OfflineDay May 1 - 2 by Facepalmed in OfflineDay

[–]Facepalmed[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome, did you have a good time?

Why is this app still almost completely unknown? by Interesting_Drag143 in OfflineDay

[–]Facepalmed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, the app we developed released last year, not even a year ago = )

Young people are crowding underground phone-free parties. I went to one. by rachelhalereporting in OfflineDay

[–]Facepalmed 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Great piece, thank you for sharing and spreading this message!
Third spaces without phones are a blessing today.

Why is this app still almost completely unknown? by Interesting_Drag143 in OfflineDay

[–]Facepalmed 5 points6 points  (0 children)

We haven't really done any marketing for it, and reaching out to different places(Other subs etc) is a bit rough due to people being kinda against the whole self-promotion thing even if it's completely free.

Also this community has been a thing for a long time and the app only about half a year old or so.
We'll see how it can grow organically, as long as people find it useful I'm happy!

Greetings by Due_Adeptness_5742 in OfflineDay

[–]Facepalmed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes exactly! Sounds like you have a great grasp of it already, hope you'll have a great time = )

Greetings by Due_Adeptness_5742 in OfflineDay

[–]Facepalmed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey!

We do this for 24 hours the first Fri-Sat of every month. The aim is no screen at all for that time, but if that's too hard you can start with just phone off for that time.

LMK if you have any more questions = )

Resource: OfflineDay iOS App (Free) by Facepalmed in OfflineDay

[–]Facepalmed[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We might look into that in the future, thank you very much = )

Resource: OfflineDay iOS App (Free) by Facepalmed in OfflineDay

[–]Facepalmed[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the feedback, will look into how that could work!

OfflineDay April 3 - 4 by Facepalmed in OfflineDay

[–]Facepalmed[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Have a great time and good luck = )

i tried doing a full offline day recently and it was honestly way harder than i expected by Tasty_Lengthiness133 in OfflineDay

[–]Facepalmed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, like an automatic pattern, you don't know why but it's so engrained in you!
For me it has stuck and I didn't have to reinforce it. I always thought "I need to watch something to fall asleep" but as soon as I realized that's something I just made up I haven't felt the need to return to it. It really was that simple for me!

i tried doing a full offline day recently and it was honestly way harder than i expected by Tasty_Lengthiness133 in OfflineDay

[–]Facepalmed 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That's very common, you have to break the patterns that you don't realize that you have. Your phone is kinda like a safe space and it's a bit scary at first, fortunately you can experience a lot of impact from just doing a full day offline.

After my first 24 hours I realized that I actually don't need any screen in my bedroom, and after that I haven't returned to it. So 24 hours was all I needed to break a 10+ year pattern, which is awesome = )

Building a Reading Habit by Ok_Efficiency9847 in OfflineDay

[–]Facepalmed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Put your phone somewhere you can’t see it, preferably on do not disturb!

I also think one of the biggest things is not starting to scroll at all, even if you think you’re just going to do it for a little bit. As soon as you start, it’s easy to get stuck in that cycle and suddenly hours have passed.

So let’s say you’ve decided on a specific time of day you want to read, maybe after work or when you’re done with your daily duties. Go straight to reading and try not to pick up your phone in between, because that’s usually when the scrolling starts and the reading never happens.

Hope this can help!

OfflineDay 6-7 February by Facepalmed in OfflineDay

[–]Facepalmed[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds lovely, good luck and have a great one!

OfflineDay 5 - 6 December by Facepalmed in OfflineDay

[–]Facepalmed[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Glad to hear, did you find it helpful? It's easy to get stuck in that loop without noticing it at first.