Do Nothing

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About this app

Do Nothing asks one thing of you.
Place your phone face down. Then wait.

No notifications silenced. No timer on screen. No encouragement. No sound. The app keeps time quietly while you are somewhere else — talking, walking, thinking, sleeping.

When you pick your phone up, you receive a haiku.

Not a random haiku. One matched to exactly how long you waited. The same duration as something happening in the natural world right now — a tide turning, a fog lifting, a reed warbler finishing its nest, a glacier calving, a winter dawn arriving. You won't be told what the connection is. That's not the point.

The minimum session is one minute.
The maximum is yours to decide.

That's the whole app.


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A few things Do Nothing will never do:

— Silence your notifications
— Dim your screen
— Reward streaks
— Send you reminders
— Collect your data
— Ask for a rating
— Show you an ad


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There is one more thing.

It takes thirty seconds to find. Only if you sit still long enough.


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997 haikus. Every one written for a specific duration. Every one strict 5-7-5. Events ranging from one minute to two hours.

The longer you wait, the rarer the haiku.

There is also a Pro version. It does nothing

What’s new

Nothing new to see. A few quiet improvements beneath the surface so the app keeps running smoothly. The poems are still waiting.