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24 results (expanded search) for "minimalism"

Dashboard Hygiene

Every quarter: review dashboard — drop unused, add needed, refresh targets.

Monthly Phone App Audit

Delete any app unopened in 30 days — lose apps before they cost you focus.

Weekly Email Unsubscribe Sweep

Every Sunday, unsubscribe from 5 newsletters you did not read this week.

Browser Tab Limits

Max 5 browser tabs. Every 6+ = close or save to read-later.

No-Screen First 30 Min

First 30 min of day — no phone. Everything changes.

Notification Detox

Disable 90% of phone notifications in 15 minutes and reclaim two hours of focus each day.

Grayscale Phone

Turn phone to grayscale — reduces appeal 50%+.

Pre-Call Heads-Up Text

Do not call out of the blue. Text an hour before: "Can I have 15 minutes now or after dinner?"

When he opens sensitive topic, say "tell me more" vs reply.

Group-Chat Hygiene

Set rules for your group chats: no short replies, batch messages, specific @s.

Personal Group-Chat Boundary

Craft one personal boundary for a group chat that drains you, and state it without apology.

Zero-Based Communication Channel Audit

Freeze every internal comm channel (Slack, email, meetings) for a week, and reinstate only what's actually demanded back.

Boredom Tolerance Training

Daily 10 min in queue/elevator/wait without opening phone — restore your brain's capacity to be bored.

Diverse Few-Shot (Not Similar)

In few-shot, deliberate variety (positive/negative/edge case) matters more than count.

30-Day Digital Declutter (Newport)

Delete all "entertainment" apps from phone and laptop for 30 days. After, restore only what's worth.

Phone-Free Bedroom

No phone in bedroom — replace with traditional alarm clock. First and last minute of day = yours.

Quarterly App Audit

Every 3 months, ask per app: "Does it earn its place on my phone?" — delete without hesitation.

Essentialism Applied to Tech

For every new tech, ask: "Do I gain more than I lose?" — most: no.

Home Screen, 6 Apps Only

Phone home screen: 6 tools only (clock, maps, calculator, camera, messages, alerts).

6-Month Rule for New Tech

Don't adopt new tech until 6 months post-launch — time exposes flawed vs valuable.

Replace 3 Apps with Analog

Paper book vs Kindle, paper vs Notes, watch vs phone clock.

Reset the Algorithm

Every 3 mo, delete history + watched + watch only specific content 1 week. Algorithm relearns from scratch.

One Tool, One Job Rule

Before adding a new tool, verify it doesn't duplicate a job an existing tool already does — overlap costs more time and money than it saves.

30-Day Social Media Fast Protocol

Delete social apps (not just deactivate the account) for a full 30 days, with a conscious reintegration plan afterward.

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