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28 sats \ 0 replies \ @Atreus 29 Feb \ on: Cleaning up my online life - tips on reducing doom-scrolling, watching shorts? meta
@freetx Already smoked this question. You need something forward-thinking to work on. Call it a "project/mission/quest/vocation," whatever.
The only things I would add to him are:
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Start a workout program. You may not realize it, but you're low energy right now, and all that time browsing (grazing on the internet like a cow 🐮) is making it worse. This will help you build energy even in your current state.
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Website blockers exist and you should use them. These are "defensive" strategies like the man said, but that also has its place in early stages. Cold Turkey is good for computers, plain old ScreenTime for iPhones, etc.
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A lot of your browsing is just automated and thoughtless. Track the time wasted on cringe websites. Once you see yourself spending '10 hours a day browsing cat memes,' it puts the thought back into the equation, and that motivates you to act.
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Start everything we said today.
Best of luck, troop! 🫡 Take some sats for the road.