# Taoism: Doomscrolling Blocker > An app blocker for Android that pauses Instagram, TikTok and other feeds until you read a short passage of the Tao Te Ching or Zhuangzi. Less scrolling, more wisdom. ## Key facts - Platform: Android (Google Play). iOS: coming soon. - Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.taoscroll.app&hl=en - What it does: pauses distracting apps (Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, news and others the user chooses) until the user reads a short passage of Taoist wisdom; the user then closes the app or continues for a set time. - Library: the complete Tao Te Ching (Dao De Jing) of Laozi, 81 chapters, with the original Chinese; the complete Zhuangzi, 33 books. - Translations: James Legge (1891) and Paul Carus (1898), public domain, with page citations to the printed editions. - Features: daily passage, favorites, short plain-English explanations, works offline, no account required to read. - Contact: hi@taoismapp.com ## Pages - [Home](https://www.taoismapp.com/): An app blocker for Android that pauses Instagram, TikTok and other feeds until you read a short passage of the Tao Te Ching or Zhuangzi. Less scrolling, more wisdom. - [Blog](https://www.taoismapp.com/blog): Essays on attention, screen time and the Tao Te Ching. - [Explore Taoism](https://www.taoismapp.com/explore-taoism): Plain-English guides to the Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu, Zhuangzi and the ideas at the heart of Taoism. - [Reduce Screen Time](https://www.taoismapp.com/reduce-screen-time): Calm, practical ways to stop doomscrolling and spend less time on your phone, without fighting yourself. - [Privacy Policy](https://www.taoismapp.com/privacy) - [Terms of Service](https://www.taoismapp.com/terms) - [Full text of all blog posts](https://www.taoismapp.com/llms-full.txt) ## FAQ ### What is Taoism: Doomscrolling Blocker? An Android app that blocks distracting apps such as Instagram and TikTok until you have read a short passage of Taoist wisdom. It also contains the complete Tao Te Ching and Zhuangzi, so you can read the classics themselves. ### How does it help me stop doomscrolling? Most scrolling starts on autopilot. A short pause with a passage from Lao Tzu breaks that loop. You then choose: close the app, or continue for a set time. Over time you open distracting apps less often. ### Which translations of the Tao Te Ching are included? James Legge (1891) and Paul Carus (1898), both shown with the original Chinese text and exact page citations from the printed editions. ### Do I need an account? No. You can read everything without an account, and the whole library works offline. ### Is there an iPhone version? The iOS version is coming soon. The app is available now on Google Play for Android. ## Blog posts - [Taoism vs Confucianism: Two Ways of Living Well](https://www.taoismapp.com/blog/taoism-vs-confucianism): Taoism vs Confucianism explained: Lao Tzu and Confucius, nature versus ritual, wu wei versus duty, how the two traditions argued and why China kept both. - [Taoist Meditation and Breathing: Tai Chi, Qigong and Sitting Still](https://www.taoismapp.com/blog/taoist-meditation-breathing-tai-chi-qigong): An introduction to Taoist meditation, Taoist breathing exercises, tai chi and qigong: where they come from, how they relate to Taoism, and how to begin. - [Taoism vs Buddhism: Similarities and Differences](https://www.taoismapp.com/blog/taoism-vs-buddhism): Taoism vs Buddhism explained simply: origins, what each teaches about the self, suffering and the good life, how they shaped each other, and how Zen came from both. - [How to Practice Taoism in Daily Life: 7 Taoist Principles](https://www.taoismapp.com/blog/how-to-practice-taoism): How to practice Taoism in daily life: seven Taoist principles, from simplicity and wu wei to stillness, with small exercises you can start today. - [Zhuangzi and the Butterfly Dream: An Introduction to Taoist Parables](https://www.taoismapp.com/blog/zhuangzi-butterfly-dream): Who was Zhuangzi (Chuang Tzu)? The butterfly dream, the useless tree, Cook Ding and the happy fish: Taoism's funniest, strangest book, told through its best stories. - [The Best Tao Te Ching Translation (and Where to Read It Free)](https://www.taoismapp.com/blog/best-tao-te-ching-translation): Which Tao Te Ching translation should you read? Legge, Carus, Waley, Lau, Feng and English, Mitchell, Le Guin compared, plus where to find a legal free Tao Te Ching PDF. - [Daoism vs Taoism: Is There a Difference?](https://www.taoismapp.com/blog/daoism-vs-taoism): Daoism or Taoism, Dao De Jing or Tao Te Ching, Laozi or Lao Tzu? Why the same words have two spellings, how to pronounce them, and the real difference that matters. - [Who Was Lao Tzu? The Legend and Philosophy of Laozi](https://www.taoismapp.com/blog/who-was-lao-tzu): Who was Lao Tzu (Laozi), the sage behind the Tao Te Ching? The traditional story, what historians actually know, and the core of Laozi's philosophy in plain English. - [Yin and Yang: Meaning, Symbol and What It Really Teaches](https://www.taoismapp.com/blog/yin-and-yang-meaning): What does yin and yang mean? The origin of the yin-yang symbol, what each half represents, common misunderstandings, and what the Tao Te Ching actually says. - [How to Reduce Screen Time Without Relying on Willpower](https://www.taoismapp.com/blog/how-to-reduce-screen-time): Practical, calm ways to reduce screen time and stop phone addiction: app blockers, friction, a digital detox that lasts, and a Taoist idea that makes the change easier. - [Lao Tzu Quotes: 20 Authentic Lines from the Tao Te Ching, with Chapters](https://www.taoismapp.com/blog/lao-tzu-quotes): Twenty genuine Lao Tzu quotes from the Tao Te Ching, each with its chapter and translator, plus popular 'Lao Tzu' quotes he never actually wrote. - [What Is Wu Wei? The Taoist Art of Not Forcing Things](https://www.taoismapp.com/blog/what-is-wu-wei): Wu wei (無為) means 'non-action' or 'effortless action'. What wu wei really means in the Tao Te Ching, what it doesn't mean, and how to practise it in everyday life. - [Why You Can't Stop Scrolling (and What Lao Tzu Would Say About It)](https://www.taoismapp.com/blog/why-you-cant-stop-scrolling): Doomscrolling isn't a willpower problem. Here's why feeds are so hard to put down, and what the Tao Te Ching, written 2,000 years before the smartphone, says about it. - [The Tao Te Ching for Beginners: Where to Start with the 81 Chapters](https://www.taoismapp.com/blog/tao-te-ching-for-beginners): New to the Tao Te Ching? What the book is, how its 81 chapters are organised, which chapters to read first, and how to read it slowly so it actually sinks in. - [What Is the Tao? The Way of Taoism, Explained Simply](https://www.taoismapp.com/blog/what-is-the-tao): What is the Tao? A plain-English explanation of the Way at the heart of Taoism: what Lao Tzu meant by it, why it 'cannot be named', and what following it looks like.