Smartphone is like a evil spirit who lures into his world and gives everything your brain wants(DOPAMINE) and in return SUCKS the Hell Out of You, leaving with you a body just of BONES☠️ or Looking at a Gorgeous Person, from which you can't take your eyes off👀..... continue!
I'm excited to talk about how increasing the friction between apps and touchscreens can create behavioral changes and reduce phone addiction. It might sound counterintuitive, but adding friction can make it harder for us to indulge in mindless scrolling and increase our productivity, One of thing that I learnt form Ankur Warikoo which is immensely helpful .
When I used my phone earlier, I'd often operate on autopilot, scrolling through social media without even realizing how much time has passed. It's like being lost in a dream, where we are not in control of our actions.
By adding friction to the process, we wake up from this dreamlike state and become more aware of our actions. Life becomes easier and it's like those flashy apps never even existed.
Imagine driving on a road with no speed bumps or stop signs. You would have no reason to slow down or pay attention to your surroundings.
However, if there were speed bumps and stop signs, you would have to slow down and pay attention, making the drive safer and more deliberate.
(Kinda bad example but can't think of anything better)
Similarly, by adding friction to our phone usage, we can slow down and become more deliberate in our actions.
One way to add friction is to make it harder to access our apps.
For example, by moving them to a different screen or organizing them in a folder, or even uninstall them when not needed.
Which creates a mental barrier that forces us to think twice before mindlessly opening an app. Another way is to turn off notifications, which reduce distractions and make us more intentional about checking our phones.
(Life's so chill after not hearing a PING after every 15 mins❄️)
Just By Doing this I reduced my Screen time from more than 6 hrs to just 2-3 hrs per day.
By increasing the friction between apps and touchscreens, I became more mindful of my actions, and I started to break the cycle of phone addiction.
It's like hitting the brakes on a speeding train - we slow down, become more aware, and can make deliberate decisions about how we want to spend our time.
Even Watching people on Streets and in Hospitals, Malls scrolling their screens like dumb robotic species of animals gives me high of not using it and consuming endless shit from internet.
PS: The starting lines are pretty dark , Shouldn't have mentioned something like this at late night.
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