Interesting effect—prompted by this post, l turned my phone grayscale for a while and didn’t really notice much of a difference, but then I turned colors back on today because the mobile ticket for the local bus is something you need to show to the driver and it’s color-coded. And suddenly I’m appreciating the colors on the phone a lot more, they’re nice and aesthetic.
I don’t think this will actually make me more addicted to my phone but I do feel happier to have had things on grayscale for a while, since now I get extra happiness from using my phone (until I get used to it again which will likely happen soon—maybe I’ll then go back to grayscale again so I can get used to that and then switch back again :D).
Reporting back two weeks later: my phone usage is down about 25%, but that’s within my usual variance. If there’s an effect, it’s small enough to not be immediately obvious, and would need some more data to get anything resembling a low p-value.
Anecdotally, though, I’m quite liking having my phone on “almost-greyscale” (chromatic reading mode on my OnePlus phone). When I have to turn it off, the colours feel overwhelming. It also feels like it encourages me to focus on the real world, rather than staring at my phone in a public place.
I just made my entire digital life grayscale and I like it a lot. I’ve even figured out how to make retro monitor colors like amber and green. Its only been a few hours, but notice that I appreciate real life colors more and YouTube is less addictive. I also feel for colorblind people now, because I’ve noticed people in articles or videos talk about “the blue line in this chart” or whatever and I have to guess which one they mean.
Color is used by designers to get your attention. Red, especially, being the color of blood, draws your eye. Color can be especially distracting for those with ADHD.
Interesting. Complete greyscale sounds like a lot of hassle, but I’m going to try turning the contrast on my phone down to nearly zero and see if I notice any difference.
I’m curious about your reasons for making your monitors greyscale. What are the benefits of that for you?
Interesting effect—prompted by this post, l turned my phone grayscale for a while and didn’t really notice much of a difference, but then I turned colors back on today because the mobile ticket for the local bus is something you need to show to the driver and it’s color-coded. And suddenly I’m appreciating the colors on the phone a lot more, they’re nice and aesthetic.
I don’t think this will actually make me more addicted to my phone but I do feel happier to have had things on grayscale for a while, since now I get extra happiness from using my phone (until I get used to it again which will likely happen soon—maybe I’ll then go back to grayscale again so I can get used to that and then switch back again :D).
Interesting. When I have to turn colors back on (e.g. to look at a graph) it feels like I’m being assaulted with candy. Humans are so fucking varied.
Reporting back two weeks later: my phone usage is down about 25%, but that’s within my usual variance. If there’s an effect, it’s small enough to not be immediately obvious, and would need some more data to get anything resembling a low p-value.
Anecdotally, though, I’m quite liking having my phone on “almost-greyscale” (chromatic reading mode on my OnePlus phone). When I have to turn it off, the colours feel overwhelming. It also feels like it encourages me to focus on the real world, rather than staring at my phone in a public place.
I just made my entire digital life grayscale and I like it a lot. I’ve even figured out how to make retro monitor colors like amber and green. Its only been a few hours, but notice that I appreciate real life colors more and YouTube is less addictive. I also feel for colorblind people now, because I’ve noticed people in articles or videos talk about “the blue line in this chart” or whatever and I have to guess which one they mean.
Color is used by designers to get your attention. Red, especially, being the color of blood, draws your eye. Color can be especially distracting for those with ADHD.
Interesting. Complete greyscale sounds like a lot of hassle, but I’m going to try turning the contrast on my phone down to nearly zero and see if I notice any difference.