Personally, a fuzzy adherence to the UNIX philosophy has helped me cut out the “distraction demons” of the internet. I used to use social media a lot, and I questioned why I do that; turns out I had only two reasons: 1) To post and 2) Stay up to date on industry trends. I realized I could do the posting without having to scroll and I could keep up with industry trends via .. forums instead. Which are not infinite-scroll and hence not dopamine-hacking.
The “one use-case per device/tool” rule is awfully helpful in cutting out distractions without becoming a luddite.
Personally, a fuzzy adherence to the UNIX philosophy has helped me cut out the “distraction demons” of the internet. I used to use social media a lot, and I questioned why I do that; turns out I had only two reasons: 1) To post and 2) Stay up to date on industry trends. I realized I could do the posting without having to scroll and I could keep up with industry trends via .. forums instead. Which are not infinite-scroll and hence not dopamine-hacking.
The “one use-case per device/tool” rule is awfully helpful in cutting out distractions without becoming a luddite.