What is brainrot and how to fight it.
Interactive breathing exercises, screen time statistics, and science-backed strategies to reclaim your focus from doomscrolling and phone addiction.
- Interactive breathing tool — Three science-backed patterns: Simple Breathing, Box Breathing, and Physiological Sigh
- Brainrot explained — What infinite scroll content does to your brain, backed by research
- Doomscrolling guide — Why you can't stop and 5 strategies that actually work
- Screen time stats — Phone addiction by the numbers, by generation, and by app
| Pattern | Timing | Best For |
|---|---|---|
| Simple | 4s in → 6s out | General calm, sleep, morning |
| Box Breathing | 4s in → 4s hold → 4s out → 4s hold | Focus, anxiety, pressure |
| Physiological Sigh | 2s inhale → 1.5s inhale → 7s exhale | Acute stress, panic, instant calm |
Pure HTML + CSS + vanilla JS. No build step, no dependencies, no frameworks. Just open index.html.
Pauso is a free screen time controller for iPhone that uses breathing exercises to break phone addiction. One breath before every app — awareness, not punishment.