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.
People on record
Sorted by strength of stance
Does it: documented as part of their own routine. Recommends: explicitly advises other people to do it. Discusses: covered it substantively without clear personal adoption; this can include criticism or disagreement.
- 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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Daily meditation
10-20 minutes of formal practice, most days
On record from 21 of 62 tracked people: 17 do it, 1 recommends it, 3 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost
Deliberate solitude
Regular time with your own thoughts and no other inputs
On record from 12 of 62 tracked people: 9 do it, 3 recommend it - HabitFREE, no cost
Daily prayer
A fixed time for prayer each morning, before the phone and before the day starts
On record from 4 of 62 tracked people: 4 do it - HabitFREE, no cost
Personal mantra
A quote kept where you will see it before you perform, taped up or written on your gear
On record from 4 of 62 tracked people: 4 do it - HabitFREE, no cost
Quitting social media
Deleting the accounts rather than trying to use them less
On record from 3 of 62 tracked people: 2 do it, 1 has discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost
Chess
Short games used as a mental reset between blocks of demanding work
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it
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