DUMBSCROLL

What problem am I solving? In 2004, the average person could focus on a screen for two and a half minutes. Today it's 47 seconds. We touch our phones 228 times a day, 10 seconds each. We don't have a screen-time problem — we have an attention problem. Most apps fight this by blocking or lecturing you, which just makes you close them.

The Idea Dumbscroll is an app that sits on top of any feed you already use — TikTok, Instagram, X. The moment it detects you're doomscrolling (skipping past content faster than your set attention threshold), it starts pixelating the feed. The more you scroll without paying attention, the more it degrades, until there's nothing left to look at. Stop, actually watch something, and it clears. It never blocks you. The only thing that speaks to you is the Dynamic Island, quietly, in real time.

Workflow Designed every screen, the pixel icon, and the bitmap type system in Figma Design. Built the interactive flow, the decay mechanic, and the Dynamic Island states in Figma Make. Motion and refinement in After Effects.

Built with Figma Make for the Config Makeathon 2026.

Live Project: https://myrtle-chili-19109389.figma.site/ Community File: https://www.figma.com/make/beMQ3yvEFAN1GZpgRHQxeQ/Dumbscroll---Doomscrolling-Detection-Prototype?t=2j1Ei7KuV4SRERI1-1 Social Post: Instagram - X/Twitter