I want to stop scrolling on social media every time I get a free moment.
It's quite difficult so I guess I am addicted. Even mini-habits like pausing-for-one-second-before-viewing a post don't really work.
Today I tried something else that strangely enough worked better. For 3 hours I gave myself no restrictions: whenever I wanted to scroll I did. Thereafter back to normal.
Somehow my dopamine hit is weaker when something is unforbidden. Of course it is not a recommended long term strategy but interesting to experiment with.
Author: JD
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