Distraction is a symptom, not a habit.
Every time you reach for your phone mid-task, a feeling is driving you there, like stress, boredom or overwhelm.
Like a wave, the urge rises, peaks and passes. CatchScroll resolves it in two minutes, so you’re back at work.
The problem was never the phone.
I was reaching for my phone all the time, and the harder I tried to focus, the worse it got. Every app blocker failed the same way: I just drifted somewhere else. LinkedIn, Reddit, a new tab.
Reading Nir Eyal’s Indistractable changed how I saw it. The urge to scroll starts with a feeling, like stress or boredom. Block the app and the feeling stays.
So I built CatchScroll to clear that feeling in the moment, and let focus come back on its own.
Founder, CatchScroll
What we believe.
A steady mind comes first, then focus.
When you’re anxious or overwhelmed, it’s hard to think straight. CatchScroll helps you settle first, so you can think clearly and sink into deep focus.
Focus is a skill you can train.
The more you use CatchScroll in your focus hours, the stronger your focus gets over time.
Your best hours belong to your work.
We want you to end the day with the important work done, and energy left for the rest of your life.
What the research says.
Most distraction starts inside us, not on the screen.