App in the Spotlight: one sec

Sometimes it can be incredibly difficult to resist reaching for your smartphone when you should actually be productive or want to focus on something else. The mobile app ‘one sec’ offers a creative solution for this by literally and figuratively giving you a moment to pause before opening distracting apps.

This small moment of reflection helps you become more mindful of the time you spend on addictive apps and (hopefully) changes your habit. It’s surprising how a simple pause can make you realize that you don’t really want to check Instagram again.

Some fun facts about ‘one sec’: the app was created by indie developer Frederik Riedel and has already been downloaded more than 1 million times. The app has received glowing reviews in the international press as “the app that promises to cure social media addiction, and actually does.” Definitely worth a try!