Alvin Mercer

Alvin Mercer is a digital wellness strategist and former behavioural design consultant who spent over a decade helping tech companies craft addictive user experiences—before switching sides. Now, he writes and speaks about reclaiming attention, resisting manipulation, and building healthier relationships with technology. With a background in cognitive psychology and UX design, Mercer brings insider clarity to the dark art of digital distraction. Doomscroll Detox is his urgent, no nonsense guide for breaking the cycle and reclaiming your mind. Alvin splits his time between Berlin and Brooklyn, where he runs retreats on digital minimalism and occasionally turns his phone off for entire weekends.