The latest articles on DEV Community by Ondřej Vereš (@nexgea). https://dev.to/nexgea https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3691698%2F358f6205-b52e-49b7-824a-8561e1f4ca73.jpg https://dev.to/nexgea en Ondřej Vereš Sat, 03 Jan 2026 18:14:17 +0000 https://dev.to/nexgea/scrolling-tiktok-was-too-awesome-so-i-added-friction-30ah https://dev.to/nexgea/scrolling-tiktok-was-too-awesome-so-i-added-friction-30ah <p>I am the type of person who gets addicted easily, and internet is not really an exception. I struggle to escape the dopamine loop of discovering new content which is something the internet never runs out of.</p> <p>So I built an app called <a href="https://www.scrollbump.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">ScrollBump</a> which is designed to make doomscrolling as tedious as possible. It blocks the distracting apps/websites of your choice for a tiny amount of time like ~15 seconds for every ~3 minutes you spend on them.</p> <p>As result, you never really feel strong enough urge to disable the blocks, coz waiting them out is easier.</p> <p>Let's make 2026 the year when unintentional doomscrolling became frustrating, not fun and annoying. 🎉</p> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fy9j6gj52sr7h4d3wn82t.jpg" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fy9j6gj52sr7h4d3wn82t.jpg" alt="ScrollBump Features" width="800" height="992"></a></p> <p>Please leave any question in the comments.</p> ios mentalhealth productivity showdev