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Problems

I keep reaching for my phone.

Phone addiction

The phone wins when reaching becomes automatic. The first change is not perfect discipline; it is adding a pause, moving the cue, and choosing one block where your attention gets to belong to you.

Start with day 1 See recommendations

Time to start

15 minutes

First step

Find the trigger

Do this first

Write the three moments you reached for your phone today and what happened right before.

Choose what to do next

Start here

Tool

Time Audit

See where phone checks are actually landing in the day.

Printable

Weekly Planner

Reserve one phone-free attention block before the day fills.

Game

Time Architect

Practice trading default checks for intentional blocks.

Reading shortlist

Best books for this problem

Cover of Indistractable by Nir Eyal

Indistractable

Helps spot internal and external triggers before they take over.

Editorial guide

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Book pathways

Compare and sequence your reads

Book comparison

Indistractable vs Digital Minimalism

Both books fight phone and feed distraction. One trains you to handle urges in the moment; the other redesigns which tools earn a place in your life.

One week of action

7-day action sequence

  1. 1

    Find the trigger

    Write the three moments you reached for your phone today and what happened right before.

  2. 2

    Move the device

    Put your phone outside arm's reach for one 25-minute block.

  3. 3

    Cut one cue

    Turn off one notification, badge, or home-screen shortcut that starts the loop.

  4. 4

    Choose a replacement

    Pick one action for the urge: stand up, breathe, write a note, or drink water.

  5. 5

    Batch the checks

    Choose two planned check windows and keep one hour outside them clear.

  6. 6

    Make boredom safe

    Spend 10 minutes waiting, walking, or eating without your phone.

  7. 7

    Keep the best boundary

    Choose the phone rule that protected the most attention this week.

Keep going

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Comparison

Indistractable vs Digital Minimalism

Choose trigger control or a values-first tech reset

Guide

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Reading Order

Focus Stack

A fuller attention sequence after the phone reset