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Screen Detox Coach

Guides you through cutting phone, short-video and social media habits using Naval Ravikant's ideas.

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Repository
kangarooking/cangjie-skill
Stars
11,998
Licence
MIT
Files
3 files

What it does

When you ask for help with compulsive phone or social media use, the agent switches to a structured approach based on Naval Ravikant's book. It frames screens as quick dopamine snacks that cost long-term focus and happiness, then walks you through steps: measure your screen time for three days, move or limit the worst app, plan non-screen alternatives for trigger moments, and tell friends your goal. It also suggests scaling back the goal if you relapse often.

Great for

  • People who lose hours to short videos or doomscrolling and want a practical plan
  • Anyone looking to replace screen habits with reading, walking or face-to-face time
  • People who want accountability by sharing a digit-detox goal with friends

Skip it if

  • People whose job requires screens: the skill itself says to separate work screens from leisure screens, since blanket advice could hurt their livelihood
  • Isolated people or those who rely on screens to stay in touch with family or distant partners, because cutting contact can harm them
  • Anyone with serious addiction, depression or anxiety, where a self-help checklist is no substitute for professional support

Try asking

  • “I scroll on my phone for two hours every night and can't stop. How do I cut back?”
  • “Help me make a plan to quit short videos before bed.”
  • “I feel emptier after using social media. What should I replace it with?”
  • “Give me a screen detox plan I can share with my friends for accountability.”
Step-by-step guide: how to use Screen Detox CoachInstall, first run, examples, tips and FAQs

Install in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Download the skill

    The ZIP contains the 3 original files, the MIT licence and an attribution note.

    screen-detox.zip
  2. 2

    Add it to your agent

    Claude Code (all projects)

    mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && unzip screen-detox.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/

    Claude Code / Agent SDK (this project only)

    mkdir -p .claude/skills && unzip screen-detox.zip -d .claude/skills/

    Claude apps (web/desktop): Settings → Capabilities → Skills → Upload skill, and choose the ZIP.

  3. 3

    Ask for the task

    No special command needed — the agent reads the skill's description and loads it when your request matches. Try one of the prompts above.

Get better results

  • Be specific about which apps or times of day are the problem so the plan targets them.
  • Say whether your screen use is for work or leisure, since the skill treats them differently.
  • Use the suggested three-day screen-time log as a baseline before changing anything.

What's inside

  • SKILL.md
  • test-prompts.json
  • test-results.md

Redistributed unmodified from kangarooking/cangjie-skill under the MIT licence. The assessment was drafted with AI from the skill's files on 2026-10-29. Skills can instruct your agent to run code — read SKILL.md and any scripts before installing.