Re:Ask HN: How to combat social media addiction?
by wrestlerman on Friday January 25, 2019 @05:21PM
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I agree with it a lot. I quit social media pretty fast when I was just too busy to use it and it was only distracting me.
But I think deep down the issue is that you don't have something meaningful to do with your time, something that you really, deeply value doing over mindless browsing. It kind of reminds me of Freund's death drive [1] (in a sense of being attracted to passivity / mindless consumption). You should probably try to find new activities, be it sports, associations, art, or even other more mindful media consumption.
Also, cut down on screen time before bed, it impacts sleep quality, which impacts energy levels, and from there it's a negative self reinforcing loop.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_drive