A Website That Lets You Get Away From It AllCalm.com provides online zen for the stressed.
ByGwen Moran•
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In our hyperactive world it was only a matter of time before someone created a website to help us slow down. Calm.com, a free site and iPhone app created by designer Alex Tew and a friend, guides users through two-, 10- or 20-minute relaxation experiences in which they can view idyllic beaches or forests while listening to the sounds of birds or gentle rain.
In 2011 Tew, a longtime proponent of meditation, introduced a "fun side project": Donothingfor2minutes.com. When users open the site, it immediately begins a two-minute countdown while encouraging them to listen to the sounds of waves and, well, do nothing. If the mouse or keyboard is touched, a red "fail" message flashes and the timer resets. Within a week, the site had 2 million visitors.
