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THIS Cured My iPhone Addiction

2024-07-26 · Short · Ali · recording, 0:35 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Productivity and time · mode: Personal story

In a Short, Ali tells how scrolling YouTube on the toilet kept him up past bedtime until he installed Opal to block social media apps after 9 p.m., and says that when he is not being productive he looks for a system that makes the task easier rather than blaming his lack of discipline.

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00:00:00 — Opal blocks YouTube at night; a system instead of self-blame

  • ★★ Scrolling YouTube on the toilet kept Ali up until midnight or 1 a.m.; Opal now blocks YouTube, Instagram, Twitter and Reddit on his phone after 9 p.m., so he reads and sleeps on time. — 00:00:00 · YouTube, Instagram, Twitter
  • ★★★ Whenever Ali feels he is not being productive, he looks for a system he can add to his life that makes the task much easier, rather than beating himself up for not being disciplined enough. — 00:00:00

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Central: Opal

Also: discipline · Instagram · Reddit · Twitter · YouTube

Also centred on Opal: My honest advice to someone who feels behind in life · Stop Scrolling: How to Take Back Control from Your Phone

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