My thoughts: If you have the motivation and willpower to implement this system, then you’ve got MORE than enough willpower and motivation to cut down on your screentime without using a customized software solution.
In other words, just do it.
Set an alarm or timer on the phone. When it goes off, you pick a task from your to-do list and accomplish it. Maybe clean the house, go for a walk, attend to an errand. Be in the moment, listen to music, pause to ask how people are doing. Find a dog to pet.
Reconnect.
Then, go back to doom scrolling. But this time, instead of diving right in, make it a point to watch a video or read an article about something that interests you, something that you might enjoy doing yourself. Maybe it’s 3d printing, or flying drones, or welding. Something that is achievable, that you always wanted to do. You don’t have to take up this hobby - but maybe your new hobby is researching hobbies. Seeing what other things, besides staring at a screen, might capture your attention.
And, oops, there’s your alarm again! Has it been four hours already?! Time to do some stretching and pushups. Text a loved one. Hug a tree.
Etc, etc.
Your screentime is a lifestyle choice, and an addictive one. The solution is getting your brain’s pleasure center rewired.
My thoughts: If you have the motivation and willpower to implement this system, then you’ve got MORE than enough willpower and motivation to cut down on your screentime without using a customized software solution.
In other words, just do it.
Set an alarm or timer on the phone. When it goes off, you pick a task from your to-do list and accomplish it. Maybe clean the house, go for a walk, attend to an errand. Be in the moment, listen to music, pause to ask how people are doing. Find a dog to pet.
Reconnect.
Then, go back to doom scrolling. But this time, instead of diving right in, make it a point to watch a video or read an article about something that interests you, something that you might enjoy doing yourself. Maybe it’s 3d printing, or flying drones, or welding. Something that is achievable, that you always wanted to do. You don’t have to take up this hobby - but maybe your new hobby is researching hobbies. Seeing what other things, besides staring at a screen, might capture your attention.
And, oops, there’s your alarm again! Has it been four hours already?! Time to do some stretching and pushups. Text a loved one. Hug a tree.
Etc, etc.
Your screentime is a lifestyle choice, and an addictive one. The solution is getting your brain’s pleasure center rewired.