How to Build a Frictionless Desk (Dopamine Detox Lite)

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Preview โ€” The Goal

๐ŸŽฏ The Goal: Willpower alone is a terrible defense system. If your phone is visible on your desk โ€” even face-down, even silenced โ€” your brain spends real energy actively ignoring it, all day long (researchers call it 'brain drain'). The fix isn't becoming a monk; it's environment design: make focus the lazy option and distraction the effortful one. Twenty minutes of setup buys months of automatic discipline.