I like this idea, I've been debating the mental clutter digital experiences can add to the mix. There's something about tangible things anchoring the mind. Like the most recent example we forayed into is looking to purchase a physical kitchen timer just to find and crank the thing and get a reminder going. The barrier there is so low that I think we'd actually get in the habit of timing things more readily. Compared to setting a timer in the phone there's just too many small obstacles and interference that can get in the way that in aggregate the activation energy just becomes too much and the timing operation never gets done.
There's something to say about a physical thing demanding less mental mobilization in some scenarios where going tangible makes better sense from an experience the world and get things done perspective.
There's something to say about a physical thing demanding less mental mobilization in some scenarios where going tangible makes better sense from an experience the world and get things done perspective.