Scope
Background
There are 5 major contributors to procrastination, as depicted below. As 80% of college going student
procrastinate, I thought a humorous solution for motivation would prove to be more effective
than something that follows beaten track. Previous research around this area has established the fact
that insults serve as better motivators compared to praises. Being insulted by the opponent
instigated a sense of rivalry forcing the competitor to push himself and outperform the rival,
thereby developing healthy competition with himself. This formed the baseline for my study.
Lo-fi Prototype
Based on the background research and limitations identified, I performed a brainstorming activity and sketched basic prototype designs that served as inspiration for application development and as the baseline for product iterations.
The application requires the user to upload their schedule and set a timer for the task. In addition, the application also asks for total permitted break time.
On interfacing with the web, the application throws warnings and reminders mixed with insults in 3 stages as break time increases. On the final level, any tab other than academic work will be frozen
