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Interesting. Could an external stimulus trigger a subconscious blink?

> Could an external stimulus trigger a subconscious blink?

you could set something up where a water gun squirts you on a random interval between 2-5 minutes. heh i think i would kill someone if they did that to me.

I'm not aware of any triggers to cause subconscious blinking. That'd be fantastic if there was an option though.

The web app can trigger a notification if your blinks / minute drop too low. Only challenge is modern browsers throttle websites that aren't visible, so the blink counting gets messed up.

Maybe you could set up the conditions for a Pavlovian response.

E.g. let your app give a signal (e.g. beep or buzz) every 30 seconds if you don't blink. Then train yourself to blink if you hear the signal.

Edit: Yes, it can be done: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyeblink_conditioning

You could also lie less often, because you blink less frequently when you lie. ;)

https://ris.utwente.nl/ws/files/23166678/HICSS47_Do_Liars_Bl...

Someone just shared an extension that inserts random jump scares onto social media sites that you want to avoid. Maybe adding jump scares to work applications can help people blink more often, too.

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