COLOR_DEPRIVATION

> INITIATING PROTOCOL: NOIR_MODE
> ACTION: Settings > Accessibility > Display > Color Filters > Grayscale.
> HYPOTHESIS: Apps use bright red/blue colors to trigger dopamine. Without color, the addiction breaks.

// THE CANDY STORE

Your phone is a slot machine. Notification Badges are RED for a reason. (Danger/Urgency). Instagram Icons are a gradient of Sunset colors. It is designed to look delicious. I turned "Grayscale" on. Suddenly, my ₹80,000 iPhone looked like an e-reader from 2005.

// THE INSTAGRAM TEST

I opened Instagram. It was boring. A photo of a pizza looked like grey sludge. A travel reel of Bali looked like a depressing documentary. Without the vibrant colors, the "Envy" factor evaporated. I scrolled for 2 minutes and closed it. Usually, I scroll for 20. Result: Color is 80% of the appeal.

// THE NOTIFICATION TEST

A WhatsApp message popped up. Usually, the green icon signals "Social Reward." In grey, it just looked like... text. Data. The urge to click it immediately disappeared. My brain didn't categorize it as "Urgent."

// THE WITHDRAWAL

By 4 PM, I felt... under-stimulated. I missed the colors. I went to my Photos gallery. Looking at my own memories in B&W felt sad. I realized how much we rely on the screen for visual nutrition. The real world (my grey office wall) wasn't enough.

// THE SPIKE

After 24 hours, I toggled the switch off. WOAH. The colors exploded. It felt like taking drugs. The red notifications screamed at me. The blue Twitter bird vibrated. I physically felt my pupils dilate. It proved the hypothesis: We are living in a hyper-saturated, super-stimulus reality.

// CONCLUSION

Grayscale works. It makes your phone a "Tool" again, instead of a "Toy." Tools are boring. Hammers are boring. If you want to reclaim 1 hour of your day, turn the color off. You won't want to look at the screen. And that's the point.