Christopher Mims on Nostr: every morning when I sit down to check social media, I set a kitchen timer for 10 ...

every morning when I sit down to check social media, I set a kitchen timer for 10 minutes; inevitably, I blow past that and have to add another 5. sometimes, with regret and a twinge of shame, I reset it for another 5 minutes or even another 10.

then I turn on Freedom (blocks all my distractions) and get on with my work.

it's the only thing that works for me & I've long since given up trying to limit my time in places like this any other way.

(I don't have the apps on my phone)