What are ways to end a web surfing addiction? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 month ago by TokenEffort@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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That's what we call it still right, I'm not old, right? Anyway I'm horribly addicted to ragebait on reddit and despite being permabanned sitewide (can't even make new accounts) I still keep going back to it. It's obviously depressing and angering. It's not fun!

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[-] SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 1 month ago

Just remember you don't want it.

Have a trigger to make sure evertrimrbyou have an urge to go on there you do not. Pinch your arm or smth. Put it in a folder on the last page of your phone and the few extra taps and swipes will be enough to remind you or trigger your memory not to do it.

Find out why you go there?

[-] TokenEffort@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago

I really hate all my hobbies, they all have horrible experiences associated with them

I deleted the (patched third party) app and removed all links from chrome history.

[-] otter@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Yup, and if you find that it's still not enough then you can add more friction.

For example, if there is a certain subreddit that you go to a lot and don't want to, block that subreddit at the browser level.

You could block the entire website, but you don't want to get into the habit of unblocking things (ex. If you need to access a post with some resource, after coming across it when searching). Better to block what you need to block, instead of overdoing it.

Other changes:

old.reddit
uBlock origin to block parts of a site
disabling subreddit themes
extensions such as this (unless there is a more up to date version: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-CA/firefox/addon/minimal-internet-experience/ )

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