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Today’s phones are hard to put down. Push notifications buzz in your pocket, red bubbles demand attention, and endless distractions sit at your fingertips. It can feel impossible to pull away from. But that’s kind of the point. When people talk about the “attention economy,” they’re referring to the fact that your time and attention are the currency on which today’s applications make money. Because apps profit off of the total time you spend on their platform, there’s a strong incentive to use psychological tricks to keep you endlessly hooked. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Tristan Harris, who runs Time Well Spent, is working to create a world where platforms can more honestly respect their users’ time.
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I used monochromatic after this video and it made my life colorful
I don’t have a smart phone
It’s true – apps constantly keep us hooked, they just grab our attention and there’s no way to escape fully, if you still want to be in society nowadays. Unfortunately, sometimes it’s almost unreal to reduce the amount of time we spend looking at screen because we work via them, communicate, entertain ourselves and etc. Some ideas from this video sound new to me, especially advice to take off the color in settings. Never thought about this one but I’m going to try it and observe myself if there're any positive changes, so thank you
Find a real purpose. Not this!
Someone put time and money into studying how much soup someone ate from a bowl??? What?
The problem lies with all the apps that all companies want you to have, thus relying on your phone for everything! Duh! That starts with Google and Apple pay where you must have your phone to purchase things. No more actual debit or credit cards or cash!
"Healthy relationship with your phone"? And they are concerned about an addiction? Sounds like they want to keep that addiction alive and well!
the tiktok comes
"it's not you"
Yes it is you. Stop blaming everyone and everything but you for your inability to control yourself.
I've had my phone/iPad set to silent notification for years now. The only things that may make a sound are calls and Whatsapp messages. I don't get the people that would leave it on. I'll just have emails pile up silently and check them out the next time I pick up my iPad or whatever.
The web itself is probably more addicting than phones. I don't use my phone at all, but I still find myself in front of my monitor more than I would like.
this is a dope. thanks a lot. inspiring!
Ok, im engaged. with the phone
The dope man can't have what they got hu …dope
no its u lol
And now I just spend 3 hours for watching Design – VOX playlist video.
I just turned on greyscale, lets see
00:30 That intro music 🔥🔥👌👌
heart becoming heavy as the video progresses 😂
NONE of the above..the addiction rises the level of endorphines in your brains reward centre. Its up to YOU to put the phone down, which we know you wont, because you are afraid of missing something. Instead just talk physically to someone. Good luck, you WILL need it. Its UP to YOU!
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Is there an update with the new time options Meta has added to Facebook and Instagram? They are super helpful for me.
great video, thank you!
If they allowed us to install custom ROM we would be better off
I had a grayscale option in my phone but they deleted it xD
I've switched off my Auto-play button now & hoping never to turn it back on. 🙂
I'm looking for a easy way to learn about technology. I am elderly and don't know much about this. I have a smartphone that I have been using but I spend many hours trying to figure out everything by trail and error, lots of errors. I have a little bit of knowledge but I want to have the right information so I'm not on my phone for hours just to get a job done. Any advice? Thanks for sharing your knowledge
Is there a way to reduce contrast rather than turning grayscale on because it affects my photos?
Contradicting, this video is on youtube.
wel i don't have that probelm…….., some times i wonder why my sister keeps glued to the phone, there's nothing to look at there, except the clock & notification from my boss
What
I use phone more than 5 hours a day but i am not addicted, but have got nothing to do except studying
Social media is also addictive for the same reasons.
This "news" is evergreen!
First day as a greyscale user, my present screentime is 5hr 45mins let's see in 7days how low it becomes
Wish me good luck 🍀
2:53 ARTists who uses phone to draw:
Me at 3am watching this
Youtube shorts for people with short attention spans. Just check out the woman seeking attention with their bodies.
"That's why icons redesigned to had flashy icons"
YouTube : since ?
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Love that Vox included Tristan Harris for this video!
i use my phone for business
I just greyscaled my phone, and my first thought was EW. Maybe it will work