Grateful Gate: Gratitude Notes

Grateful Gate locks the apps that pull you in, and the only way through is a moment of gratitude. Twice a day, at times you choose, your distracting apps lock. To open them again, you pass a gate. THE MORNING GATE Open a sealed envelope and read a short gratitude note written by a real person somewhere in the world. "Someone from Lisbon, Portugal said: I'm grateful for my neighbor, who left soup on my step when I was sick." Take a moment with it, then your apps open for the day. THE NIGHT GATE Before bed, answer one simple question and write what you're grateful for. Share it anonymously and it may be the note that starts a stranger's morning. Or keep it private, just for you. Then your apps open until morning. WHY IT WORKS - No skip button and no emergency unlock. A blocked app stays blocked until you pass the gate. - It takes about a minute. Long enough to break the reflex, short…