Alright, so this morning I woke up feeling kinda foggy. You know those days where your brain feels like oatmeal? Yeah. Decided to finally try that “See Tru Guide” everyone’s yapping about online.
The First Move: Dumb Phone Mode
Grabbed my phone to scroll memes like always. Then literally slapped my own hand. Switched that thing to grayscale mode. Made everything look like an old newspaper. Suddenly Instagram wasn’t so shiny. Left it charging in the kitchen – way less temptation when the screen looks depressing.
The Second Step: Airplane Mode Brain Dump
Took my notebook outside – no laptop, just paper. Set a timer for 15 minutes and scribbled every single thing buzzing in my skull: “Pay electric bill,” “Weird noise from car,” “Call mom Sunday,” even “That cashier looked sad yesterday.” Didn’t stop writing till the timer beeped. Felt like someone defragged my hard drive.
The Third Tactic: Obnoxious Alarm Tag
Stared at my messy list and picked ONE thing – calling the dentist. HATE making appointments. Set a phone alarm for 2:45 PM and named it “JIM GETS CAVITIES IF YOU DON’T CALL NOW.” Like, actually typed that. When it screamed at me later? Couldn’t ignore it even if I tried. Made the call sweating bullets but did it.
By 5 PM, three weird things happened: First, finished a work report way faster without phone pings. Second, my sister randomly texted “u seem calm today?” Third, found my lost keys while cleaning during a boring phone hold. Wild how not checking Twitter suddenly finds keys.
Look, it ain’t magic. My car still makes that clunky noise. But slapping my own hand worked better than any productivity app ever did.
