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No, but I do things to actively limit distractions. I use an alternative launcher on Android called Action Launcher. It supports configurable focus modes I can
by Pyrodogg 5y ago
No, but I do things to actively limit distractions.
I use an alternative launcher on Android called Action Launcher. It supports configurable focus modes I can use to lock down different groups of at certain times of the day. I just don't bother with going to socials, or hn on my mobile browser I guess it's never become a habit. So it works for me to lock the apps down when I'm working.
In the past I've gone the route of uninstalling social apps. Now, I have them installed but I renamed the shortcuts and prevent them from showing up in any "recently used" list. No place on my home screens so the only way to launch Facebook is to open the app list and search for "garbage", etc.
I use Tasker and plugins for a few things. I use Tasker's native ability to do things like turn on battery saver mode by default when I move away from my home wifi. This naturally puts some limits on how much things can run in the background, and it improves my battery charge throughout the day.
With Tasker I also use plugins like Auto Notification to set up rules to block notifications from all social apps during the main working hours of the day. Doesn't help to have "garbage" showing up in notifications without any effort on my part. It's always interesting to open the Facebook app later in the afternoon and see just how many notifications have piled up that would have tried barging into my working concentration.
I don't want to completely remove these apps from my phone since I use it as a private / social tool in the evenings and weekends.
I need to use it for music and work, for my sanity, and I'd rather not have to fund a completely separate device for that. So, I jump through hoops trying to bend them to my will.