I fixed my phone addiction by having 2 phones:
1. Cocaine Phone - Full stack dopamine. Twitter. Instagram. TikTok. WhatsApp. Anyone can contact.
2. Kale Phone - Full stack serotonin. Notes. Kindle. Uber. Maps. Emergency number for 2-3 contacts.
Lemme explain...
1. Cocaine Phone - Full stack dopamine. Twitter. Instagram. TikTok. WhatsApp. Anyone can contact.
2. Kale Phone - Full stack serotonin. Notes. Kindle. Uber. Maps. Emergency number for 2-3 contacts.
Lemme explain...
Here's how society currently thinks about how to deal with phone usage:
1. Phone Addict 24-7 - Carries phone everywhere.
2. Phoneless Luddite - Give up on the best technology of this century so far.
There's so much downside to both.
Neither solution is optimal.
1. Phone Addict 24-7 - Carries phone everywhere.
2. Phoneless Luddite - Give up on the best technology of this century so far.
There's so much downside to both.
Neither solution is optimal.
Capex > Opex:
1. Will Power Capex = A one-off will power investment (E.g. 2 Phones)
2. Will Power Opex = A recurring diminishing investment. (E.g. Fight one addictively designed phone 24-7)
If you can invest in willpower Capex to prevent willpower Opex, do it every time.
1. Will Power Capex = A one-off will power investment (E.g. 2 Phones)
2. Will Power Opex = A recurring diminishing investment. (E.g. Fight one addictively designed phone 24-7)
If you can invest in willpower Capex to prevent willpower Opex, do it every time.
The current 1 phone model results in this endless loop:
Step 1 - Get burnt out by phone addict lifestyle
Step 2 - Detox from phone and feel refreshed
Step 3 - Desire basic tech necessities and social media optionality
Step 4 - Repeat cycle
Step 1 - Get burnt out by phone addict lifestyle
Step 2 - Detox from phone and feel refreshed
Step 3 - Desire basic tech necessities and social media optionality
Step 4 - Repeat cycle
Cocaine Phone Protocol:
I don't check it until ∼12pm on weekdays and ∼3pm on weekends.
I still get the optionality that smartphones produce.
But I don't consume it 24-7 until my brain melts.
I don't check it until ∼12pm on weekdays and ∼3pm on weekends.
I still get the optionality that smartphones produce.
But I don't consume it 24-7 until my brain melts.
Kale Phone Protocol:
I can check this 24-7 - but it's so damn boring I don't feel the need to.
If I want to procrastinate on it, I must read a book or generate ideas in my notes. (Win-Win)
I can check this 24-7 - but it's so damn boring I don't feel the need to.
If I want to procrastinate on it, I must read a book or generate ideas in my notes. (Win-Win)
Fascinating observations from the Cocaine-Kale Phone Protocol:
1. If you spend 80% of your time on your Kale Phone, you realize how intense your Cocaine Phone is.
2. As a result, you actually need less time on your Cocaine Phone. You feel full after 60 minutes on it each day.
1. If you spend 80% of your time on your Kale Phone, you realize how intense your Cocaine Phone is.
2. As a result, you actually need less time on your Cocaine Phone. You feel full after 60 minutes on it each day.
I wish I did this earlier.
Sometimes you have to think orthogonally to the way the current problem is framed: Phone or No Phone
The answer I've found for myself so far is the counterintuitive solution: 2 phones.
Sometimes you have to think orthogonally to the way the current problem is framed: Phone or No Phone
The answer I've found for myself so far is the counterintuitive solution: 2 phones.
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