[livingparadox]

I experience self control issues on a fairly regular basis.

Computer, phone, daydreams, etc. I'm just recently keeping bad sleep habits at bay (usually, still occasionally let the lure of the shiny keep me up).

On a solution-level, I've found that exercise + proper rest tends to have the greatest singular impact on my self control. My willpower tends to scale with my energy-levels. In addition, adding little obstacles between you and the distraction (noprocrast setting on hackers news, forestry app for phone, etc) can often give me just enough time to pull myself back to important things.

[hammock]

In my experience using the blocking apps/obstacle method helps, but it will only help you not do those activities. It won't motivate you to do what you want to be doing. You will just find some other time wasting activity unless you attack, understand and reframe your desired activity

[basdevries]

What percentage of that is phone and computer related? If you were unable to visit particular sites (maybe during particular timeslots), how much would that solve the problem? What other things could solve the problem without changing your actual habit?

[livingparadox]

Hard to say currently, as my phone broke about a month ago and I intentionally didn't order a new one until just recently.

I'm also just bad at quantifying anything as a whole. I generally have trouble getting distracted whenever important things aren't attention-grabbing and shiny things are few clicks or taps away...