Mind · 20 s · Free

Intention check: why are you opening this app?

An intention check means picking why you are opening the app (bored, stressed or a real reason) and then breathing for 10 seconds. It takes about 20 seconds, and naming the reason is sometimes enough to make the urge fade.

How to do it

Intention check: why are you opening this app?, step by step.

  1. When MiniMove asks, pause for a second.

  2. Pick the honest reason: bored, stressed, avoiding something, or a real task.

  3. Breathe slowly for 10 seconds.

  4. Then decide: open the app, or skip the scroll.

Playable

Try it here

This one happens in the app, with quick answer. Here is a Move you can play in your browser:

Why this Move

Why it's a good Move before a scroll.

  • Turns autopilot into a choice

  • Takes about 20 seconds

  • Invisible: part of discreet mode

Stop if anything hurts, and swap the Move with “I can't do this” in the app. MiniMove is a wellbeing app, not medical advice.

What it unlocks

How much does it unlock?

Every Move opens the app for the window you chose, and every Move counts.

Window lengths, in minutes of real use

  • 5min
  • 15min · default
  • 30min
  • 60min
  • Windows count real use: minutes spent in the app, not on the clock, capped at 2× that.
  • It goes into your Bank, next to every other Move you did today.
  • Change your mind after the Move? Skip the scroll and earn 15 XP.

Questions

About Intention check: why are you opening this app?

How long does it take?

About 20 seconds, start to finish. Every Move in MiniMove takes 90 seconds or less.

What if I can't do it?

There is no wrong answer, and nobody sees it but you. In a hurry? Pick the real reason and go; “I can't do this” in the app swaps in another Move and stops suggesting it.

How many minutes does it unlock?

Whatever the Move, it opens the app for the window you chose: 5, 15, 30 or 60 minutes of real use (15 by default), capped at twice that on the clock. It also goes into your Bank.

All questions

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