This is one of those posts that feels a little bit like… Duh. But it’s still worth discussing.
Recently, I uninstalled the YouTube app from my phone, because I wasting way too much time using it. The goal was, of course, to not waste time on YouTube.
And I found that the first day after that, I was very anxious and had a hard time concentrating. As a result, I slipped in other areas.
It took me a long time to get going with work, and other tasks that I as trying to complete just didn’t get done.
Granted, I now know that I was also coming down with covid at the time, so it’s not entirely fair.
But even so, I think the point stands: when trying to quit something, you use up a lot of your willpower and energy and it makes other things harder.
I just need to be careful with that. I can’t let everything fall apart when I’m trying to accomplish just one thing.
I’ve also realized that I still have a social media problem. Because now I’m just using the YouTube website a lot, now that I don’t have the app. It’s not better.
I’ve tried to get my social media use down to near zero and I’ve struggled to do it. I think the addiction is actually way more powerful than anyone thought.
That’s it for now. I think I’ll try to really get rid of YouTube (and all social media) going forward.