I had to ban myself from Reddit due to the addiction and timewasting. I'm pretty sure I'm happier and more productive for doing so. I still allow myself HN and

I had to ban myself from Reddit due to the addiction and timewasting. I'm pretty sure I'm happier and more productive for doing so. I still allow myself HN and Slashdot; they're lower volume so you can only waste so much time on them per day. I also recently cut out Facebook and Twitter - I used to go on them perhaps 4-5 times a day. It wasn't much time wasted, but cutting out the distraction has definitely given me a stronger sense of mindfulness and connection to my daily life. Edit: I edited my /etc/hosts so that reddit.com resolves to localhost. You can still go on it if you want to, but it just gives you a few seconds to think "is this a good way to spend my time?". Edit: Also worth noting you can often get good info on niche subjects from Reddit. Recently wanted tips on buying a GPU - straight to /r/BuildAPC. Wanted to learn to play a strategy game - /r/CrusaderKings sorted me out. I even once wanted to find a song I made years ago and lost; there was a fan subreddit for the band I was in and they had a repository of old unreleased tracks, including my own lost song!