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Recently un-installed the following apps. - Reddit - Amazon Prime Video - Netflix I could not shake off the addiction of scrolling for new content and n
by kumarvvr 4y ago
Recently un-installed the following apps.
- Reddit
- Amazon Prime Video
- Netflix
I could not shake off the addiction of scrolling for new content and news, all day long.
I could not concentrate on any work.
I would either be scrolling on reddit or kept a show running "in the background" while doing work.
I suffered like this for 4 years
Thank god I was self aware enough of my addiction.
Planning to stay off them even on desktops.
- arthurcolle 4y agoI feel like reddit is unusable these days without prepending old. as a subdomain. And I never use netflix or prime video on a mobile device, but I mean that's cool if you find that useful! When in your day do you find yourself using video streaming apps on mobile
- kumarvvr 4y agoOn desktop, I always use the old. site. On mobile, the app is decent enough (meaning extremely addictive). I used to use the streaming apps to have something like Seinfeld, Friends or BBT running in the background. I would have the streaming apps on at home all the time, and even at work, when I am working alone (my office situation is such that I can work in a separate conference room, with a wide view to let me know if someone is coming). So, my streaming would be several hours every day. Thanks to dead cheap internet charges in India, and the fact that my provider allows for bandwidth carry forward, I have no worries about the bill.
- enasterosophes 4y agoYeah, I recently gave up reddit too, for the same reason. It was interfering with my concentration too much, not only when working, but also when just trying to do something productive with my liesure time. I was clicking refresh hundreds of times a day. Very much a "poker machine" mentality. The clicks are free, but attention is priceless.