Waterloo have created Mindful Scroll, a mobile app that helps users transition from doom-scrolling to adding mindfulness into their daily routines.
In Mindful Scroll, users fill in endlessly scrolling patterns of geometric shapes using predetermined, soothing colour palettes. During a study that tested the app, participants found it reduced their anxiety and increased their mindfulness.