Step 8 (social media) was a spot I was stuck in for awhile (Reddit / YouTube were my vices), but I found some strong-enough strings that toad-me wasn't willing to put off even in low-willoower situations
- StayFree on Android - lock certain apps, need to type a custom phrase (such as "Hey, what will happen if you do that? be honest...") to manually unlock. Provided enough friction for me to actually limit my usage
- Unhook chrome extension - turns off all the part of YouTube with feeds/recommendations so that I don't fall into a rabbit hole of videos, and only come to YT when there's a specific topic/video I want to watch
BUT phone apps don't stop sleepy-me from going back to bed after I shut off the morning alarm, so maybe positive wise inner voice can make a difference here
Thank you for erring on the side of posting over perfectionist paralysis 🙌
Great to read about your process, Andrew! And I always like a numbered list. And a very relevant Frog and Toad reference!!!
I love this idea, I gotta give it a try!
Step 8 (social media) was a spot I was stuck in for awhile (Reddit / YouTube were my vices), but I found some strong-enough strings that toad-me wasn't willing to put off even in low-willoower situations
- StayFree on Android - lock certain apps, need to type a custom phrase (such as "Hey, what will happen if you do that? be honest...") to manually unlock. Provided enough friction for me to actually limit my usage
- Unhook chrome extension - turns off all the part of YouTube with feeds/recommendations so that I don't fall into a rabbit hole of videos, and only come to YT when there's a specific topic/video I want to watch
BUT phone apps don't stop sleepy-me from going back to bed after I shut off the morning alarm, so maybe positive wise inner voice can make a difference here
Thank you for erring on the side of posting over perfectionist paralysis 🙌
Five months later, has this continued to work for you? I like the idea of having a warm relationship with an internal character