I know, that headline is as clickbait as can be. But guess what? It’s true. For the last 6 weeks, I’ve been testing ways to help me break my addiction to my phone. Deleting the Facebook app, turning off Snapchat notifications, and using airplane mode — these things have worked okay. But, after doing some research, I randomly came across a simple trick that’s helped me use my phone much less.
Made popular by ex-Google designer Tristan Harris, Grayscale is when you turn your phone screen completely gray, removing the vibrant colors. I’ve found this to be, hands down, the most useful action for making myself check my phone less. If you have an iPhone, here’s how you do it: Settings > General > Accessibility > Display Accommodations > Color Filters. Switch Color Filters on and select Grayscale.