[CannisterFlux]

I occasionally find myself going in a feed-refresh cycle between apps. Anything new in this reddit group? What about RSS on theoldreader? Nope, HN? Podcasts? Oh well, back to reddit. It's almost impossible to pull myself out of, it has to be a real conscious effort.

Another stupid time-waster is reading about a thing I want to do, instead of just doing the thing. Such as reading opinions about some video game I already own, instead of just playing the game, or watching videos about playing guitar instead of actually doing it. I get cross at myself for how easily manipulated I am.

[math_denial]

It happens to me when I have to study something new. I wasted so much time trying to find the perfect note-taking method, the perfect memorization method, debating digital vs paper notes, spaced repetition, blah blah blah. I find myself thinking that doing a slovenly job at learning would have been more productive that spending so much time "learning how to learn" to use the buzzwords du jour.

[nicbou]

If you block them with an ad blocker, it gives you a second to rethink this reflex.

[scim-knox-twox]

I'm blocking everything on DNS level, so I'm adding friction. If I really need to use some app / website, I have to unblock it – so it must be really worth it.