This $60 Brick Changed How I Use My iPhone - CNET

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My forever goal is to spend less time on my iPhone to protect my mental health. However, as a wellness writer whose job is to keep up with the latest health tech trends and news, it can be tough for me to reduce my screen time. Plus, iPhone and in-app screen time limits don’t work for me, as I find they’re easy to disable in seconds with just a few taps.

Perhaps the over 1 billion people who spent at least three hours a day scrolling social media in 2020 can relate, especially given that the pandemic years supercharged our scrolling and created poor digital hygiene habits many of us still haven’t recovered from.

Yet, since its launch in 2023, a palm-sized device called the Brick has gained popularity for its ability to prevent people from endlessly scrolling on their phones. It’s a $59 square magnet “powered by an NFC...

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