I’m starting this one with honesty: my phone usage has gotten out of hand, and it’s been a real struggle for the past year. What makes it worse is I wasn’t always like this. I used to be a genuinely minimalist phone user—pick it up to reply to messages, check email, maybe watch a couple YouTube videos—and then put it down. My phone was a tool, not a destination. Then short-form content happened. Infinite scrolling, addictive feeds, and algorithms that are way too good at keeping you glued to the screen. I found myself scrolling for hours—not because it felt good, not because I even enjoyed it, but because I couldn’t stop. In this video, I talk through that shift and why it’s honestly kind of scary, then I try the Minimalist Phone app to see if it can actually reduce my screen time and help me use my phone with intention again. Quick note: Minimalist sponsored the video, but everything I share is based on my own experience.