• A Kickstarter campaign wants to curb screen addiction with a six-pound stainless steel phone case. • The 6-Pound Phone Case is intentionally heavy, pocket-unfriendly, and screwed together. • Matter Neuroscience says the weight creates a physical feedback loop that helps reduce screen time.

Many of us have tried to spend less time on our phones. You might have tried to hide your device in another room, use app timers, or let Android’s Bedtime mode turn the screen gray when it’s time to wind down. Some of you may have even bought a timed lock box to physically prevent you from accessing your handset during certain parts of the day.

If you’ve tried all that and still find yourself doom scrolling, one Kickstarter campaign thinks it’s time for a different approach — specifically, a more

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