Guides

How to change what the phone does to your attention.

Step-by-step guides built on the same loop the book describes. Start with whichever one matches the moment you keep losing.

Guide · Automatic checking

How to stop automatic phone checking without deleting everything

Stop reflexive phone checks by changing cues and friction, not by deleting every useful app. A practical Cue -> Reach -> Drift -> Repeat guide.

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Guide · Intention

How to use your phone more intentionally

Intentional phone use is not about chasing the lowest screen-time number. Learn to keep useful smartphone functions while reducing unchosen checks and drift.

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Guide · Friction

Phone friction: how to make automatic checking slightly harder

Learn how small amounts of friction can interrupt automatic phone use while keeping intentional access easy enough to live with.

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Guide · Doomscrolling

How to stop doomscrolling without deleting social media

Keep deliberate access to social media while making endless, unplanned scrolling less automatic. A Check Loop approach to doomscrolling.

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Guide · The loop

The Check Loop: Cue, Reach, Drift, Repeat

Mike Salari's Check Loop maps automatic phone use as Cue -> Reach -> Drift -> Repeat. Learn where intention disappears and what to change.

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