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@bluDemian

Front end developer. Sports MBA. @LosRaidersInfo #Raiders #BoiseState #Music #Sports

Chicago, IL Katılım Mayıs 2010
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Demian@bluDemian·
Is this the equivalent to the blue screen @HRBlock ? Where do we go from here? It's the third time and I'm stuck. #TaxDay2026
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Sahil Bloom
Sahil Bloom@SahilBloom·
I broke my phone addiction in 30 days. • Screen Time down ~70% • Phone pickups down ~50% I reclaimed 4 hours 30 minutes per day. That's 1,635 hours across a full year. 68 days of life from a single behavior change. Here's exactly what I did (save this): 1. Grayscale Mode Put your phone on Grayscale Mode for the entire day. Grayscale Mode removes the colors to make your phone immediately less appealing and addicting. It takes 30 seconds to set up. If you have an iPhone, follow these steps: • Settings • Accessibility • Display & Text Size • Color Filters -> On • Grayscale Next, create a simple shortcut: • Settings • Accessibility • Accessibility Shortcut • Color Filters Now, if you triple-click the side button, you'll be able to toggle it on and off. For non-iPhone users, you can find instructions​ with a simple search. I kept my phone on Grayscale at all times and only removed it for specific reasons (like posting something that required me to see the color, looking at photos, etc.). It made me less interested in grabbing my phone for the random "just checks" during the day. 2. No-Phone Zones Set specific locations, times, and events where you won't have your phone on you. I called them No-Phone Zones: • Downstairs (kitchen, living room) • Creative flow time (from ~5-8am) • Family flow time (from ~5-7pm) • Family gatherings During these windows, my phone would be in a lock box or in a drawer in my office. If we were out at a family gathering, I would leave it in the car or in my wife's bag where I couldn't feel it. Specifically listing out these No-Phone Zones had the benefit of making it a clear rule that I could cement in my mind. Create your list of No-Phone Zones. Write it down if you need to. 3. Strategic Friction Even with the Grayscale Mode and No-Phone Zones, my phone addiction intervention would have been difficult to execute without this final piece of the puzzle. Motivation and discipline are never enough when you're trying to crack a deeply entrenched behavior. There's a theory in cognitive science called Choice Architecture, which is the idea that you can design your environment to make good choices easier and bad choices harder. Basically, I wanted to add strategic friction to make it much easier to adhere to my rules (and much more difficult to break them). Three primary ways I did that: 1. I locked my phone in a ​lock box​ during my morning creative flow (5-8am) and evening family flow (5-7pm). It was a timed lock so I couldn’t get it without emailing the company. 2. I left my phone far away from where I was going to be working. If I wanted to get it, I'd have to walk to the other side of the house or down a few flights of stairs to get it. 3. I added really low screen time restrictions to social apps. If I wanted to overuse them, I'd have to keep approving more time, which felt like letting myself down when I did it. Breaking the addiction is going to be difficult at first. Create strategic friction that helps you stick to the change. Make it difficult to make a bad choice. The Life Impact I'm not going to sugarcoat it at all: This was the single most powerful behavior change I've ever made in terms of the tangible impact and ripple effects on my life. That is not an exaggeration. I was more present, less stressed, and able to connect on an entirely different level. In short, I showed up more aligned with how my ideal self would. My capacity for deep work expanded significantly from simply placing my phone in another room or a lock box. I got more done, faster, at a higher quality bar. It was like the holy trinity of productivity improvement, with no fancy productivity tool required. Reviewing the research, this isn't surprising: There is clear ​scientific evidence​ that even having your phone in your pocket or on your desk reduces your cognitive capacity. I felt happier and less stressed immediately upon making the change. So, just keeping score... This was a single, zero cost behavior change that had the net effect of: • Improving my relationships • Improving my work • Improving my happiness To be completely transparent, just a few days in, the only negative thought I had related to the intervention was simple: Why didn't I do this sooner? I hope this is the push you need to make this change in your life. Start small and stick to it. Aim for a 10-20% screen time reduction week-over-week. Keep yourself accountable with a friend. Having now gone through it, I can guarantee you'll see and feel the positive impact immediately. Onward and upward.
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Demian@bluDemian·
@WSox2022 Thank you! I heard a similar story earlier today. Now I am hearing it was the neighbor, fighting over Christmas lights. Who knows!?!?
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Demian@bluDemian·
Come to X to find out what is going on in Arlington Heights and people are just talking about the Bears. There's a soft lockdown at the Library. Helicopter flying the area, SWAT team, etc.
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Elmo
Elmo@elmo·
That Bunny was AMAZING. Elmo thinks he should be called Good Bunny! Elmo loves you, Mr. Good Bunny! ❤️🎶🐰
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Harry Ruiz@harryruiz·
BAD BUNNY BOWL 🐰 EL TAZÓN DE BENITO 🔥
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Demian@bluDemian·
The @RiotFest Twitter (yes, I still call it that way) is on fire and I'm loving it.
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Justin Welsh
Justin Welsh@thejustinwelsh·
Thoughts on the Bad Bunny halftime show: If you wanted to hate it, you likely hated it. If you wanted to love it, you likely loved it. If you don't know Bad Bunny or his music, you probably enjoyed it. I thought it was entertaining, and I know absolutely nothing about him.
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Coach Dan Casey
Coach Dan Casey@CoachDanCasey·
Bet on yourself. Get to work.
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Dan Rafael@DanRafael1·
Official #CaneloCrawford scorecards. Fight was even after 10 on two cards (how I had it), Crawford pulled it out by winning 11 and 12 on all three cards. #boxing
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Liga Mexicana de Beisbol Banorte
LMB Retro x New Era México ⚾🧢 El pasado se reescribe con estilo. Esta colección toma inspiración de distintas épocas de la LMB para rendir homenaje a la historia del juego con diseños clásicos, detalles únicos y todo el ADN del beisbol mexicano. Descúbrela en: bit.ly/3UfWRP8, New Era App y New Era Stores. #NewEraMéxico
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Demian@bluDemian·
@BearsOutreach Hello, are you planning on doing the USA Football certification at Hallas Hall this year?
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Ben Heisler
Ben Heisler@bennyheis·
A new Pope from Chicago needs a true Chicago introduction... 🔊
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Demian@bluDemian·
15 años de información, desinformación y pérdida de tiempo 😬 Do you remember when you joined X? I do! #MyXAnniversary
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