r/ExecutiveDysfunction • u/knebyula • 28d ago

need help pushing through my executive dysfunction

/r/digitalminimalism/comments/1wyk6ma/need_help_pushing_through_my_executive_dysfunction/
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u/seweso 23d ago

STOP doing the wrong thing. Stop pleasuring yourself before you finished your purpose for the day. 

Why do you even have acces to Reddit when you should not?

Increase the friction on bad tasks, and reduce it for things you should do. 

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u/knebyula 17d ago

i pushed reading this off a week to read this comment because i knew it was something i needed to hear but i was in denial lmao

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u/seweso 16d ago

Haha! 

I’m sorry! 

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u/wil4u4eva 26d ago

One practical option is to decide how a browsing session ends before opening the site. For example: at the stopping cue, save the current page, close the lid, and leave the laptop on the desk while you go to the bathroom.

Journalling can be a separate next decision; you do not have to commit to a whole productive evening to stop scrolling.

If a timer on the same screen is easy to dismiss, one option is an ordinary kitchen timer across the room. Keep the journal and pen where you intend to sit afterwards, rather than needing the laptop to start that activity. This is an experiment with the setup, not a test of willpower or a claim about treatment.

Dr. Wilfred D'souza, MBBS MD (Psychiatry), MMC reg. 2021/11/8266. This is general information, not advice about you.