Google introduces Pause Point to counter doom scrolling (opens in new tab)

It is incredibly easy to lose huge chunks of time to doom scrolling. Google thinks that it has the solution, and the company is calling it Pause Point. The idea is a simple one. Pause Point encourages mindful, intentional phone usage, trying to move people gently away from unthinkingly scrolling through an endless feed on social media or news sites. This is far from being the first attempt by a company to come up with an antidote to doom scrolling, but Google seems to have a lot of faith in t...