I tried some hacks to make my phone less appealing. It got existential

‘If I’m serious about phasing out the phone, it needs to look more serious.’ Photograph: Alicia Canter/The Guardian

Last week, Rhik realised how much trouble he was in by journaling his impulses to be on his phone. This week, he takes a radical step.

The digital wellness queen Catherine Price is devastating my sense of self. “How much work would you miss if you weren’t on top of your email every hour?” asks the author of How to Break Up With Your Phone and the coach of the Guardian’s newsletter Reclaim your brain.