I’ve had my brick for about 2 years but only recently feel I’ve really cracked the code for it. The schedules function has been huge - at 7 am my phone bricks from everything but text and calls, and it turns back on at 5 pm. At 7 pm, it bricks again. This, combined with a dedicated “work” focus mode that turns on at 7 and off at 5 and restricts text notifications from anyone except my immediate family and best friend have been a massive unlock for focusing my perpetually dopamine seeking ADHD brain.
It’s been massive! Totally removes the having to choose to go dark cognitive overhead which is soooo nice. I also just got Bloom which is the same idea, just a metal credit card which may be better for me since I sometimes leave the house and then need to do a work thing but am bricked out.
This phone-off trick is genuinely brillant, and I love how you frame it as creating pockets of peace rather than trying to maintain some impossible permanent offline state. That line about a morning being the first week of January of the day realy hit me. I've tried so many app blockers and screen time limits but never thought about somthing as simple as just turning the damn thing off at night. The comparison to artist residencies makes total sense.
yes it’s quite hard to realized that a) maybe I will be stuck in this cycle forever? and b) if so, there are still ways to make the cycle more tolerable. I am legitimately curious whether there will ever be a 12-step meeting for phone/screen addiction. I am predicting that there will be attempts in the next 5 years……
and also Mary Ruefle's graduation speech, which was just to pass around the enormous moldy dictionary she keeps exposed to all the elements in her backyard until years later it disintegrates in plain view of her writing desk
omg turning the phone off, its almost like i forgot u could
I’ve had my brick for about 2 years but only recently feel I’ve really cracked the code for it. The schedules function has been huge - at 7 am my phone bricks from everything but text and calls, and it turns back on at 5 pm. At 7 pm, it bricks again. This, combined with a dedicated “work” focus mode that turns on at 7 and off at 5 and restricts text notifications from anyone except my immediate family and best friend have been a massive unlock for focusing my perpetually dopamine seeking ADHD brain.
omg i did nOT know about the schedules function......this is amazing, thank you !!
It’s been massive! Totally removes the having to choose to go dark cognitive overhead which is soooo nice. I also just got Bloom which is the same idea, just a metal credit card which may be better for me since I sometimes leave the house and then need to do a work thing but am bricked out.
This phone-off trick is genuinely brillant, and I love how you frame it as creating pockets of peace rather than trying to maintain some impossible permanent offline state. That line about a morning being the first week of January of the day realy hit me. I've tried so many app blockers and screen time limits but never thought about somthing as simple as just turning the damn thing off at night. The comparison to artist residencies makes total sense.
yes it’s quite hard to realized that a) maybe I will be stuck in this cycle forever? and b) if so, there are still ways to make the cycle more tolerable. I am legitimately curious whether there will ever be a 12-step meeting for phone/screen addiction. I am predicting that there will be attempts in the next 5 years……
1. I love you, Marian
2. After a poetry reading I did at Bennington c. 1993, Mary’s question for me was: what size shoe do you wear?
THIS IS THE BEST ONE YET!!!!!!!
3. I love you too :)
and also Mary Ruefle's graduation speech, which was just to pass around the enormous moldy dictionary she keeps exposed to all the elements in her backyard until years later it disintegrates in plain view of her writing desk
god i have spent years so sad i missed that one………….