How ReCover Works
Based on cognitive science.
The rational override system:
ReCover disrupts mindless phone-checking acting as a physical and psychological barrier.
When reaching for the phone, ReCover forces a moment of pause.
It triggers the rational thinking process and overrides our automatic habit of checking the phone even without a notification.
The Process
Live with clear intentions
Visual Reminder
ReCover reminds you to set an intention.
Physical Barrier
When using your phone, remove ReCover and click it on the back of your phone.
Works best in combination with
- Turning off all your notifications.
- Setting time limits.
- Apps or in built-in phone applications.
- Setting the phone to grey-scale.
Use Cases
Enhance productivity
Constant distractions destroy the flow of work and study.
Prevent inner an outer distractions.
Put your phone inside the ReCover bag (included) for extra friction.
Focus when it is time to focus and save time for your life.
Read undisturbed
Read in peace and forget about your phone.
ReCover gives you mental distance from your phone.
You can still check what time is it.
Optimal nights
Most of us check the phone before sleeping, but also in the middle of the night.
Give yourself more care.
ReCover will help you sleeping and disconnecting, preventing you to be disturbed during the night.
Intervening the brain process
The reason why we are so attached to our smartphones is because they serve the desires of the human brain: novelty, excitement, and social connections.
Our interactions with the smartphone, receiving push notifications, likes and views, trigger the release of dopamine. This neurotransmitter is responsible for the pleasurable feelings of reward, which motivate us to repeat our behaviours.
Because it is so easy for us and because our brains are so conditioned to constantly receive these addictive feelings of reward, it is essential to target the root cause and to stop this brain process before we enter our phone. The good news is, we can unlearn this automatic, impulsive behaviour and create new, healthier habits.
If you are aware of your behaviour and are willing to fight for a positive change, ReCover is for you.
ReCover is the first solution of this kind because it acts as a physical boundary that intervenes before you even unlock the phone.