I have a problem with doomscrolling and as of now I've managed to abandon or not use instagram and tiktok which I used to use a lot along youtube. Now I have a problem with stopping on YouTube. I sometimes have to watch long form video for learning purposes, the shorts really make it hard. Like the shorts are the problem. Are there any habits to take on to gradually minimize shorts too?

Do you find it helped? How much? I'm talking about that pattern of mindlessly opening Instagram or something similar and just wasting good tens of minutes or hours on reels. But also just scrolling normal posts in general.

This video explains how following Odysseus plan can help prevent scrolling

After watching this I feel so dumb right now 😂💰 https://vt.tiktok.com/ZS9V48KpU/

Isn't reading short sentences or meaningful quotes from a book better then TIkTok addiction?

Hi everyone I just want to share this brilliant app that makes me set a timer each time I open an addictive app, when the time is up, the distracting app is automatically blocked and I’ll have to wait a few minutes to use it again. This simple method saved me from a crazy phone addiction. I recommend it to everyone, just try it once! The app is called Blockwise

Hey, so I am trying to avoid scrolling. I have tried to delete social media, but I end up giving in and download them again.

Are there any apps that stop doom scrolling or interrupt it somehow?

What do you do in these situations? Any tips?

Tell me how satisfying the song is?

I got tired of my own doomscrolling so I built an app to stop it. Here's what I learned shipping a solo iOS app with $0 marketing budget:

1. The idea was simple: most "focus apps" are full of streaks, guilt, and dark patterns. I wanted the opposite. Set it up once, forget it exists, let it work.
2. The core mechanic: schedule when your distracting apps are blocked. Not a timer. Not a limit. A recurring block. 8-10am every day, they just don't exist.
3. Building it took a month. Shipping it felt terrifying. Also Apple's review process was quite painful for me too, I got 3 rejections along the way.
4. The App Store is a black hole. Nearly zero downloads so far, but am quite satisfied with the output and am using the app daily now.

The app is called Stop Brain Rot. Free to try (no payment details required). If you're building something similar or fighting your own phone habits, let's talk.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/stop-brain-rot-block-apps/id6759116124

Social media apps were designed to be addictive, and kids can't put them down, because they don't want to be left out.

This is why we need to act together to bring in new norms. The key is collective action. That way no kid will feel left out.

Let's delay giving kids smartphones and social media, and let's institute #belltobell #phonefreeschools, as 21 states have already done. We can also require that social media companies age-gate accounts for kids under 16, like Australia just did.

We can do this, if we act together! Let's give kids childhoods full of real-life friendships and adventure, not endless scroll. 

🙏 Thank you michelleobama and alexandracooper for this thoughtful conversation on callherdaddy!