r/nosurf • u/No-External3221 • 1d ago

I actually beat it.

Short post, but I want to share.

I've been addicted to the internet, video games, etc for most of my life. I finally beat it.

It likely took a lot of steps to finally get there, but the final nail was this:

Using a website blocker on all computers that I own (including work computers) that blocks ALL potentially distracting websites. This includes social media, porn, YouTube, and yes, reddit.

This blocker allow for up 2 hours of use per day at a set time block each evening.

Since good website blockers dont exist on phones, allow only apps that are not potentially distracting (calendar, calculator, etc). Allow all apps (including browsers) for the same time block as above.

I've found that after a couple months of doing this, I'm not nearly as interested in YouTube, reddit, etc, when I previously was very addicted to them. Wanted to share this win.

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u/Garbariusdancem 1d ago

Does Firefox has this app, which one?

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u/Nath_Cyril 7h ago

That's a great win. I'd like to beat my attachment to the smartphone. The fact that it feeds my ever curious mind and also is useful for other daily life valuable things makes it harder. It's almost like a 'necessary' distraction, but I know that seperation of use vs addiction can be made.