Ayanokoji's Phone Setup - Turn your Phone into a PRODUCTIVITY Machine

Summary

This video introduces the 'Phone Optimizing Protocol' used by successful individuals to maximize productivity and minimize distractions. Key strategies include manually powering on the phone, organizing apps logically, disabling notifications and icon badges, deleting unused apps, and using Focus modes to align your mindset with your tasks. Additionally, using a motivational background and setting the phone to grayscale can further reduce distractions and enhance productivity.

Takeaways

• 🔒 Turn off 'Raise to Wake' and 'Touch to Wake' to make your phone require manual power button press to activate.
• 📁 Organize your apps logically and keep important ones easily accessible on the home screen to reduce distractions.
• 🛑 Disable notifications and icon badges to minimize unnecessary visual stimuli and stress.
• 🗑 Delete unused apps to declutter your phone and improve its performance, enhancing productivity.
• 🎯 Use Focus modes to create different setups for work, fitness, and relaxation, aligning your mindset with your current activity.
• 🤳 Set a motivational background, such as a selfie from an earlier time, to remind you of your goals every time you unlock your phone.
• ⚫️ Make your phone background black and white to reduce dopamine release and make social media less enticing.
• 📱 Implementing these strategies will help you control your phone instead of letting it control you.
• 🛠️ Customize your phone's settings to support productivity and reinforce the mode you're in, such as work or relaxation.
• 🔄 Regularly review and adjust your phone setup to ensure it continues to support your goals and productivity.

Q & A

What is the main purpose of the phone optimizing protocol discussed in the video?

The main purpose of the phone optimizing protocol is to reduce distractions and increase productivity by controlling how and when one interacts with their phone.

Why is it suggested to disable 'raise to wake' and 'touch to wake' on your phone?

Disabling 'raise to wake' and 'touch to wake' increases the difficulty to engage with the phone, which makes one less likely to mindlessly pick it up and get distracted.

How can organizing your phone apps logically help in reducing distractions?

Organizing apps logically and keeping important ones easily accessible on the home screen reduces the friction of accessing time-consuming apps, thus acting as a micro barrier to prevent unnecessary distractions.

What is the role of disabling notifications and icon badges as per the protocol?

Disabling notifications and icon badges removes unnecessary visual stimuli, which prevents stress accumulation from seeing accumulating numbers and helps in maintaining focus.

Why should you delete apps that you haven't used in a long time?

Deleting unused apps not only speeds up the phone but also eliminates potential triggers that could pull you away from your work and reduce productivity.

What is the benefit of using Focus modes on your phone?

Focus modes help reinforce the mindset for different activities by creating specific setups for work, fitness, or relaxation, which can enhance productivity and commitment to the task at hand.

How can changing your phone background to an old selfie motivate you?

Using an old selfie as the phone background provides a visual reminder of the person you're working for, which can serve as a quick motivation boost and a reminder of your goals.

What is the suggested last step to optimize your phone for productivity?

The last step is to make your phone black and white by enabling grayscale in the accessibility settings, which limits the dopamine release from the phone and makes scrolling on social media less appealing.

Why is it important to manually press the power button to turn on your phone?

Requiring manual pressing of the power button acts as a micro barrier, preventing mindless engagement with the phone and promoting more intentional use.

How can structuring your apps in folders help with productivity?

Structuring apps in folders reduces the likelihood of getting distracted while navigating to the desired app, as the extra swipe to access folders adds a small barrier to accessing less important apps.