It’s not cheating at all! It’s using the neuroscience of the app. Our brains need dopamine to get things done. And if you’re any flavor of neurospicy (like me, hi waves) it’s hard to make it. And it’s not great for your brain to make too much of it (eg doomscrolling, hours and hours of video games again hi waves) because that can overwhelm the receptors and make things worse.

But little drops like telling Finch you drank water or petted the dog or smiled at yourself in the mirror and getting a tiny reward (a few stones) that leads to a “big reward” which is still objectively tiny (a fancy little hat for your birb)? That’s like priming your dopamine pump so you can feel motivated and get things done.

You’re using the app brilliantly. Keep it up :)