28 Hour Day
Notes from after dark.
Practical, honest writing about phones and sleep — how to block apps at night, why the scroll wins at 2 AM, and what the research actually says. From the maker of 28 Hour Day, a bedtime app blocker for iPhone.
How to Block Apps at Night on iPhone (So You Actually Can't Open Them)
Downtime, App Limits, Focus modes — and the loopholes that make each one easy to ignore at 2 AM. Plus what real blocking looks like.
Revenge Bedtime Procrastination: Why You Doomscroll Instead of Sleeping
You're exhausted, you know you should sleep, and you're still scrolling. There's a name for that — and a fix that doesn't rely on willpower.
Phone Use in Bed: 20+ Statistics on Doomscrolling and Sleep (2026)
How many of us scroll in bed, for how long, and what it does to sleep — every number sourced, from AASM surveys to a 45,000-person insomnia study.
Does Grayscale Actually Reduce Screen Time? What the Studies Found
Turning your iPhone gray sounds like a gimmick. The research says otherwise — mostly. An honest look at all of it, including the study that disagrees.