Show HN: I built a 1:1 coaching service to reduce my screen time

9 points by roddylindsay 4 hours ago

Hi HN!

I'm a former Facebook engineer who has struggled with smartphone / social media usage (ironic) for many years. The accountability of a personal trainer really worked for me to start a consistent fitness routine, so I've spent the past two years building out a low cost, lightweight coaching service (with real human coaches!) to help people with everyday habits -- screen time, fitness, sleep, diet, hobbies, personal hygiene.

We recently launched a dedicated screen time coaching service for iPhone users, which integrates with the iOS Screen Time API to block problematic apps. Instead of most screen time apps where your lizard brain can just keep ignoring / overriding your limits, if you want to override your limit in Zabit you have to write a 25+ character justification to your coach. Combined with removing all social apps and setting a 30 daily minute limit on Safari, I've cut my phone usage to around an hour per day.

We're currently offering 2 weeks of free coaching for new users to try out the service. Check it out!