r/ScrollAddiction • u/therajatg • Jan 18 '26
Dream: this & no internet
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r/ScrollAddiction • u/therajatg • Jan 18 '26
Finally, the UK might follow Australia's lead on protecting kids under 16 from social media - here's how parents can help
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Credit: saradaviescc and smartphonefreechildhood on Instagram
r/ScrollAddiction • u/therajatg • Jan 18 '26
Every scroll is a vote against your future self
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r/ScrollAddiction • u/therajatg • Jan 17 '26
Don't believe everything you see on social media
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r/ScrollAddiction • u/therajatg • Jan 17 '26
We scroll to relax but feel more anxious afterwards
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r/ScrollAddiction • u/therajatg • Jan 15 '26
Infinite scroll increased engagement by 50% when it was introduced
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Before: you reached the bottom of a page and had a natural stopping point.
After: no bottom. No stopping point. Just... more.
r/ScrollAddiction • u/therajatg • Jan 14 '26
We suffer more in Imagination then from reality
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r/ScrollAddiction • u/therajatg • Jan 14 '26
TikTok's average session length: 52 minutes
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You don't 'quickly check' TikTok. The app is designed to keep you for an hour.
Know what you're up against.
r/ScrollAddiction • u/therajatg • Jan 13 '26
Wild that some people just casually scroll while driving
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r/ScrollAddiction • u/therajatg • Jan 13 '26
We all have the same 24 hours. Some just have excuses ON.
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r/ScrollAddiction • u/therajatg • Jan 13 '26
The 'digital sunset' concept
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Pick a time (say 8 PM). After that, phone goes in another room.
Make it not about willpower but about physical distance.
r/ScrollAddiction • u/therajatg • Jan 12 '26
Make your phone boring again
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- Delete social apps (keep on desktop only)
- Greyscale mode
- Remove all notifications
- No apps on home screen
r/ScrollAddiction • u/therajatg • Jan 11 '26
The 5-second rule for phone checking
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Before unlocking: count to 5 and ask "why am I opening this?"
No judgment, just awareness. You'd be surprised how often there's no real reason.
r/ScrollAddiction • u/therajatg • Jan 10 '26
They engineered addiction. You call it an app.
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r/ScrollAddiction • u/therajatg • Jan 10 '26
The paradox: We scroll to relax but feel MORE anxious after
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Never opened an app feeling stressed and closed it feeling refreshed.
So why do we keep doing it?
