FocusLock

A Minimalist Approach to Digital Detox I built FocusLock because I found myself mindlessly scrolling through apps like Instagram and WhatsApp, wasting hours without realizing it. Existing blockers were either too easy to bypass or too bloated with features I didn’t need. I decided to build my own solution with a specific goal: create high-friction access to distracting apps. To make it interesting, I developed the entire project on a minimal Arch Linux setup, without using the heavy Android Studio environment. ...

January 4, 2026 · 4 min · 654 words · Me