{
  "schema": "vedokrok.public-item.v1",
  "release_id": "MHC-RPUB-20260920-75ad787a",
  "url": "/knowledge/use-friction-when-intention-keeps-losing-to-one-tap-access",
  "id": "MHC-D-RESEARCH-0886",
  "version": "0.1.0",
  "title": "Use friction when intention keeps losing to one-tap access",
  "summary": "Environment can carry part of the self-control load.",
  "kind": "heuristic",
  "body": "If planning alone does not change behavior, make the unwanted route less automatic: sign out, remove mobile data, move the app off the phone, add a blocker or require desktop access. Choose the smallest friction that changes behavior without blocking essential use.",
  "limits": [
    "Friction can also block legitimate access; keep exceptions for safety, accessibility and essential tasks."
  ],
  "topics": [
    "union-digital-home-office-environment"
  ],
  "intents": [],
  "source_ids": [
    "RS-BB2607B0FF1D0594"
  ],
  "evidence": [
    {
      "claim": "A 2025 planning RCT showed intention/planning alone did not significantly reduce total smartphone usage, while a separate 2025 RCT found a stronger environmental block changed outcomes.",
      "source_id": "RS-BB2607B0FF1D0594",
      "role": "supports",
      "note": "Friction can also block legitimate access; keep exceptions for safety, accessibility and essential tasks.",
      "locator": "See source record"
    }
  ],
  "use_when": [
    "A digital-use goal is clear but the undesired action remains instantly available in every idle moment."
  ],
  "avoid_when": [
    "Friction can also block legitimate access; keep exceptions for safety, accessibility and essential tasks."
  ],
  "example": "Move a distracting service to desktop-only access rather than relying on twenty daily decisions not to open it.",
  "check": "The undesired behavior becomes materially less frequent without damaging necessary communication or work.",
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "RS-BB2607B0FF1D0594",
      "title": "Planning a digital detox: Findings from a randomized controlled trial to reduce smartphone usage time",
      "url": "https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0747563225000718"
    }
  ],
  "relations": [],
  "collections": [
    {
      "id": "RC-112961CC8EF10888",
      "title": "Make the environment carry more of the focus load",
      "url": "/collections/make-the-environment-carry-more-of-the-focus-load"
    }
  ]
}