Brick your Phone
There is more and more evidence that social media is bad for our brains, keeps us distracted, and hurts our attention spans.
Emerald and Amethyst now has a Brick you’re welcome to use to limit your social media. Read on to sign up and see how it works.
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Improve mental health
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Focus on work
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Reclaim your brain
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Connect with your family
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Read more ✳︎ Improve mental health ✳︎ Focus on work ✳︎ Reclaim your brain ✳︎ Connect with your family ✳︎
How it works
During our regular business hours (11AM-8PM Tues-Sat), come to 316 W Main St in Lexington to use our Brick.
You will scan a QR code that we have here, and it will take you to your Brick settings. You’ll need to create a Brick account linked to your email.
You’ll decide which apps you’ll allow or block, and for what time frames. You can learn more details about how Brick works by reading their FAQs.
Once your phone is Bricked, you cannot access your blocked apps in any way without coming physically back to the bookstore to Unbrick. You will still be able to make emergency calls.
To sign up, fill out this form. Doing so counts as opting in to our email newsletter. This is how we’ll stay in touch while we’re avoiding social media together!