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I love how it starts with:

"Technology should help you with your life, not distract you from it. "

and then

"A new Dashboard, for instance, shows you how you’re spending time on your device, including time spent in apps, how many times you’ve unlocked your phone, and how many notifications you’ve received."

Who cares? What am I supposed to do with this information? (Apart from Google, of course.)



It's useful for helicopter parents


...Really?

Lots of people spend way too much time on their phones and want to use it less. That info could help you see what apps you're spending/wasting the most time on and help you decide to cut back on. Seeing that you spent a whole hour on instagram is a helpful wake up call.

Seeing which apps are sending more notifications could help you see which ones are taking up too much of your attention and help you decide whether to turn them off for them.


Helps you manage phone addiction. Many people can't go 5 minutes without unlocking their phone so this is a tool that can show them what they are doing and help them manage their use. Every unlock and notification is a distraction from what you were currently doing.




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