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In my experience, working on the triggers had the biggest impact. Yes deleting the apps helps a lot, but so did removing the things that made me reach for my ph
by nicbou 2y ago
In my experience, working on the triggers had the biggest impact. Yes deleting the apps helps a lot, but so did removing the things that made me reach for my phone in the first place: notifications and badges. My phone is in do not disturb mode 90% of the time. In any case, I only allow notifications from WhatsApp and my bank. There are no feeds anywhere; not even the weather. I aggressively disable anything that calls for my attention. I add distance between me and the apps I check mindlessly, like Gmail. All that's left is Hacker News, and Reddit with no subreddits on my front page. Removing the default feed from these websites helped a lot.
Basically, picking up my phone is not rewarding anymore. I'm many steps removed from anything fun. It's enough to not think about it.