Why I Think Meditation Apps Get It Wrong
Most apps create dependency, not competence. Here's why constant guidance teaches you to lean on the app instead of actually meditating.
Read More →Most meditation apps optimize for engagement metrics, not genuine practice. Streak counters create guilt, notification badges demand attention, and endless content libraries make meditation feel like another task to optimize. These articles critique how meditation technology often undermines the very practice it claims to support, and examine what ethical meditation app design might look like instead.
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Most apps create dependency, not competence. Here's why constant guidance teaches you to lean on the app instead of actually meditating.
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I tried meditation for 10 years before building StillMind. Every app treated me the same. Here's why generic meditation fails and why AI changes it.
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