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I made my phone slow on purpose

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Re: I made my phone slow on purpose

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Post by mcmoor »

Tade0 wrote: post #28

This is a method, but it's the underlying issue that needs to be resolved. People doomscroll primarily to avoid certain thoughts/feelings/situations. The way out of it is to: 1. Note that you're avoiding something. 2. Identify what it is. 3. Face it. This is an addiction and reaching for the phone is just what gives relief to whatever pain one might be experiencing. Just removing that is laying ground for a substitut…

When the reddit API fiasco happened, I'm forcibly stopped from using it. What I found out is that my life quality just decreases without appreciable compensation. Finally after one year, I found out a way to still use those API so I just go back.

It helped that the infinite scroll was never really infinite for me. I run out of content easily and it just makes me stop scrolling for the day. Same in YouTube. Admittedly I don't use Instagram or tiktok so I don't know how bad it'll be.

Re: I made my phone slow on purpose

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Post by academic_84572 »

shiba-inu wrote: post #56
chatmasta wrote: post #53

There is a great habit-breaking app called “One Sec.” You configure it with your addicting apps or websites and it uses iOS shortcuts to interrupt you when you open them, and make you wait for some time — optionally with the selfie camera open — and confirm you really want to open it. It’s extremely effective and I highly recommend it. I don’t have it anymore since it led me to eventually delete Instagram and I never…

I personally prefer ScreenZen. It is a lot less restrictive on the free version and you can just tip once to get full access instead of a subscription. It also has a system where you can “earn back” app unlocks if you don’t use the app for the full allotted time, which encourages using your apps even less rather than feeling like having to make the most of your unlock. App Store Link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sc…

ScreenZen is great, my first choice for phones as well. Very flexible settings.

For desktop, I recently built a free browser extension called MooBlock - it's similar to ScreenZen in that it adds a forced pause before you reach a distracting site. Bu once you reach the site, a herd of cows start walking all over your screen to make the website less appealing.

It's available in both the Chrome and Firefox extension stores. Hoping to make an Android version later this year too.

https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/mooblock/eanbagjehd...

Re: I made my phone slow on purpose

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Post by RRWagner »

Swizec wrote: post #84
Taek wrote: post #80

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Do you still have problems with doomscrolling addiction?

> Do you still have problems with doomscrolling addiction? The new twitter algorithm fixed that for me. They made the feed so fundamentally uninteresting and full of slop* that the issue resolved itself. I now doomscroll slack and discord * by slop I mean content written for the sake of being content.

I only doomscroll HN to 90 n times/day

Re: I made my phone slow on purpose

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Post by splwjs »

I used to drink a lot.

I vaguely remember funneling a shitload of salt and lime juice into a bottle of whiskey to encourage a visceral repulsive reaction and help break the habit.

I vaguely remember drinking some whiskey that definitely had something wrong with it that I couldn't quite put my finger on.

If you really have a problem, novel solutions like throttling aren't gonna cut it.

Re: I made my phone slow on purpose

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Post by ahmadtbk »

chatmasta wrote: post #53

There is a great habit-breaking app called “One Sec.” You configure it with your addicting apps or websites and it uses iOS shortcuts to interrupt you when you open them, and make you wait for some time — optionally with the selfie camera open — and confirm you really want to open it. It’s extremely effective and I highly recommend it. I don’t have it anymore since it led me to eventually delete Instagram and I never…

logging out of apps after you finish using them is a simpler approach

Re: I made my phone slow on purpose

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Post by foltik »

DANmode wrote: post #146
foltik wrote: post #135

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> You can’t fix human problems with technology. Yes you can. Screen time limiters, nicotine patches, putting the cookies out of sight, all of these things empirically work better than willpower alone. > No condescension - and if you’ve been trying for ten years, there’s clearly a misunderstanding. Oh please. “Why are you depressed? Just be happy or you must not be ready for a change. No condescension btw.”

Interesting comparison, because the behavior in question (doomscrolling, inability to manage compulsion, time mismanagement) is definitely linked to ADHD/depression.

Yes, please state your point if you have one.

Re: I made my phone slow on purpose

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Post by DANmode »

al_borland wrote: post #145
DANmode wrote: post #123

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You are an average of the 5 people you spend the most time around. Do those people send you any blog links? or solely vapid social media shite? Note that. There’s overlap in other parts of life.

One person who texts me most often primarily sends vapid social media content. I disabled notifications on his texts and check them on my time, skipping most of them. I don't feel the need to cut someone out of my life who I've known for 20+ years over their instagram addiction (which seems to be what you're implying if I read between the lines). The big AI push has made him more interested in what is happening with…

> I don't feel the need to cut someone out of my life who I've known for 20+ years over their instagram addiction

Then, bluntly, good luck fixing your own problem with the same.

How many decades will you nudge before realizing you’re yelling down a well?

These aren’t new concepts or tricks people are falling for.

Re: I made my phone slow on purpose

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Post by DANmode »

gf263 wrote: post #144
DANmode wrote: post #123

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You are an average of the 5 people you spend the most time around. Do those people send you any blog links? or solely vapid social media shite? Note that. There’s overlap in other parts of life.

Glad you’re not one of them ;)

Likewise; you seem pretty resistant to positive change, and that’s dangerous to me.

Re: I made my phone slow on purpose

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Post by DANmode »

foltik wrote: post #157
DANmode wrote: post #146

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Interesting comparison, because the behavior in question (doomscrolling, inability to manage compulsion, time mismanagement) is definitely linked to ADHD/depression.

Yes, please state your point if you have one.

Treating your health, or having someone close to you tell you it could probably be better, shouldn’t be taboo.

Also, hold the snark, I’m engaging in good faith, here.

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