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Those sound like healing activities :)
I broke the phone habit in a couple of ways, if it helps you to hear:
First was to stop using apps when a mobile format website existed. It makes it more inconvenient to use, which is what you want in this case, so you get annoyed and disengage.
Second, you can use the content filter to custom block the sites like Lemmy that might be part of your habitual phone use that happens whn you're bored. You want to use that boredom feeling as a signal to do one of the more productive activities instead. If you have iPhone, try turning the adult filter on then add a custom domain "crazypeople.online"
Third is to decide on some time to power it off and put it away out of sight. No notifications or text messages to check if the phone is off. I've got a spot in the laundry room that I leave my phone powered down. I continued these practices after recovering, and tomorrow I will still power off my phone and put it away. You don't want that thing's psychological hooks pressing your buttons even once you're healthy again.