Kuu: Ride Out the Urge

Caught yourself scrolling again at midnight? Kuu (空, "emptiness") is a refuge app — a place to escape TO the moment an urge to scroll or binge hits. No blocking, no surveillance. Just a calm place to spend the few minutes until the wave recedes. ■ Wave — breathing starts the moment you open the app - One simple pattern: 4-7-8 (inhale 4, hold 7, exhale 8) - Hear exactly when to inhale, hold, and exhale — three guide sounds (temple bells, singing bowl, ocean waves) - The chemical wave of an urge peaks in about 90 seconds — visualized with a timer - Surfed it or got swept away: log it either way, without blame ■ Gate — put 90 seconds in front of the app you reach for - Stand it in front of Safari, X, Instagram, YouTube, Kindle, or any app you choose - Set up with a single action in a Shortcuts automation - After 90 seconds, you decide: open it, or turn back - Nothing is forcibly blocked. It only adds a pause. ■ Wisdom — 24 cards from East and West - Buddhist emptiness, Yogacara, Zen, and Stoic philosophy - The science of dopamine: wanting vs. liking, the pleasure-pain balance, the 90-second rule - Practical tools: the 10-minute rule, HALT, cold water, urge surfing - Every card ends with one small action to try right now ■ Stillness — slowly drifting ink-wash landscapes - Moon and sea, mountain mist, a rock garden, bamboo, snow, stars ■ Log — statistics without shame - Day streaks, waves surfed, a two-week chart - Everything stays on your device. No account, no network, no ads. An urge is a wave. It rises, peaks, and always recedes. Keep a place for those few minutes in your pocket. This app is not a medical device and is not intended for diagnosis or treatment.