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by KTibow 887 days ago
It's less mentally taxing when you know you can't visit a website compared to when you have to work to not visit it.
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Yes, but that mental taxation is essentially unlearning a bad habit and why it feels so rough to go through.

I agree that if the sentiment of "but I didn't go on it" is the goal, sure, but it doesn't change the way you think. Breaking habits is hard and requires willpower, that's why most people never break them.