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CobaltBlue9 t1_j2v91gt wrote

Reply to comment by mrburnwal in I have become a phone addict. by mrburnwal

Another thing that might help is setting your phone to grayscale colors, some Android phones have this built in where you can put this on a schedule. Some people lose interest in using their phone when they lose all of the nice vibrant colors.

I'd also try to fill the urge with something else, a hobby, book reading, anything to distract you.

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mrburnwal OP t1_j2v95yg wrote

Yes, Now I am trying that. Doesn't seem to work.

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CobaltBlue9 t1_j2v9yzd wrote

I remember using my old Nexus 4, a 2012 Android phone, in 2021 for a week straight. Would barely use it for anything besides the occasional text and navigation. If I did use it much, the battery would make sure I'd put it down. At first it felt like I was missing a part of me, being able to watch videos and movies and browse the web at any moment, but near the end of the week it felt refreshing and liberating to not be tied to a phone, cursed to check it every so often for notifications.

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