How I Stopped Mindless Doom Scrolling As A Chronically Online Software Engineer
In this video we explore strategies I've used to stop doom scrolling - some that worked and some that don't - and tips for how to implement them effectively.
Original blog post with all links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2025-07_how-i-l...
Chapters
00:00 - Intro
01:15 - Quitting social media did not work for me
03:20 - Time block problematic apps
07:20 - Time block your calendar
08:20 - Keep a todo list
10:25 - Keep a list of content bookmarked
Links:
My Simple Daily Todolist as a Software Engineer - Maximize Productivity, Minimize Waste - • My Simple Daily Todolist as a Software Eng...
How I plan my day as a Senior Software Engineer - A Simple Scalable System for getting the most important thing done every day - https://hamy.xyz/blog/2024-03_how-i-p...
I Quit Coffee for 90 Days - Here’s How It Affected Me as a Software Engineer - • I Quit Coffee for 90 Days - Here’s How It ...
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