Thanks, I think it’s really helpful to acknowledge it’s an addiction and a serious thing that isn’t really something I should put myself down for.
It’s hard for me to have the presence of mind to stop myself from reaching for the phone or laptop. It would be great if I could remember ‘you’re going to dothe thing’ right before I do the thing. I’ll go from doing nothing to being on the phone in no time flat and won’t know how I got there. Other times when I am aware of what I’m about to do, I just don’t have the will power to stop myself, thinking let me just do this before I go do what I really want to be doing.
spend some time working out what’s pushing you to act that way in the first place and how to address it
I think I know why, it’s a response to material and social conditions that I can’t really change. I used to smoke cannabis to help me get over it but really, wasting hours online is one addiction that’s been impossible for me to resolve.
Little shit like getting a watch and using a whiteboard instead of relying on the phone or PC for everything.. Try to circumvent those little loops that automatically make you want to use the device again.
It's hard though if you have adhd because that makes all of those little things a lot harder.
I love notebooks man, make lists of shit and doodles, transcribe anything that's actually important once I get home. Just stuff that's way more annoying to do on a phone than it should be
Yeah hopelessly addicted since I was a teen without realizing it. Super short attention span and emotionally numbed. Eventually went a week without any screens and my brain basically bathed itself in molly.
There are some cool Chrome extensions like StayFocusd and BlockSite which you can use to limit your browsing time. Also, there are some apps which turn your smartphone screen into greyscale, which makes it much less addictive.
But seriously, fuck me man, help?
Does anyone honestly have a solution to this? This meme might as well be a direct attack on my existence.
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Thanks, I think it’s really helpful to acknowledge it’s an addiction and a serious thing that isn’t really something I should put myself down for.
It’s hard for me to have the presence of mind to stop myself from reaching for the phone or laptop. It would be great if I could remember ‘you’re going to dothe thing’ right before I do the thing. I’ll go from doing nothing to being on the phone in no time flat and won’t know how I got there. Other times when I am aware of what I’m about to do, I just don’t have the will power to stop myself, thinking let me just do this before I go do what I really want to be doing.
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I think I know why, it’s a response to material and social conditions that I can’t really change. I used to smoke cannabis to help me get over it but really, wasting hours online is one addiction that’s been impossible for me to resolve.
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Find something to put you in a "flow state" instead of scrolling.
Playing a musical instrument. Reading a book. Learning a new language.
It can be anything, really, just has to take you out of the cycle of constant little dopamine hits.
Little shit like getting a watch and using a whiteboard instead of relying on the phone or PC for everything.. Try to circumvent those little loops that automatically make you want to use the device again.
It's hard though if you have adhd because that makes all of those little things a lot harder.
Yeah, i have hardcore adhd. I’m starting to buy hard copies of books and notebooks to write things down in. Thanks for the tip.
I love notebooks man, make lists of shit and doodles, transcribe anything that's actually important once I get home. Just stuff that's way more annoying to do on a phone than it should be
“How to break up with your smartphone” is a book that changed my life. Check it out
If it really changed your life, I will definitely check it out. Thanks.
Yeah hopelessly addicted since I was a teen without realizing it. Super short attention span and emotionally numbed. Eventually went a week without any screens and my brain basically bathed itself in molly.
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this may be really simple, but it helps me to just straight up leave my phone in another room. if it isn't right in front of me, I can't use it.
There are some cool Chrome extensions like StayFocusd and BlockSite which you can use to limit your browsing time. Also, there are some apps which turn your smartphone screen into greyscale, which makes it much less addictive.