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My method is using private browsing to open addicting websites. This way their address will not be saved in history and I'll have to type it which sometimes sto

My method is using private browsing to open addicting websites. This way their address will not be saved in history and I'll have to type it which sometimes stop me from doing that in mid-way. Also helps with automatically logging out.

kibwen 4y ago
I've done this with YouTube and it's been extraordinarily effective for me. Without the history associated with my account, the recommendation engine just shows me the default junk, preventing me from falling down rabbit holes when I just want to watch some video. For keeping in touch with channels that I still want to follow, I've subscribed to them via RSS. If you need an extra push to enforce that you only use private browsing, you can install any browser extension that blocks sites and then tell your browser to not permit that extension to run in private windows.
- gofreddygo 4y ago
  With youtube, on the phone, setup an alter account, go to settings, switch on "pause watch history" and "pause search history". You can then see how sick that algorithm is in recommending and pushing junk. Only now its junk you will despise.
- eastbound 4y ago
  We sound like casino addicts who voluntarily try to be banned from casinos. At least we’re only losing time, not money. But we’re still losing health, by staying in bed too much because of social media…
  - kibwen 4y ago
    The problem is that whereas casinos are strictly recreational, a lot of YouTube content is actually extremely informative and educational. The problem is that going to YouTube just for the educational stuff still subjects you to the addictive stuff.
    - wrs 4y ago
      For me the educational stuff is the addictive stuff. I have to force myself to stop watching people talk about doing things and actually go do things myself!
      - andsoitis 4y ago
        Just as there are far fewer producers than consumers, so too are there far fewer do-ers-of-interesting-things than people who only dream of or fantasize about doing interesting things.
  - Biggsie 4y ago
    Au contraire. You can always make more money. The only thing you cannot make more of is time.
  - mrcheesebreeze 4y ago
    time is more valuable than money, we lose out big by getting addicted to nonstop videos.
- stevage 4y ago
  There are also extensions that block all recommendations. Makes YouTube a much calmer experience. Go watch one video. Now...you are done.
  - alihm 4y ago
    Yup, I use Unhook and it was a game changer. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/unhook-remove-youtube-rec/khncfooichmfjbepaaaebmommgaepoid?hl=en https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/unhook-remove-yout...

kibwen 4y ago

I've done this with YouTube and it's been extraordinarily effective for me. Without the history associated with my account, the recommendation engine just shows me the default junk, preventing me from falling down rabbit holes when I just want to watch some video. For keeping in touch with channels that I still want to follow, I've subscribed to them via RSS. If you need an extra push to enforce that you only use private browsing, you can install any browser extension that blocks sites and then tell your browser to not permit that extension to run in private windows.

gofreddygo 4y ago
With youtube, on the phone, setup an alter account, go to settings, switch on "pause watch history" and "pause search history". You can then see how sick that algorithm is in recommending and pushing junk. Only now its junk you will despise.
eastbound 4y ago
We sound like casino addicts who voluntarily try to be banned from casinos. At least we’re only losing time, not money. But we’re still losing health, by staying in bed too much because of social media…
- kibwen 4y ago
  The problem is that whereas casinos are strictly recreational, a lot of YouTube content is actually extremely informative and educational. The problem is that going to YouTube just for the educational stuff still subjects you to the addictive stuff.
  - wrs 4y ago
    For me the educational stuff is the addictive stuff. I have to force myself to stop watching people talk about doing things and actually go do things myself!
    - andsoitis 4y ago
      Just as there are far fewer producers than consumers, so too are there far fewer do-ers-of-interesting-things than people who only dream of or fantasize about doing interesting things.
- Biggsie 4y ago
  Au contraire. You can always make more money. The only thing you cannot make more of is time.
- mrcheesebreeze 4y ago
  time is more valuable than money, we lose out big by getting addicted to nonstop videos.
stevage 4y ago
There are also extensions that block all recommendations. Makes YouTube a much calmer experience. Go watch one video. Now...you are done.
- alihm 4y ago
  Yup, I use Unhook and it was a game changer. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/unhook-remove-youtube-rec/khncfooichmfjbepaaaebmommgaepoid?hl=en https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/unhook-remove-yout...