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If you want to cut your screen time, just get a Brick
After years of struggling to curb my screen time, apparently all I needed was a $59 hunk of plastic.
TL;DR
- The Brick is a $59 physical gadget that uses NFC technology to enforce screen time limits.
- It requires users to tap their phone to the device to deactivate custom app restrictions, adding a physical barrier to mindless usage.
- Brick co-founders created the device because software-only solutions were easy to bypass.
- The gadget can be customized with modes like 'Sleep' to block specific apps during certain hours.
- It offers a practical solution for individuals struggling with phone addiction, especially concerning sleep hygiene.
- Brick is presented as a middle ground between smartphone addiction and switching to a 'dumb phone'.
- The underlying principle is adding friction and designing the environment to reduce reliance on willpower.