I’ve gone gray and I love it! Not my hair, my phone.
A few weeks ago I switched my iPhone setting from the flashing
lights of Vegas to grayscale.
No more technicolor bling, just black and white.
The idea, made popular by former Google design ethicist, Tristan
Harris, is to combat cellphone addiction and stop allowing our
technology to highjack our lives.
So what does this have to do with a health blog?
Well, if you’ve ever intended to quickly check something on your
phone and realized an hour later you’re still on it, than you know
what a life suck your device can be.
Maybe you had planned to workout, get something accomplished
or spend time with someone you love.
It’s hard to look away from bright shiny objects. But it's not
you, iPhones are designed to hook your attention.
Now try looking at Facebook or Instagram on grayscale. It’s
positively depressing!
Which is wonderful if you’re looking to spend more time in the real
world.
Not only am I more likely to stay on task when I check my phone on
grayscale but when I look up, the real world is so much more colorful
and inviting than my screen.
I’m not saying grayscale will break your umbilical cord connection
with your phone but it will defiantly help.
Here’s how to set your iPhone to grayscale and easily click back
to color:
1. Go to Settings
2. Scroll down and click on General
3. Click on Accessibility
4. Scroll down to Accessibility shortcut
5. Click on Color Filters.
Now you should be able to press your home button 3 times to switch
between color and grayscale.