> I'm sure some folks are thinking "what if you just limit yourself to 30 minutes a day?" An alternative to this that I've found more effective is to prescribe

> I'm sure some folks are thinking "what if you just limit yourself to 30 minutes a day?" An alternative to this that I've found more effective is to prescribe which modes of interaction are allowed. For example, in this case, the author JT has a YouTube channel, so he could say that he's allowed to post to the channel, interact with the comments, etc. But then also say that he's not allowed to go to the frontpage and browse recommended videos (or whatever habit it is that he finds leads to problematic overuse). I've used an approach like this when I find internet overuse detracting from the things I want to do. For example, I'll say I'm not allowed to just aimlessly browse my reddit homepage, but I am allowed to read a reddit thread if I came from Google search looking for specific information. That way I can still get the benefits without losing too much time.