stop deleting apps. fix your brain.

ok so maybe this won’t sit right with everyone, but i’m just sharing what i think.

i’ve seen a lot of people delete social media to escape doomscrolling and get their focus back. like deactivating insta before exams because they want to “lock in.” fair enough.

but honestly? deleting the app isn’t the solution. it’s just a temporary patch.

you’re not fixing your addiction, you’re just dodging it.

and most of the time, people just replace one app with another. they delete insta, then end up scrolling twitter or linkedin (💀). so what changed? nothing really.

the real issue is not the app. it’s your inability to control your urge to open it every 5 minutes. and until you fix that, it doesn’t matter how many apps you delete, you’ll always find something else to waste time on.

the only actual solution is self-control.

you have to know how to say “no” to yourself. that’s it. no shortcuts.

if you’re addicted to reels, porn, whatever it all comes down to whether you can hold yourself back. not by force-deleting stuff, but by learning to delay gratification and use shit when you actually want to, not when your brain's just bored.

let me give you my example.

back in 12th grade, i was deep in the reel addiction cycle.
wake up -> scroll reels
sleep -> scroll reels
screen time: 12+ hours a day lol

exams were around the corner and i wasn’t even close to ready. attention span was gone. i was cooked. so i tried something different.

i set small goals, like finish one chapter, then 15–30 mins on my phone [ yeh ik i'm retard at that time (i'm still tho) ]. kinda like pomodoro, but based on tasks instead of timers.

it worked. i scored around 90% that year.

but still, i hadn’t really solved the root problem. i was just managing it.

now? i use social apps only when i feel like it. they don’t control me anymore.

i open instagram for memes and sometimes to see what’s going on in the world (memes are literally better news sources now).
i use it around 30 mins a day, max and i've no guilt about it.

i use twitter during breaks between tasks, like while a server boots up or something. i don’t scroll aimlessly. i post, check notifs, close the app (i mostly use twitter on browser btw).

why?

because this shit doesn’t give me dopamine anymore.
from the day i started (actually started around aug 24), learning and building things i don't need to get dopamine from these things anymore, i get my daily dose of dopamine by building and learning something new.

so yeah

stop blaming apps.
start fixing your attention.
learn how to control your own brain.
once you do that, you won’t get addicted to anything, not even porn.

see ya in the next one :)