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For me, doing stuff like that only replaces one thing with another. If I block youtube, I'll be spending that time here. If I block HN, I'll stay on reddit. If
by KptMarchewa 3y ago
For me, doing stuff like that only replaces one thing with another. If I block youtube, I'll be spending that time here. If I block HN, I'll stay on reddit. If I block reddit, I'll spend time on Skyscrapercity.
The real solution seems to be having stuff in life that actually gives you self-actualization and spend least possible time at work fucking around.
- jimt1234 3y agoFor me it's like trying to cut out junk food and replace it with healthy alternatives. I'll eat healthy for a while, then find myself returning to junk - youtube, imgur, reddit, x, instagram, etc.
- ivanjermakov 3y agoHappened to me. I stopped using Reddit completely once Apollo shut down and started reading HN a lot. Sometimes it's hard to find what to do and you still need some "filler" activities.
- xetplan 3y agoTotally agree. We are social creatures. The only way I would be able to completely stop would be to hang out more at a local bar. I already go to the gym as much as my body can recover from. At least with HN there is the possibility of something interesting and not just mindless bullshit. Everything is relative too. I think of my World War 2 vet grandfather. He worked a mindless job, then came home and drank beer until he went to bed while watching TV. We seem to pretend before the internet that the average person would clock out from their amazing, uplifting job and then head off to some Vienna Circle level discussion about the nature of reality. While often falling way short, my reality is much closer to that than any of my ancestors could have ever dreamed of.