I struggle with staying off my phone. #everything lives there. I’m not the #techie type, but it has gradually choked out all resistance I once had to keeping up with the times (and #Joneses). Every Sunday, my screen time notification lets me know how much of my life bled into #cyberspace.
This week will be different. It won’t be the ghastly #imnotsaying hours it is every week. Nopity, nope. It will be less. I’m cutting it in half. People say researchers say setting your phone to #grayscale will significantly reduce the amount of time you spend on your phone.
#bluelight #screenaddiction #doomscrolling all of the things will improve. So they say. I had to look up directions, because, you know, the #reel I watched went too fast and there I am, taking another #screenshot to add just one more photo to my 10,000+ collection I carry around every day. How much would that weigh in actual #photos?
Is it the #placeboeffect? I have reduced my time, although not by half. It’s about a third. What I have noticed is I #cantfindanything. My apps are organized just so…by #color. I have slowed my scroll because I have to read my screen. (Funny how I’m always telling the kids “Slow your scroll and #readyourscreen!”)
My bank account is a little happier, but Amazon is not. I’m not clicking on useless items to bulk up my #shoppingcart. I’ve taken less screenshots because I’m not scrolling as much. My messages may be a bit off since I’m struggling to find the right #emoji 😃
I do turn it on for a few minutes, especially if I’m getting (more) photos from family members, but overall, I switch it back. It’s #cumbersome to toggle back and forth and I’m not creating a shortcut. Also, it isn’t hurting my eyes. Well, my eyes don’t necessarily hurt, but it isn’t as jarring.
How long will I maintain this? Who knows. I’m curious to see how much of a difference it makes. I can go on with my life #inlivingcolor.
Nerds Beget Nerds 
Interesting…now you have me wondering. Would grayscale impact my weekly screentime report? (I’m not sure that I knew I could make it grayscale–and I certainly don’t know how…yet.) But since my phone is mostly all about photos, I’m not so sure grayscale would work for me. Hmmm…more to ponder. Will you keep up this practice?
Kim
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Your title hooked me in since my hair is going gray, but I stayed because I am also concerned about my screentime report too. I may have to give it a try. 😉
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Alice,
Going grayscale is an excellent idea. I recently read Nicholas Carr’s book Superbloom, which has me thinking a lot about smart phones and ways to slow my svroll.
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I’ve always been curious about whether this trick works! I honestly don’t think anything would have slowed down my addiction to social media beyond deleting all of my accounts and going cold turkey! (Only kicking myself that I didn’t do that sooner.) Your use of hashtags throughout was so clever and entertaining!
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I can’t say if it worked or not because I went full color while on vacation. While pictures I take are full color, I still see them as black/white if grayscale is turned on. I’m trying again. Going cold turkey is probably the best option.
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