Greyscale Mode
Turning your phone to greyscale helps make it less attractive to our brains
Phones are designed to draw our attention. Making them greyscale helps reduce this ability to distract us and draw our attention.
For an iPhone:
For an iPhone:
- Settings
- Accessibility
- Display & Text Size
- Color Filters -> On
- Grayscale
If you want to be able to toggle it on and off easily, you can create a simple shortcut:
- Settings
- Accessibility
- Accessibility Shortcut
- Color Filters
- If you triple-click the side button, you'll be able to toggle Grayscale on and off.
For non-iPhone users:
Grayscale Mode on Google Pixel:
- Settings
- Accessibility
- Color & Motion
- Color Correction
- Grayscale
Grayscale Mode on Samsung Galaxy:
- Settings
- Accessibility
- Visibility Enhancements
- Color Correction
- Grayscale
(Source of image/instructions: Sahil Bloom newsletter, see link)
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What they say
Sahil Bloom (see link for newsletter): "Since starting to use Grayscale Mode in January, I've seen my screen time drop and my focus rise. A side benefit for parents: Your phone is immediately less interesting and addicting for your kids. I was shocked by how my son was naturally drawn to our screens from just a few months old. When I turn on Grayscale Mode, he loses interest. Try it for a day. It's a massive life hack."
Why you love it
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"Turning my phone to greyscale helps me resist tech, and supports connecting with my family, and role modelling to my children"
~ Georgia
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