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Screen time, app blockers, and getting off your phone for real.
· 7 min read
one sec alternatives: what to use when a pause isn't enough
Looking for a one sec alternative? What one sec does well, why people move on, and five other ways to limit your iPhone, with honest trade-offs.
· 7 min read
Opal alternatives: 6 apps like Opal, and who each one suits
Looking for an Opal alternative? Here's what Opal does well, why people switch, and six other ways to limit your iPhone, with honest trade-offs for each.
· 7 min read
How to stop scrolling on your phone (without relying on willpower)
Why you keep picking up your phone, the iPhone settings that cut down autopilot scrolling, and how to set a limit you can't quietly undo yourself.
· 7 min read
What is a screen time buddy? How an accountability partner works
What a screen time buddy is, why a second person beats willpower, how to pick the right one, and the ways to set it up on iPhone, with or without an app.
· 3 min read
Dopamine detox: what it really is, and a realistic 7-day plan
You can’t actually detox from dopamine. Here’s what a "dopamine detox" really does, a 7-day plan that fits a normal life, and how to keep the results.
· 3 min read
How to block apps on iPhone (4 ways, from easiest to hardest to undo)
Every way to block an app on iPhone, from built-in App Limits and Downtime to a friend who holds the key, and how easy each one is to get around.
· 3 min read
How to stop doomscrolling: a practical guide that doesn’t rely on willpower
Why doomscrolling is so hard to stop, the small changes that genuinely help, and how to set things up so the 1am version of you can’t win.
· 6 min read
PeerPause vs Opal, one sec, ScreenZen and Brick: which screen time app actually works?
An honest comparison of the most popular iPhone screen time apps, what each one does when you try to cheat, and why a friend holding the key beats willpower.
· 3 min read
How to make iPhone Screen Time limits you can’t ignore
Why the Ignore Limit button makes Screen Time feel useless, how to remove it, where the "friend holds the passcode" trick breaks, and what actually works.