Catch the reach
before the scroll.
You never decided to open Instagram. Your thumb did. Lock In locks the apps you open on autopilot, and if you try to break your commitment, someone you trust finds out.
Free · by Jay Sharma, made with 1&O
9:41 PM · you reach
Opened without
meaning to.
You're locked in.
This app is paused until 10:00 PM.
Trying to unlock · 2 of 3
Are you sure?
Really sure?
Final attempt
Message to your person
Your friend just broke their Lock In commitment.
Someone who cares
will know.
A habit is a loop. Lock In cuts it at the reach.
Something cues you, you reach, the feed rewards you, and the loop gets stronger. Willpower fights that every single time. Lock In takes away the payoff, so the loop starts to weaken.
Three steps. Two chances. One person.
1
Pick the apps that pull you
Choose the ones you open without meaning to, and when you want them paused.
2
Try to cancel, and it asks twice
Two pauses are enough for the reflex to pass and the real you to answer.
3
The third time, your person hears
Someone you chose gets a short message. No shame, just a friend in the loop.
We keep promises to other people more easily than promises to ourselves. So Lock In brings someone else in.
They agree to be your person before anything is ever sent.