If It’s Not Bringing Peace—Why Is It on Your Home Screen?
Your home screen is prime mental real estate. If it’s crowded with apps that spike anxiety, you’re designing distraction. Let’s rebuild it for calm and clarity.
Design Principles for a Peaceful Phone
- Function over friction: front-page apps = tools (calendar, notes, maps), not temptations.
- Low-noise layout: one page only; folders named by verbs (Read, Plan, Move, Create).
- Notification sanity: alerts from humans, not from brands.
10-Minute Declutter
- Delete 5 apps you haven’t used in a month.
- Move socials to the last screen inside a folder.
- Turn off badges and sounds; keep calls from favourites only.
- Add one anchor app that serves your goals (books, budget, breath).
Make Peace the Default
- Grayscale after 9 p.m. to reduce mindless tapping.
- Widgets for calendar and to-do instead of news and trends.
- Airplane mode during meals, study, and sleep.
The Result
A calmer brain, fewer reflex scrolls, more finished thoughts. Your phone should be a tool—not a tiny boss you carry everywhere.
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