Re:Glued to Your Phone? Here's How to Rethink Your Relations...
by powellzer on Friday July 23, 2021 @10:41AM
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I recently deactivated Facebook (which I only ever used via web browser) and since then I’ve been counting the number of times I unconsciously end up on the Facebook login page when I’m bored/killing time. I’ve noticed that faced with a “new tab” I’ll often just hit the f key and hit enter without thinking about it, landing me on the Facebook login page. Before I deactivated, this would result in me somewhat unconsciously scrolling through my newsfeed mindlessly consuming whatever Facebook decides I should see that day. I don’t consider myself to be mentally weak so it scares me to think about what percentage of the population does this without ever realizing it.
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Re:Glued to Your Phone? Here's How to Rethink Your Relations...
by david422 on Friday July 23, 2021 @10:57AM
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That's what I do with Hacker News. Hello :/
Re:Glued to Your Phone? Here's How to Rethink Your Relations...
by powellzer on Friday July 23, 2021 @11:08AM
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Oh I totally do this with Hacker News too, which is why I typically block access during work hours. I feel better about it if I'm consciously giving myself a break to read HN. Right now I'm using the LeechBlock Extension which allows for timed overrides.
Re:Glued to Your Phone? Here's How to Rethink Your Relations...
by scottious on Friday July 23, 2021 @12:43PM
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> I’ve noticed that faced with a “new tab” I’ll often just hit the f key and hit enter without thinking about it
OMG I'm so glad I'm not the only one. I deactivated it over 6 months ago and I STILL have this impulse from time to time.