Rhys Kentish, a software engineer, has developed an app called Touch Grass to help combat excessive social media usage. The app prompts users to step outside and physically touch grass before they can access their most distracting apps. Users submit a photo of grass to verify their action, allowing them to minimize screen time and reconnect with the real world. Kentish’s work draws from a popular saying during the pandemic urging individuals to engage more with reality. The app is set to launch on iOS, with plans to optimize its image-detection features.
I was sick and tired of my reflex in the morning being to reach for my phone and scroll for upwards of an hour.
Touch grass [is] used when someone is doing something weird, stupid, or pointless.
It's a reminder to come back to reality, get some fresh air and get back in touch with how the real world works.
The app has gone so viral that I'm considering training my own image-detection model for cost-reduction purposes.
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