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Oh, it's what I started to think about today. That I use my phone way too much and I have to fight it. Unfortunately, fight it again, because a few months ago I

by djvdq 4y ago

Oh, it's what I started to think about today. That I use my phone way too much and I have to fight it. Unfortunately, fight it again, because a few months ago I tried, it worked for a few weeks and then was back again even bigger :( I want to read some book and play some computer games. Neither is working for me because of some "problems"(?). In case of books I was aware that the phone is the problem. But in case of games I was pretty sure that I'm just "too old". But more and more I think about it, the phone is again the cause of this.

k__ 4y ago
I'm trying to recalibrate my dopamine receptors for a few weeks to no avail. Maybe, it's not the right month. Too hot to do anything remotely complex.
- the_only_human 4y ago
  it took your mind 2 million years to develop those receptors. good luck
  - k__ 4y ago
    I don't want new receptors, I want to undo what social media did to them in the last five years.
dumpsterlid 4y ago
I also think that we use our phones as a way of coping with how shitty our quality of life is in the modern world. Many people, including myself, are so stressed and exhausted from modern life that I think being able to zone out on my phone is a gift in some ways. Yes phones are designed to be addictive in a negative way, but I think we should also recognize they are a safety blanket we can take anywhere with us that costs almost nothing to use as much as we need. We should partially put the blame on the society around us that makes us need thar safety blanket so badly.
hackernewds 4y ago
You could try to establish Systems (instead of pure motivation). * Disable unnecessary notifications * Get an app like Daywise to batch notifications that are necessary but not timely. * Use Digital Well-being on Android or Action dash to set timer on your apps (owned by a marketing company though) * Track streaks of days where your usage is < x hours using a Habit tracker such as Habits

by djvdq 4y ago

k__ 4y ago

I'm trying to recalibrate my dopamine receptors for a few weeks to no avail. Maybe, it's not the right month. Too hot to do anything remotely complex.

the_only_human 4y ago
it took your mind 2 million years to develop those receptors. good luck
- k__ 4y ago
  I don't want new receptors, I want to undo what social media did to them in the last five years.

dumpsterlid 4y ago

I also think that we use our phones as a way of coping with how shitty our quality of life is in the modern world. Many people, including myself, are so stressed and exhausted from modern life that I think being able to zone out on my phone is a gift in some ways. Yes phones are designed to be addictive in a negative way, but I think we should also recognize they are a safety blanket we can take anywhere with us that costs almost nothing to use as much as we need. We should partially put the blame on the society around us that makes us need thar safety blanket so badly.

hackernewds 4y ago

You could try to establish Systems (instead of pure motivation). * Disable unnecessary notifications * Get an app like Daywise to batch notifications that are necessary but not timely. * Use Digital Well-being on Android or Action dash to set timer on your apps (owned by a marketing company though) * Track streaks of days where your usage is < x hours using a Habit tracker such as Habits