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by d4v3 146 days ago
> If I can get distracted from my real world tasks anytime, anywhere, the immediate incentives to work on real things disappear. Effectively, one can get stuck in a local minimum.

> I don't know how to solve it, ...

> but personally I've chosen to block as many feeds/algorithms as I can, ...

I think you solved it :) (at least, for yourself)

There are many things "out there" that are addictive and distracting and thus unhealthy, but we all have to find some way to overcome

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Thanks for your positive response. It's true, we all need to help each other in finding community and human connection again amidst the waterfall of "content".

It's taken a few years to get to this point, but seeing the effects and regrets from over consumption of feeds made me take action.