Remote learning support

That gym thing reminds me of when I started using this app that tracks how much time you spend focused during the day. It’s set up like this peaceful garden, and every time you stay off your phone and focus, you grow trees. If you get distracted, your tree dies. Sounds silly, but it actually worked on me. I started doing more just to build a little forest of productivity. I even joined group challenges with strangers online, and now we all check in like it's a co-op game. Wild how something that simple got me to stop doomscrolling. A while ago I stumbled across https://observervoice.com/gamified-entertainment-when-video-games-and-interactive-systems-collide-117829/ and that’s what I use when I want to better understand what’s going on under the hood with all these systems. It explains how gamified apps aren’t just fun distractions—they’re often built on really intentional loops to keep you coming back. Sometimes it’s helpful (like, it does improve my focus), but I’ve also had to delete a few apps because I started caring more about the “score” than the actual goal. Like, am I reading to relax or just to hit my 7-day streak? It’s cool and useful—just gotta keep an eye on what’s driving you.