--- title: "This phone-sized e-reader finally helped me escape constant smartphone distractions" url: https://daily.dev/posts/this-phone-sized-e-reader-finally-helped-me-escape-constant-smartphone-distractions-mwj8qu0wk source_url: https://www.xda-developers.com/this-pocket-sized-e-reader-broke-my-phone-addiction-in-ways-i-didnt-expect type: article source: "XDA Developers" published: 2026-06-11T15:01:27.796Z updated: 2026-06-11T15:01:54.813Z reading_time: 4 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # This phone-sized e-reader finally helped me escape constant smartphone distractions **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A personal account of using the Boox Palma 2 Pro, a phone-sized e-ink device, as a strategy to reduce smartphone addiction and social media doomscrolling. The author describes setting up a minimal app configuration — Kobo, Instapaper, and a few utilities — and carrying the device instead of their iPhone to redirect the urge to scroll toward reading. The Palma 2 Pro's phone-like 6.13-inch form factor is highlighted as key to making the habit stick, compared to larger e-readers that don't fit in a pocket. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [We saw the next Boox Palma and… is that a color E Ink screen and cellular connectivity?](https://daily.dev/posts/we-saw-the-next-boox-palma-and-is-that-a-color-e-ink-screen-and-cellular-connectivity--aiveu5ief) · The Verge · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [My phone is an ereader now](https://daily.dev/posts/my-phone-is-an-ereader-now-ofm1ewgmf) · Hacker News · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/this-phone-sized-e-reader-finally-helped-me-escape-constant-smartphone-distractions-mwj8qu0wk)