I would also recommend Cold Turkey for blocking websites. It's mostly free and I've found it incredibly useful.
I find it fascinating how your answers to the Reader Questions are always clear, compassionate and concise and still manage to include a lot of information and nuance. I really enjoy your posts. They always pull me out of paralysis and remind me that using these tools with more intention is simpler (if not easier) than my brain makes me believe.
I've totally noticed this during my detox -- at first, I thought I could keep myself logged in to email and substack and other accounts I decided I would check periodically, but I soon realized I need to stay logged out unless I'm using them during this time, or else I was just...sitting there refreshing my inbox (get a life!)
Post-detox I don't think I'll stay logged out, but I think maybe not always having the browser tab open could be a nice happy medium. I also think just the need to open a computer and sit down IS more intentional than mobile screen time, and so it feels (slightly) better.
Agreed with all of this!! It's a good point about closing it out. I always have my inbox tab open while doing other things, but frankly, that's silly. Unless I'm waiting for something important, which isn't often, I don't need to have it open. It's really no different than having notifications on my phone. Thanks for bringing that up!!
I would also recommend Cold Turkey for blocking websites. It's mostly free and I've found it incredibly useful.
I find it fascinating how your answers to the Reader Questions are always clear, compassionate and concise and still manage to include a lot of information and nuance. I really enjoy your posts. They always pull me out of paralysis and remind me that using these tools with more intention is simpler (if not easier) than my brain makes me believe.
I’ll check out Cold Turkey thank you!
And thank you for such a kind note! I’m so grateful that they can be helpful :)
I've totally noticed this during my detox -- at first, I thought I could keep myself logged in to email and substack and other accounts I decided I would check periodically, but I soon realized I need to stay logged out unless I'm using them during this time, or else I was just...sitting there refreshing my inbox (get a life!)
Post-detox I don't think I'll stay logged out, but I think maybe not always having the browser tab open could be a nice happy medium. I also think just the need to open a computer and sit down IS more intentional than mobile screen time, and so it feels (slightly) better.
Agreed with all of this!! It's a good point about closing it out. I always have my inbox tab open while doing other things, but frankly, that's silly. Unless I'm waiting for something important, which isn't often, I don't need to have it open. It's really no different than having notifications on my phone. Thanks for bringing that up!!