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by sanman811 1315 days ago
Here’s a few things that I have found really helpful recently:

1. Put your phone in another room and only check it at scheduled periods. For me, after breakfast I put my phone out of sight until lunch and then back in the other room it goes until 3:30 PM.

2. Try to keep separate spaces for entertainment and focus. For example at your desk only do productive work like development or paying bills. If you want to watch a youtube video then take your laptop to your couch and watch it there or just watch youtube only on your TV.

3. Check out this podcast from Andrew Huberman called Focus Toolkit on focus cycles, focus music and more.

Also don’t be afraid to take breaks (without a screen), we aren’t machines. Just walk around and daydream sometimes

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Focus Toolkit episode: https://youtu.be/yb5zpo5WDG4
The whole series is excellent. The actionable items are clear and well defined and I started following some of them last year. The benefits cannot be put into words.
It's also good to make habits, they work the same way. I recommend checking out Atomic Habits, or at least this YouTube video [0].

[0]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZ7lDrwYdZc

This is why I fucking detest two factor authentication. I have to 2fa probably 30 times a day for work and it just constantly puts my phone in my hands and I end up habitually wasting time
Maybe you should try getting a dumb phone for your 2FA? My nokia 3310 is a delight to carry and forget about.
Can't, My 2FA requires both an authenticator app and an RSA token app.