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@lemmy.worldOkay.
I had a good long think. I was doing the ADHD thing to try to fix the ADHD thing.
I was searching online for an alternative and I found a free launcher for android (I have a pixel 6a) called Olauncher. (Olauncher is FOSS btw)
Long story short - my phone is now a Light Phone Pro
Here's what I did:
1: install Olauncher.
2: color correct my phone to grayscale.
3: delete all of superfluous apps (ie things I can get to from the browser- duckduckgo)
4: use Olauncher to hide all the baked in apps and duplicate apps (apps that show on the home screen/pull-down shortcut and in the applist (mostly system apps))
5: turn off ALL my notifications save for txt and phone (and Instagram - my wife sends me things there, I don't use it, but I like to see the things she sends me.)
6: installed a matte screen protector
7: Turned on Night Light and Extra Dim, and keep them on always.
After all of that... I have gone from a phone trying to grab my attention from 100 different apps to a distraction free phone black and White eye safe phone with 20 total apps between the home screen and launcher.
So I canceled my Light phone pre-order and bought a new synth module instead.
If this sounds cool or helpful or you want a more detailed write up with screenshots, I'd be happy to detail it further.
Okay bye!
https://primonatura.co.uk/how-to-apply-minimalism-to-your-email-inbox/
The average person receives 56.4 emails every day, so it is no wonder we struggle to keep on top of them. But are all the emails useful?
https://www.thelightphone.com/lightiii
Light is a radically different technology company. We design beautiful tools that respect and empower our users and our first product is The Light Phone.
My TV died today and at first I was upset. Upon further reflection, I am okay with it. I'm not going to replace it. Perhaps this is the way?
Posting this in the Simple Living community a well, but thought I might a different perspective and additional input here.
Christmas is coming and I have a two year old and a five year old. My wife and I are pretty stumped about what to get our kids for Christmas. The two year old is easy; he doesn't care, will be thrilled with a ball, and just happy to be included.
The five year old is very down to earth and grateful for anything, but he already has everything he needs because up to now we've tried to be smart about buying him things that will last and give him good enjoyment mileage. He has plenty of Legos, an assortment of figurines (farm animals, fantasy creatures, little play houses, action figures, cars.), plenty of outside balls and whatnot. He also doesn't need consumable stuff (has plenty of candy from Halloween, crayons, coloring books, crafty supplies)
He doesn't need more stuff, but we still want Christmas morning to feel special and exciting and we want him to have a good "Santa came!!!" experience. I like the idea of giving experiences like tickets to Disney on Ice or a voucher to an ice cream shop, but that just doesn't have the same effect for a five year old, cause he can't hold it and it's really just a promise for the future.
Any advice or suggestions would be really appreciated!
Thank you all and much love from me to you!
Hello! I have an issue:
TLDR: I live in E Europe and would just like a site or app where I can shop for good quality, consistent, reliable, brandless, fashionless, timeless, standard, printless, good material, fairly priced clothes.
I usually like to buy bulk (2 long house jogger pants, 5 t-shirts of the same brand and form, just different basic colours, 2 black jeans, 7 pairs of socks of the same kind, 7 pairs of undies for example) and get it over with.
The closest i have found are C&A and H&M so far. I'd like even more simplicity and a bit better build quality.
"Fashion" conglomerate apps both second hand and new, contain the opposite of what i want in clothes: overpriced, varying quality, brand heavy, print/logo heavy, exotic cuts, weird colors, dated, impractical clothes.
I dont like needing to visit many generic online shops and flip the coin on build quality, and i dont like going to many online stores and finding the simple, honest clothing i like scattered one-three items on each brand.
I specifically want to avoid popular labels because that costs extra and the price is high for the label, not for the actual item of clothing.
Is there one app to unify this for me, or is there a company that just has fair prices and no fuss? And by no fuss, I also mean, i don't want some brand that sells me a white plain t-shirt for 100$ and makes this precious pageantry out of minimalism.
Sorry if i come off as bitter, but it's really difficult for me to just find simple stuff, and i am already fed up with it being such a chore after half a life. Simply because i have such simple requirements, its very difficult to find what i want.
Thank you in advance.
We've all heard the labels – vegan, city dwelling, young affluent, anti-capitalist hippies... the list goes on. But beyond the rage-baiting media's depictions, what's the funniest, most surprising, or common misconception someone has had about your minimalist lifestyle?