Some things are better left unscrolled.

Before sailing past the Sirens, Ulysses asks his crew to tie him to the mast. He knows that wanting to resist their song won’t be enough. A Ulysses contract is a choice made now, to protect yourself from a temptation later.

Short-form feeds make it easy to keep watching and hard to stop. There’s nothing wrong with resting, being bored, or watching something silly. But our spare time should still feel like ours.

ScrollBlock blocks short-form feeds on Android. A little friction, put in place while you’re thinking clearly, for the moments when you aren’t.