The viral tech gadget Brick is used to block distracting apps on your smartphone. Brick creates a physical barrier, requiring you to tap your phone on the device to unlock the apps you blocked. I ...

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I spent months testing the Brick to see whether tapping my phone against it was enough to curb my doomscrolling. The Brick isn’t a traditional screentime app. It’s a physical magnet that’s the key to ...