You might want to get screened for adhd. You might just be fighting an uphill battle.
Ask HN: How do you fight YouTube addiction and procrastination? I'm struggling
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#12YouTube is easy to block. Just clear all your history and disable history. This stops home screen recommendations and also disables YouTube shorts
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#13Do you like your job? Do you feel aligned with it?
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#14Create a todo list and try to complete it each day. We waste hours every day on our phones doing nothing productive.
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#15You might want to get screened for adhd. You might just be fighting an uphill battle.
I really don't think everyone with a social media addiction has ADHD.
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#16YouTube is easy to block. Just clear all your history and disable history. This stops home screen recommendations and also disables YouTube shorts
Yea, I have mine disabled too.
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#17By not watching it.
I know how I sound, but... For me it's the only approach possible. I cannot moderate myself. The only way for me is to quit cold turkey.
For many websites, I had to attempt this many times because I would fail. But I don't see any other way.
Re: Ask HN: How do you fight YouTube addiction and procrastination? I'm struggling
#18Set goals; prioritize; follow the list in fuzzy, reasonable sequential order. The recipe is, and has always been, to delay gratification. Duty comes first.
Wrote about this! https://www.rxjourney.net/how-to-be-more-productive
Re: Ask HN: How do you fight YouTube addiction and procrastination? I'm struggling
#19Flip phone solve it at work.
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#20Procrastination is not a time management problem; it's an emotional management problem.
What it comes down to is not having belief in what you do, so you do other things. You might feel trapped, so you pass the time with stuff like YouTube because that is the most compelling thing available to you. A man will walk on broken glass with a smile if he truly believes in what it will accomplish.
When I was younger, I was into video games because they gave me a sense of accomplishment and progress compared to high school, which I found relatively meaningless. I called it progress quest.
When there is a rare game or youtube topic that really obsessively catches your attention, like Factorio, pay attention to it! It helps show you what drives you, and you can try to leverage that into things you find healthier.
Also, it might be worth it to look into ADHD testing if this has been a persistent pattern your entire life.