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What did I do? I finally accepted that I cannot regulate my time on YT and reddit at all and took the decision to completely block it using a website blocking app.
I never had the habit of using those websites/app till the pandemic. Since the pandemic started easing up, I started using the apps "just for a lil bit" and before I knew it, I was wasting HOURS AND HOURS each day every day. Right after waking up, moments before I slept.
Did I not have hobbies or other goals to distract myself and use my time better? Of course I did! Lots of productive activities to choose from and enough time in the world.
But I kept telling myself that I need downtime on these 2 websites after a long day which were not adding much to my life. Before I knew it, I wasn't using them only at the end of day before I knew it I was postponing important activities just to waste my time. Kept convincing myself I have it under control.
NO MORE.
ahhh screw it, a little won't hurt.
NO!! NO MORE! Time to accept that I have become incapable of controlling my time on those 2 specific websites. Getting rid of FB was such a piece of cake. Never had Insta. And now after a tug of war, no more.
It was simple. Heck even easy. Simply googled how to block a website, saw a list of apps, downloaded the one I felt was most convenient. Click click select and boom! Blocked.
Had to check, opened my browser, typed in both websites and it gave me this cute page with a puppy telling me it's blocked by me and to trust my own decision.
Beautiful! Simply amazing.
Now you wait and see as I work towards you, my amazing goals!! I'm gonna secure you guys so bad MUHAHAHA!
I've got this 💪 I'm gonna do this and I'm gonna do so well!
Peace 🌸
Congrats!! Those websites can be so addicting. I've been taking a break from the internet for a while, aside from banking, email, and FDS. Good lord, I popped onto Etsy a couple days ago and I felt like a crack addict. Hours passed of just browsing and it was past bedtime and yet I kept telling myself "But...what about THAT thing?? OR THAT THING?" Hours passed. It was not a good feeling, made me super wired, and affected my ability to go to sleep.
I've been reading a lot more and my attention span and focus ability has improved dramatically since I stopped mindless browsing.
Congrats again!
Way to go! I deleted IG because I spend way too much time doom scrolling and it did wonders for my mental health. YT is a tough one for me but I'm working towards reducing my screen time there!
Fantastic leveling up decision, sis!! ❤️🔥BRAVA and thank you for sharing how you did it.
You can do it. Reducing or eliminating social media will do wonders for your mental health.
Congrats to you!!!! 🤘 I quit Reddit after like 12? years on there myself, and let me say once you've made the decision to leave, it's truly freeing not being around all that blatant misogyny all the time, as well as having the free time to do other things. Proud of you! 💖
Congratulations! You'd be amazed how much time you have all of a sudden. Which one did you install? I need to do it for Youtube so I stop going down music review rabbitholes and other such videos. It's hard to get rid of social media unless you straight up block them, delete accounts, etc. Takes a lot of will power in the beginning, then it just becomes habit. When I got rid of my other accounts, I felt the pang at first, but I felt so much better overall and now I do not miss them in the least. They made my mental health worse and wasted my time. Oh and they track the hell out of you. You're the product. So yeah, good on you for cutting them. 😀
I’m about to do the same. I’m tired of finding creepy guys on FB friend requesting me. I want to try to people naturally
embody the way! be the change. well done.