Love the pragmatic approach here instead of the all-or-nothing extremes. The Book-It callback is perfect because that pizza reward system genuinely worked on our brains even as kids. I've been doing the 'no phone first thing' rule for a few months and honestly the difference in morning clarity is huge. One thing that helped me was setting my alarm 20 mins earlier so I wouldnt feel rushed, makes it way easier to avoid grabbing the phone out of habit.
Ohhh yessss to “Make the computer a destination again.” We have been preparing to get an Apple desktop computer (the colors are so fun, reminds me of the old colored ones I dreamt about as a teen!) and this makes it so much more of an intentional act p. My computer has almost replaced my phone when I’m at home, so easy to whip out mindlessly. Thanks for these!!
Love all of these!! Finding a colorful alarm clock for my nightstand is on my shopping list. In case of emergency I still want my phone nearby but I’d like to maybe keep on the floor or in my nightstand drawer
You had me at book it and yes I did buy myself Pizza Hut when I became a Substack bestseller. 🍕📚
I love that 😂
I am who I am 🤣
Love the pragmatic approach here instead of the all-or-nothing extremes. The Book-It callback is perfect because that pizza reward system genuinely worked on our brains even as kids. I've been doing the 'no phone first thing' rule for a few months and honestly the difference in morning clarity is huge. One thing that helped me was setting my alarm 20 mins earlier so I wouldnt feel rushed, makes it way easier to avoid grabbing the phone out of habit.
I am already good at a few of these - no notifications turned on! - but man do I scroll my phone while I eat! The worst!!
Ohhh yessss to “Make the computer a destination again.” We have been preparing to get an Apple desktop computer (the colors are so fun, reminds me of the old colored ones I dreamt about as a teen!) and this makes it so much more of an intentional act p. My computer has almost replaced my phone when I’m at home, so easy to whip out mindlessly. Thanks for these!!
Love all of these!! Finding a colorful alarm clock for my nightstand is on my shopping list. In case of emergency I still want my phone nearby but I’d like to maybe keep on the floor or in my nightstand drawer