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A good way to get started (for me) was to quantify how much time I was actually wasting. I started using RescueTime[0] and realized how many hours I was wasting
by nanidin 12y ago
A good way to get started (for me) was to quantify how much time I was actually wasting. I started using RescueTime[0] and realized how many hours I was wasting on sites like Reddit and HN. Just being able to see that was a good motivator - but it wasn't enough on its own. I then started using StayFocusd[1] to limit my time on sites that don't contribute to my happyness/etc.
After a couple weeks of StayFocusd, I was very rarely spending more than my allotted one hour from 8am-7pm on those sites. And I realized. I'm not missing out on anything. I have spent 10 hours less browsing those sites in the last week and I don't feel like I've missed out on anything. Instead, I had 10 more hours of my life to do things like read books, exercise, and get things done.
[0] https://www.rescuetime.com/ https://www.rescuetime.com/
[1] https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/stayfocusd/laankejkbhbdhmipfmgcngdelahlfoji?hl=en https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/stayfocusd/laankej...
- mitchty 12y agoI will vouch for this method. Measure how much time you are spending and then decide if its worth the effort. I personally found I was wasting 1-2 hours a day on news alone. That just isn't a productive use of time. Another piece of advice, for the next month change nothing, write down what crazy crap is high on the news chain. Look back at the months "news". It is highly likely you will find that most of it is just fluff at best and needless, and I mean this word, propaganda. Right now I only tend to look at news sites on Fridays and then only for a day to catch up with what happened in general. Past that not dealing with news daily has made me a much less cynical person.