7. Turn your smartphone into a dumbphone. A number of years ago, Jake Knapp’s article “My Year with a Distraction-Free iPhone (and How to Start Your Own Experiment)” hit the internet like wildfire, and a lot of us joined the movement.8 Okay, there’s no movement. Just my friend Josh and me. But we’re into it. Since then the catchphrase has become the “dumbphone.” As in, well, you get it. There’s no official checklist, but here’s what we suggest: Take email off your phone. Take all social media off your phone, transfer it to a desktop, and schedule set times to check it each day or, ideally,
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