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Yes, I slowly unwound everything over time. Just realize it will be a slow gradual process and I think it's best to be patient with yourself. This is what work
by kilroy123 4y ago
Yes, I slowly unwound everything over time. Just realize it will be a slow gradual process and I think it's best to be patient with yourself.
This is what worked for me:
- Every week I unsubbed a subreddit until eventually there was only one left. It was so boring I stopped visiting Reddit.
- I installed an extension for Facebook and slowly unfollowed every one.
- I stopped posting to Instagram. Eventually stopped posting stories.
- Uninstalled Facebook and Instagram from my phone.
- Don't have TikTok, Snapchat, Reddit or any apps on my phone.
- Started using https://www.beeper.com https://www.beeper.com so I can still chat with people on Facebook or Instagram.
- I turned off all notifications except vital ones (mentions on slack emails)
- I turned on screentime for news, financial stuff, everything really. Put it all for only 5 minutes a day.
This all has dramatically helped.
- geocrasher 4y agoThis is a LOT like what I've done. I just stopped reading stuff. I uninstalled apps, etc. Another thing: Spend time outside, sans phone (off or on mute is fine). Humans have survived for millennia without the glut of information we have now, and they did it by getting outside and spending some time with the planet. Try it. It helps.
- ryandrake 4y agoIn addition to uninstalling the apps, I'd recommend changing your account passwords to random 64 character strings and then throwing those strings away. This prevented me from "cheating" by using the web.
- qorrect 4y agoWhat do you do with all your free time ?
- kilroy123 4y agoI'm trying to read more; as in actual books. I've been spending at least an hour a day going for a nice long walk. Studying another language and doing at least one hour a day with a teacher. Work on a side project. Go explore the city.