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Moderation is a high form of discipline. Keep the apps, learn to limit usage. It doesn’t have to be all or nothing. Keep food in the house, learn not to pig out on the sweets. Works in other areas of life where removing access is not an option.

>>block_+(OP)
So basically 'just be successful' it's easy: just learn everyday, do sports, eat well...

But hey thanks for your tip!

>>block_+(OP)
Moderation is more difficult than abstinence because it means you are fighting an activated dopamine loop in real time.

I wonder: are there any good games where the game is literally to escape dopamine loops in various ways? That would actually be a novel and interesting game mechanic. You could make it a puzzle type game or even work it into a role playing or fighting game where sneaking you into some kind of addictive game loop is how the enemies get you.

>>block_+(OP)
I can stop any time I want!

>>Deutsc+C
No one said it is easy to be virtuous

>>renega+i2
Of course I can! I just don't want to right now, maybe later!

>>block_+(OP)
I guess the problem is twofold: some of your mental faculties rather want to drown in digital distraction while you engage other mental faculties to stop the former

While some people can engage in moderation, abstinence has it's place so that you don't spend double your energy just to stay on track. Imagine someone made a fresh cooked BBQ steak and puts it close to your work place and tells you "it's alright, moderation buddy! Keep working!". So everything has it's place and time, it's usually the blending of different places and times that makes things difficult