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How to make your iphone a light phone: 1. Make it black and white. https://medium.com/better-humans/how-to-make-your-iphone-black-and-white-and-why-you-should-
by shawndrost 7y ago
How to make your iphone a light phone:
1. Make it black and white. https://medium.com/better-humans/how-to-make-your-iphone-black-and-white-and-why-you-should-42e70deb92c7 https://medium.com/better-humans/how-to-make-your-iphone-bla...
1b. If you're like me, and you like colors when looking at pics people send you, set up your phone to toggle to full-color mode when you triple-tap. https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/accessibility-shortcuts-iph3e2e31a5/ios https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/accessibility-shortcu...
2. Delete the apps that aren't "basic functionality", then break your app store and browser. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201304 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201304
Step 2 involves setting up a passcode. I recommend getting a friend to enter this passcode, then hide it away from you, since you obviously can't trust your junkie brain.
I did this and it is RAD. I still use a subset of communication-oriented social media, but my phone is kind of boring now, in a good way.
- divbzero 7y agoI’ve heard about the black & white mental hack multiple times and finally tried it today after reading this comment. I like it already and have applied it to my computer as well. Not sure how much of the effect is real vs. placebo (or if that distinction even matters) but the reduction in stimuli seems to sharpen my focus.