Hank Green’s Focus Friend swapped my screen time for bean time
Earlier this week, a bean moved into my phone. Their name is Billie Bean King, and when I'm working, they work too, knitting socks and scarves. Billie's knitted wares are more than just cozy clothes - they're currency, used to buy lo-fi decorations for their barren room. But there's a catch: Billie can only work when I'm not using my phone. That's where the fun begins.
Billie is a bean from the Focus Friend app, launched last month for iOS and Android by Hank Green of assorted internet fame. The app is branded as an ADHD-friendly timer that helps gamify users' attention, which quickly skyrocketed in app store rankings after the brothers Gre …