About a year or so ago, I changed the launcher app on my Android phone to the Linux CLI Launcher (then called t-ui Launcher) [1]. This was a revolutionary step towards changing my interaction behavior with my phone. Now, I had to _type in the names of the apps_ that I wanted to open. There was _zero_ visual candy that attracted me and prompted me to needlessly open Instagram. I stopped compulsively checking these apps, moved to using Chrome only in the bus during commute. Every month I'd run "ls -apps" to see what apps I have installed. The first time I ran it, I did not even recognize most of the apps on the list. I have a much happier (and snappier) phone now free of bloat apps, and as a result a much happier and more productive version of me (at least no reduction in productivity due to phone distraction).

[1]: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ohi.andre.cons...

edit: grammar, reframe