Centre for Digital Habits
Digital Habits provides research-backed training programs and open-source focus tools that help universities, schools, and organizations reduce digital distraction among students and staff. The offering includes a browser extension to hide distracting feeds, a Phone-Free 2FA extension, and an institutional program with live workshops and facilitator certification. A peer-reviewed evaluation found a 58% increase in digital self-control after a single session.
- Education Technology
- Enterprise Software
- Software Only
- Artificial Intelligence
- Data & Analytics
- Wellness & Fitness Technology
Funding
Founders
Founder details are not available yet.
Product
Problem
Many digital products are engineered with addictive features that fragment attention and drive compulsive device use. Individuals and organizations lack practical, evidence-based methods to regain control over their digital environments, leading to reduced focus, productivity, and wellbeing.
Solution
Digital Habits provides a suite of open-source digital focus tools and research-backed training programs that make it easy to redesign digital life. The tools include a browser extension to hide distracting feeds like Shorts or Reels, a blocker for distracting apps and websites, and a Phone-Free 2FA extension that enables secure two-factor authentication from a computer. The organization also offers facilitator certification, e-learning courses, and institutional delivery stacks for educational organizations. Through its practical work, Digital Habits builds a real-time evidence base on digital challenges and solutions, which it shares with researchers and policymakers to inform healthier technology design.
Target Audience
Primary customers are universities, schools, and organisations seeking structured, research-backed approaches to reduce digital distraction and build healthier device habits among students and staff.
Features
- Open-source browser extension to hide feeds, Shorts, Reels, and other addictive features on websites or apps with one click
- Blocker tool for blocking distracting apps and websites to create space for focused work
- Phone-Free 2FA browser extension that lets users complete two-factor authentication on their computer, reducing phone dependency
- Minimalistic Mail client (coming soon) that displays email threads as chats for single-task focus
- Institutional programme with facilitator certification, unlimited workshops, and IT-vetted tool deployment for educational organisations
- E-learning platform with impact evaluation via a Facilitator Hub that automates analysis of anonymised outcome data
- Live impact dashboard tracking reach, adoption, engagement, and outcome metrics for partner institutions
- Training methodology grounded in analyses of 650+ digital focus tools, 54,000+ user reviews, and 250+ interviews