Will this phone-sized fidget device fix your mobile addiction?

You know not all’s well with mankind when devices like these seem like a good idea.

The Substitute Phone is a weighted plastic block that comes with rollable beads in the middle. You’re encouraged to swipe your thumb across them, as you would to unlock your phone or scroll up and down the screen — a gesture most of us do hundreds, if not thousands of times a day.

The beads are made of stone, and the entire device is made to feel and weigh similarly to the average smartphone.