almost every single day for as long as i can remember, i've spent the majority of my free time staring at a screen. i first realized this about 3 years ago, but it's hard to find motivation to do anything other than sit at my computer. even when i manage t

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internet addiction Chud 01/17/26 (Sat) 22:04:23 №78193 [Quote]

almost every single day for as long as i can remember, i've spent the majority of my free time staring at a screen. i first realized this about 3 years ago, but it's hard to find motivation to do anything other than sit at my computer. even when i manage to be productive for most of the day, it's never enough to subdue the feeling of regret in the back of my mind that i didn't spend those thousands of hours online on literally anything else
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what are some ways that i can quell my addiction/recover? i think about this nearly every day and yet i continue to waste my life away

Chud 01/17/26 (Sat) 23:25:35 №78201 [Quote]

>even when i manage to be productive…
What are your goals (besides just being less addicted to the internet)? What do you define as being productive?

Chud 01/17/26 (Sat) 23:45:39 №78203 [Quote]

>>78201
at the moment my goals are to maintain my grades, learn more about colleges/scholarships, learn guitar, and establish some sort of schedule for myself to follow throughout the week. i also want to get better at video editing but i'm hesitant/saving that because of the constant distractions that come from being on my computer in the first place
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for me being productive is basically doing anything to help work towards my goals, but also things like learning a skill/doing something that requires you to actually think (like reading or something)

Chud 01/18/26 (Sun) 00:22:28 №78206 [Quote]

>>78203
What I would do is make a plan and stick to it.

For example, I decide that tomorrow after school, I want to go to the gym for an hour, and then draw for an hour. When I get out of school the next day, I might not want to go to the gym. I might feel anxiety about it. However, I am not allowed to change the plan. What I am doing today was already decided for me beforehand. So I just focus on walking to the car, starting it, and driving to the gym. The negative feelings usually fade once you start taking action. Then when I get home from the gym, I repeat the process. I feel anxious about drawing. Thats OK, I can grab my tablet and turn it on, thats easy. Now I am going to open the drawing app. Now I am going to draw 1 random thing. Suddenly I'm not anxious anymore. I dont think about the big picture. I dont worry about how I am going to keep this level of productivity up forever. This is just what I am doing today, right now. (and then maybe I doomscroll once my tasks are complete… or I just repeat the process and go straight to bed).

Let yourself feel unmotivated. It doesn't matter how you feel. What is one easy thing you are going to physically do right now?

Chud 01/18/26 (Sun) 00:23:43 №78207 [Quote]

>>78203
>>78206
Let me know if this helps or if you have any questions or if this is just schizoniggerbabble. Its what I do personally.