Primarily turning off all notifications for them, and removing/hiding the app icons. I pretty much only consumed social media on my phone.
By removing the shortcuts on my phone, it broke the muscle memory of just opening my phone and blindly going to Facebook or IG. It was very tough for about a week, where I would catch myself and then just put my phone down but it’s all I could think about, like I was addicted to cigarettes and getting a smoke was all that was on my mind.
This was a few years ago. I’ve gotten a little lax on it, but I definitely don’t fall into the same pit as before. A buddy of mine still regularly sends me tiktoks and I’ll go weeks without checking it.
Primarily turning off all notifications for them, and removing/hiding the app icons. I pretty much only consumed social media on my phone.
By removing the shortcuts on my phone, it broke the muscle memory of just opening my phone and blindly going to Facebook or IG. It was very tough for about a week, where I would catch myself and then just put my phone down but it’s all I could think about, like I was addicted to cigarettes and getting a smoke was all that was on my mind.
This was a few years ago. I’ve gotten a little lax on it, but I definitely don’t fall into the same pit as before. A buddy of mine still regularly sends me tiktoks and I’ll go weeks without checking it.