Cure to my addiction

I am addicted to always looking at my phone even when it serves me no purpose so I have decided to find the cure or say I have defined goal to reach when I can say I am no longer addicted to my phone

Goal for September 2026 is:

  1. I must not use my phone while walking.
  2. Count to 5 before opening phone.
  3. Don't use phone one hour before sleep.

Screen Lock

Make a 10 digit screen lock from America characters which are not to hard so I give up and not too easy to the point of becoming frictionless

walking

I will have to do this through the power of will alone and same for sleeping rule

Sadabahar Rules

These are the rules which will always exist

Whatsapp Rules

  1. not allowed to listen or watch YouTube videos from outside source. this include me sending myself link to any video. receiving any video is fine.
  2. not allowed to use WhatsApp as a browser at any cost. 1 time for an hour a month for work is exempted.
  3. not allowed to use AI chat except 3 specific questions
  4. don't join or see any suggested channel

exemption

Repercussions

block for that month using phone lock. if you were unable to block, lock the phone and put away for one week.

Stitch Photos rules

don't use website feature. actually i don't trust myself so this app will stay blocked for whole September 2026. every work can be done without it

Ente Photos

let it stay blocked. you may ask for bypass to be disabled.

Gemini

don't use it even for live talking excluding following topics:

Monochrome mode

let it stay enabled always