First to preface: I recently have found myself cutting off social media nearly entirely after realizing it was what was stopping me from feeling motivated, focused, calm minded, and to be completely honest consciousThis worked, along with implementing other rules such as accepting boredom as part of life, not multitasking and no impulsively checking my phone during mundane tasksEssentially I reset my mind to not fill gaps of time with mind sludge, make myself focus on one thing at a time, and never stress about how much I get done either I have realized that boredom is a great tool, not really feeling bored but the act of not doing something, it allows me to reflect, immerse in things more, anticipate things, reflect, etcHowever, using social media (and sometimes other shit like edging a lot) are by nature and design easy to do and hard to stop once you fall inWhat I want to do is design some sort of way to avoid the pitfall of falling back into a state where I legitimately do nothing but scroll all dayDoes anyone have any ideasFor reference I really feel like not using social media accounts for 80% of my success with doing hobbies now, 10% impulse control, and 10% just the positive feedback loop of doing something that makes me feel fulfilled and not just contentI’ve considered just starting days at my PC by staring at my desktop or wall until I choose something to do, to not open Pandora’s box and just hope I choose the right pathAny other ideas?Hopefully this was explained wellI want to consistently interact with my hobbies and have this be my natural stateI am loving it but want to be consistentThe alternative is infinitely scrolling and feeling content, technically filling my mind with things I’m “doing” but have no fulfillment
>>34615438Just go outside nigga. Also I feel like you made this thread before?
>>34615450What would going outside do and no I have not
>>34615495I swear there was a thread where OP was posting jap titties and was complaining about doomscrolling. Oh well. Anyways by going outside you would avoid doomscrolling, socialize, and can do outside hobbies.
>>34615507hey uh just change your life and do things you dont want to dooh ok
>>34615527Leaving your comfort zone is helpful to growing as a person. If you really don't want to go outside then just set up as many barriers as you can to social media and whatever. Install ColdTurkey if you want.
>>34615548Okay thanks for clarifying But yeah basically just want stopgapsI have no issues with my life ONCE stoppingBut then the cycle of doing nothing for months comes back if I let it
Okay yeah I’m back to just edging for 6 hours straight again ugh
I’ve been considering getting a dumb phone but haven’t gotten the stomach to pull the trigger on it. I’d be cool with keeping social media so long as it’s only on my desktop
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>>34615438stop looking at pornography, even softcore like picrel. it's dopamine and not social media itself that keeps your habits stuck, don't use time wasting social media until you're done with work for the day
>>34621319this post really belongs on /s4s/
>>34621319Okay uhhhhh never mentioned that as an issue
https://youtu.be/EW9pUlrlNQo?si=pT10jiRGPDIcQJJr
I looked around and apparently trying to journal in the moment can help with this?I guess it makes sense, sort of focus on one task, describe what you are feeling / want to be dong and reset your mindHelps stop the nonstop trance of social media
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