A lot of folks are saying a technical solution isn’t the answer, but I’d say it’s a core part of getting to the next stage. I’d recommend reading James Clear’s

A lot of folks are saying a technical solution isn’t the answer, but I’d say it’s a core part of getting to the next stage. I’d recommend reading James Clear’s Atomic Habits to get a high-level view of what your body/mind is doing when you reach for certain apps/impulses. Personally, I’ve found that installing blockers like Freedom and setting up timed schedules has significantly increase my productivity and cut back on wasted device time. Fwiw, the “fun” parts of the internet turn off at 10pm and don’t go back on until noon the next day. You can also set a timed block at the router level, set a password for the setting via a password manager, give the password to a friend, and then delete it from your manager. I find by simply removing the easy option to engage, the impulse to do so significantly diminishes. It’s only after you’ve felt what that diminished impulse is like and see the effects on productivity that you can then take bigger steps to change your habits. So, I’m a big advocate for technical solutions because they help reduce need for self control / impulse control by removing the option on a schedule you define when you are your “best” or “most optimistic” self. (Yes, they can be circumvented, but you can also make that significantly onerous as to be usefully frictive.)