I've reduced my screen time on my phone to less than a hour however on my computer I noticed that my habits haven't changed too much. I still average 5 hours of screen time and most of it is not important/me wasting my time.
So far I have done these things: Set 1 hour timer on youtube and pc games, downloaded stayfree to track usage time.
What tips/advice can you guys offer that I can do thanks!
How do reduce time spent on my computer
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Re: How do reduce time spent on my computer
My trick has been focusing on my actual Time wasters on the PC first. Which was in my case YouTube. I started reducing my Watching habit, with tracking what I watch. But also disable YouTube on the browser, to solely rely on RSS and MPV/YT-DLP to watch my Videos. Which remove the Feed you can be caught in. After that, you could set a Timer, at least on Linux, to lock your Computer after a certain time. Acting as an annoyance as you have to unlock it every time.
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Re: How do reduce time spent on my computer
Honestly, I just walk away. Take a nap, find something else to focus on. Really just being on the computer itself is not addicting, it's everything you can access through it. But, I find that if I stop using a site or service, I just end up replacing that time with something else. So instead, I walk away from the computer entirely. I'm still very bad at it, since it's most of my life and career, and how I interact with most people. But I can at least focus on what's important at home by walking away from it.
Also, leave your phone in another room too. Make it inconvenient to even touch.
Also, leave your phone in another room too. Make it inconvenient to even touch.
Re: How do reduce time spent on my computer
Good idea thanks!Mark wrote: Sat May 31, 2025 5:34 pm Honestly, I just walk away. Take a nap, find something else to focus on. Really just being on the computer itself is not addicting, it's everything you can access through it. But, I find that if I stop using a site or service, I just end up replacing that time with something else. So instead, I walk away from the computer entirely. I'm still very bad at it, since it's most of my life and career, and how I interact with most people. But I can at least focus on what's important at home by walking away from it.
Also, leave your phone in another room too. Make it inconvenient to even touch.