[dot5xdev]

It's easy to break your phone addiction—I've done it a 1,000 times...

But, seriously, I've tried launchers, leechblock, and other software solutions. For me, they don't work long term because I end up just reverting and unblocking. I always have some justification in my head as to why I need to reinstall Discord or browse YouTube and then it's over.

For me, I've had much better luck with a device where those types of slips are impossible. Mostly... although sometimes I really do need a smartphone to scan a QR code or to pay a foodtruck with Venmo.

The Jelly Star seems to be the best compromise for me so far. It's still a smartphone, but the screen is so small that it's a lot harder to be on it for hours.

[joker99]

Sometimes it’s hard for us to fight ourselves. My wife has the same issue and we found a solution that works well for her: screen time. She asked me for help and we set up limits for instagram and all the other shitty apps but here’s the important part: she doesn’t know the code to disable it. And she wanted it that way. Reduced her screen time from about 7h per day to 4h.

[beeboobaa3]

Technical solutions to a mental problem never work.

[karpovv-boris]

Yes. You could try endless ways to limit usage of your phone (change screen colours, launchers, deleting apps) but in the end of day you only will be hating using your phone. And I think bringing negative context in your daily life is not okay.

In this case, by limiting your phone usage, you need to try to fill the open void with something more interesting. If you do so, then returning to using phone will feel like just using another tool.

[b112]

The food thing is a pet peeve for me. I walk if a restaurant requires any form of smart phone to use.

Doesn't matter if it is for menus, ordering, or payment. Nuts to that.

[noahjk]

Often I'll think about spending money on a 'dumb' phone because I'm convinced it'll fix my problem, but then I realize that I'm just giving into another vice, which is buying technology. I am trying to instead focus on what the root cause of my over-use of technology is.

[93po]

leechblock works for me because i have adhd and will open a time wasting website as a reflex and without thinking about it. i'm met with the block page and I'm like "that's fair".

it will not, however, stop the deliberate decisions to procrastinate, as you said

[SkyPuncher]

Putting my phone in black and white mode was helpful. It really brought down the engagement level