Method
Hardware beats willpower
A physical gadget and blocks reduce phone-reaching more reliably than resolutions.
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Willpower loses to an interface engineered for addiction. Move the fight to the environment level.
- Scrolly — a physical screen-time-limiting gadget, well-liked in the community (reported drops around −20% screen time). A discount code sometimes circulates in the group.
- Block social media / browsers / LLMs on your phone at the system level — some people simply turned the phone off as a dopamine source.
- Beware cheaper knock-offs — research before buying an alternative (one popular PL alternative raised quality concerns).
Helps with
Resources & links
1 source- ScrollyProduct · link soon
What the research says
Scientific grade verified against the literature. No entries = no direct studies (graded from mechanism/experience).
- Directing smartphone use through the self-nudge app one secRCT · 2023
- Is life brighter when your phone is not? The efficacy of a grayscale smartphone intervention addressing digital well-beingRCT · 2024
- Achieving Digital Wellbeing Through Digital Self-control Tools: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysismeta-analysis · 2023
- A Nudge-Based Intervention to Reduce Problematic Smartphone Use: Randomised Controlled TrialRCT · 2022
- Reducing Smartphone Overuse for Adolescents With Attention-Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (NCT07092787)study · 2026
What the grade means
A A — strongest evidence: meta-analyses or RCTs directly confirm it works (or, for diagnostic tools, strong validation of accuracy).
B B — good evidence: a single RCT, or a strong mechanism with supporting studies.
C C — weak / preliminary: a plausible mechanism, but few direct, controlled tests.
D D — no evidence: theory or isolated anecdotes, no studies.
Applies to: ADHD