1. Do you think the opponent's arguments will help improve your worldview? If so, the argument is useful.

2. Is your opponent open to changing their view, and will your arguments help that? If so, the argument is useful.

3. Is this an effective use of your time reaching other people compared to e.g. posting/commenting your arguments elsewhere? If so, the argument is useful.

Otherwise, the argument is not useful and you should consider doing something else.

Unactionable news burns us out and sometimes causes infighting. We need more simple actionable steps (like online petitions or something, idk).

Unhook

URL Blocker

(Drawing of YouTube Unhook logo) Take your attention back (Drawing of URL Blocker logo with some big tech apps in it) Take you attention back (Drawing of a 1-UP mushroom) Take your life back

It's not enough to remove distractions from your life.

Nature abhors a vacuum, and that includes one in your headspace.

In order to make sure you don't go back to your old habits, you need new, better habits, that are more about creation (drawing, writing, crafts, modding...) than consumption (scrolling, getting ragebaited, tiktoks/similar...)

Also, feel free to post about your creations here. Just make sure to prefix your title with "[RECLAIMED TIME]" (or put a hash tag in it, idk how tags work on Lemmy if they work at all)

For example, here's a drawing of my OC I drew in the beginning of this year.

Take Your Time Back!

Community: TakeYourTimeBack@lemmy.world

This is a draft you can help to improve

Use a logoless, minimal launcher (it's not important which app-just a dumb, plain launcher).

Track your screen time.

Turn off notifications and use Do Not Disturb mode.

Do not install any online applications except your browser (you can still do most things in a browser).

Use a time-tracker add-on in your browser.

When using a browser, have a maximum of three tabs.

Do not multitask; do only one thing at a time.

Do not use earbuds when walking or waiting for something.

Experience activities without your phone.

Some examples:

• Reading books
• Doing exercise
• Chatting with someone (face-to-face)
• Eating/cooking without your phone

Connect is confusing

Original title: "I may have accidentally deleted my moderation access"

Too often, the opposing side has nothing to say you haven't heard before, they won't listen to you, and few - if any - neutral people will read your arguments and get convinced.

Not to mention you could be arguing against an AI.

The best day is "today"

You'll find it easier to resist scrolling when well rested.

Good night.

I have a view that us humans do need some kind of escape from reality. Some really mindless escape from reality.

Few examples: After I quit social networks I got addicted to reading news. After I limited that, I am spending lots of time on Lemmy.

My grand parents spent most of their afternoons watching TV.

Before smart phones existed my mom had to remind my dad to put his newspaper (or could be phone) down when we are eating.

And after reading some stories about our great grandparents lots of people escaped to alcoholism and constant sex. I think major contributor to alcoholism being down is existence of another healthier escape (social networks).

Even if I try. I often get to tired to continue my selected exactly for this purpose really mindless hobbies. And just to have something to do I take out my phone and doom scroll. I do often sit with myself and get bored. However I think doom scrolling is just one of escapes we use.

What I try to do about this is at leas doom scroll slightly better stuff. I do not watch tiktoks, but I do browse news, and lemmy and watch lots of youtube. However I try to only watch high quality content I am subscribed to.

But at the end of the day I spend huge portion of my day on my phone mostly doom scrolling.

What do you think about this?

https://unhook.app/

URL Blocker (Chrome extension store)

In the attention economy, your time is your most valuable curency - and you are being robbed of it in broad daylight…

or, should I say, screenlight.

It’s not your fault… but it IS within your power to do something about it.

Take your time back.

Take your attention back.

Take your life back.