I'm writing a similar article about how I redefined my relationship with technology.
I used SelfControl to block distracting websites for 24 hours at a time. I'm currently taking a break before enabling it for another 24 hours.
Then I aggressively reduced the number of emails, notifications, ads, "related content" and feeds I see. I scrubbed my profiles clean, unfollowed everyone, then removed the feeds with ad blockers. Basically, every time something grabbed my attention and shouldn't, I set up a countermeasure. My internet is a lot calmer than the unfiltered version.
It works - I spend less time mindlessly browsing, and I think a lot less about what's going on on social media. The computer gets really boring after I'm done working, and it compels me to do other things.
I used SelfControl to block distracting websites for 24 hours at a time. I'm currently taking a break before enabling it for another 24 hours.
Then I aggressively reduced the number of emails, notifications, ads, "related content" and feeds I see. I scrubbed my profiles clean, unfollowed everyone, then removed the feeds with ad blockers. Basically, every time something grabbed my attention and shouldn't, I set up a countermeasure. My internet is a lot calmer than the unfiltered version.
It works - I spend less time mindlessly browsing, and I think a lot less about what's going on on social media. The computer gets really boring after I'm done working, and it compels me to do other things.