The Problem with Mindfulness Apps Last month I downloaded five meditation apps. Within a...
The Problem with Mindfulness Apps
Last month I downloaded five meditation apps. Within a week, I was juggling three streak counters, two leaderboards, and seven daily notifications. I was more anxious than before I started.
The Business Model Contradiction
Meditation apps make money by keeping you engaged. The metric they optimize for is DAU, not your actual wellbeing. But engagement and meditation are fundamentally at odds.
What We Removed
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