The 5-minute 'waiting room' rule cut my screen time by an hour a day

Paperbacks are fine and all but acting like leaving your phone in the car is some genius life hack is a stretch. You just discovered that boredom exists. Half the people at the DMV are probably reading old magazines or staring at the wall, they're not all addicted to their phones. Also what happens when you actually need to check something, like your appointment got moved or the office texts you? Then you're walking back out to the car like a maniac. Apps already do the "block your screen" thing way better, you just gotta actually stick to it. Feels like you're making a bigger deal out of this than it needs to be.