No-phone zones
Named rooms, hours and events where the phone is not allowed at all
Particular places and windows go off limits: a kitchen, a living room, an early morning block, the hours around dinner, any family gathering. Location and time, not willpower. So the rule usually needs something physical behind it, a drawer or a box in another room. That leaves a short list of moments when the phone is the right tool.
Who backs it
Sorted by strength of stance
- Sahil BloomDoes it
Author · The 5 Types of Wealth
The kitchen, living room, basement and playroom went off limits to the phone, along with 5 to 8am and 5 to 7pm, as the first step of a 30 day plan he published in January 2026. He had noticed himself checking it during family time.
Source: The Curiosity Chronicle: How I'm Breaking My Phone Addiction in 30 Days
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