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How to actually put the phone down around your kids (the drill)

You should be on your phone less around your kids. Knowing was never the problem. Here is the actual drill to build presence, not wait for it.

Revenge bedtime procrastination: why you stay up scrolling (and the fix)

Revenge bedtime procrastination: staying up scrolling to reclaim the day that belonged to everyone else. Why you do it, and how to break it.

The 7-day plan to cut your screen time in half without going cold turkey

Cut your screen time in half in 7 days without going cold turkey. Cold turkey fails because it is a cliff; this is a staircase, one change a day.

Why your screen-time resolution failed by January 14 (and the fix)

Your screen-time resolution died around week two, like it does for almost everyone, for a reason that has nothing to do with willpower. Here is the fix.

How to set a screen time limit you will not immediately ignore

How to set a screen time limit you will not ignore. You tapped Ignore within a week last time. The limit was fine; the missing consequence was not.

A no-app phone-free morning routine that actually sticks

A phone-free morning routine that sticks because it is one rule with a price, not a checklist you remember while half awake. Here is the routine.

Why Airplane Mode Beats Every Focus App You Have Tried

You have downloaded six focus apps and uninstalled five. The free toggle in your control center quietly outperforms all of them. Here is the reason why.

If you cannot do 25 pushups, you should not have unlimited TikTok

If you cannot do 25 pushups, you should not have unlimited TikTok. The redemption is not punishment. It is the floor you were supposed to have.

How a 50-cent fine changes behaviour more than a 30-minute timer

iOS Screen Time has been showing you red bars since 2018. They didn't fix anything because of how loss aversion works. The case for putting actual money on the line.

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