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Next-Conclusion-3071 OP t1_iy2rvsz wrote

Reply to comment by knowerofexpatthings in LPT, Phone needs to go! by Next-Conclusion-3071

I tried that, tried everything you could think of. I get so bad.

Most of these people are telling an alcoholic the equivalent of just sip don't throw the bottle away. It is a-little frustraighting

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LuckForJug t1_iy2zdce wrote

Please don’t compare alcoholism with your phone addiction.

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Jaded-Moose983 t1_iy3hb50 wrote

Willpower is a myth. What you are correctly proposing is the start of new healthier habits.

AFAIK, all phones have a GPS chip now for emergency services. If you are looking to keep navigation services, then I think any phone capable of doing that will also be able to use social media apps. In which case, using an app locker might be your best option.

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Next-Conclusion-3071 OP t1_iy3rfjx wrote

The best solution I have come up with that takes the bad away but keeps the positive aspects is getting an Apple Watch/smart watch and using that. Leaving the phone at home. I'll have all the convenience of the smart phone without a robust distraction system built into it. App blockers don't work past like a week or two for me. I need to change the environment I live in to quit, this is how I quit cigarettes as well. I have recognized my "willpower" is just not as genetically gifted as others so I need to have a-little more ingenuity when I solve my problems then just using brute force.

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hagridsumbrellla t1_iy3f2dr wrote

Good for you to recognize this issue! Wish that I had good advice for you but I have none. Good Luck and enjoy everything that you’ll be able to do with the time that is freed up.

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