Re:Reddit’s disrespectful design
by arcturus17 on Saturday June 26, 2021 @02:17PM
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* Reading
* More and better work (I work for myself, so this is actually great)
* Movies (I don't consider these to be part of the bottomless well. I would very rarely watch more than one in one sitting).
* Actively listening to music and singing (used to sing in a metal band, if I'm bored, instead of going on Youtube, I'll just growl Metallica or Megadeth around the house like back in the day)
* Hanging out with friends
I've done significantly more of all of the above since I quit.
I'm also feeling more creative and entrepreneurial thanks to the feeling of mastery over my time, and the frequent boredom that comes with not having a quick digital fix that ends up turning into hours of infinite scrolling.
My biggest drains were Youtube, Reddit, and news media. I've easily reclaimed anywhere between 10-15h just from quitting those.
* More and better work (I work for myself, so this is actually great)
* Movies (I don't consider these to be part of the bottomless well. I would very rarely watch more than one in one sitting).
* Actively listening to music and singing (used to sing in a metal band, if I'm bored, instead of going on Youtube, I'll just growl Metallica or Megadeth around the house like back in the day)
* Hanging out with friends
I've done significantly more of all of the above since I quit.
I'm also feeling more creative and entrepreneurial thanks to the feeling of mastery over my time, and the frequent boredom that comes with not having a quick digital fix that ends up turning into hours of infinite scrolling.
My biggest drains were Youtube, Reddit, and news media. I've easily reclaimed anywhere between 10-15h just from quitting those.