Your mileage may vary. Here are a few ideas and ways to curb your “addiction”; they are my personal views and means, but I’ve heard enough people confirming tha

Your mileage may vary. Here are a few ideas and ways to curb your “addiction”; they are my personal views and means, but I’ve heard enough people confirming that they work. See if you can structure your pattern and process to stay within your ways of consuming and using these mediums (YouTube, Instagram, etc.) The first thing to do is turn off almost all notifications.[1] Even if you have Notifications ON for some critical app, Social Media Apps never need to be ON. However, you will be tempted to open them up - this is where you delete from your phone, but use the desktop.[2] The desktop is more involved and not so casual that you whip up the App to start using it. Try to use more physical Notebooks.[3] Using a To-Do, or a Note-Taking App on the phone will tempt you to wander off for just a few minutes of innocent and not-so-harmful distractions that balloon into hours of scrolls. A physical notebook and a pen deter you from straying to anything else. As others have mentioned, try to resort to reading books as a replacement for these Apps.[4] For instance, have a book handy instead of reaching for Instagram. It is also OK not to carry your phone 24/7. Walking in the park, reading time, talking to friends, dining with friends, etc., can be done without phones. If you must stay connected somehow, a Smartwatch can be a replacement.[5] Find patterns that work for you. Keep trying and experimenting. Quite a few of these suggestions were a surprise for quite a lot of people, but have worked out brilliantly. 1. https://brajeshwar.com/2014/missing-step-productivity-activities-stop-notifications/ https://brajeshwar.com/2014/missing-step-productivity-activi... 2. https://brajeshwar.com/2024/phone/ https://brajeshwar.com/2024/phone/ 3. https://brajeshwar.com/2025/notes/ https://brajeshwar.com/2025/notes/ 4. https://story.oinam.com/2018/why-physical-books-matter/ https://story.oinam.com/2018/why-physical-books-matter/ 5. https://brajeshwar.com/2024/watch-tiny-handy-computer/ https://brajeshwar.com/2024/watch-tiny-handy-computer/