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by nicbou 1286 days ago
I've taken a different approach: I spent about a year silencing anything that grabbed my attention and shouldn't. Ad blockers handle that job just fine. On social media, I just unfollowed everyone, and blocked every related content feed. These websites are empty, but accessible. They can be queried, but not browsed.

It worked great. I sometimes just don't know what to even look at on my phone. It's as exciting as an old flipphone.

That took care of the impulse. Beyond that, it's just a matter of self-discipline.