"Remember the days when there was one house phone in the kitchen and one computer in the guest bedroom, and neither thing lived in your pocket and went everywhere you did? Simpler times, and honestly, probably easier times for our nervous systems - having the world and all its horrors at your fingertips is overstimulating, to say the least. A lot of people are really feeling that right now,"
""I get those business card holders from the dollar store and attach them with command strips onto the wall backwards to do this," one commenter shared. "Mine has a magnet case and sticks to the fridge," wrote another. Or my personal favorite: "The way I'm about to repurpose a napkin holder to E6000 glue on a sawtooth hanger and use it in my growing gallery wall ahhh I'm so excited.""
Constant smartphone access increases overstimulation and contributes to compulsive scrolling. A Colorado-based creator began hanging her phone on a wall using a small clay docking station placed near the kitchen to limit device access after work. She reports benefits including always knowing the phone’s location and reduced urge to scroll out of convenience. Social media users shared DIY alternatives such as thrifted shelves, clay or crocheted docks, magnet cases that stick to the fridge, business-card holders attached with command strips, and repurposed napkin holders mounted with sawtooth hangers. The trend reflects growing interest in unplugging and setting physical boundaries with devices.
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