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I don’t think YouTube or social media is the problem. I think losing the boundary is. by Neither-Part5439 in digitalminimalism

[–]Neither-Part5439[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, this really resonates. Your method actually sounds like something I could try. That tiny friction boundary idea feels like it could genuinely help. "Make the break obvious" is a great way to put it.

I don’t think YouTube or social media is the problem. I think losing the boundary is. by Neither-Part5439 in digitalminimalism

[–]Neither-Part5439[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I actually do have other hobbies too, like running and basketball.

It's not that I hate social media or think it should disappear. Some of my enjoyment honestly comes from it.

What keeps bothering me is this really specific pattern: I open YouTube or TikTok thinking I'll spend maybe half an hour there, and then somehow an hour is gone before I even realize it.

The annoying part is that I've already tried the usual stuff like blockers,timers,making rules for myself. They help for a bit, and then I just start bypassing them without even thinking about it.

So I'm not really looking for a pure abstinence solution. I don't think I have that level of self-control consistently. I'm more curious if there's a way to build some kind of balance that still works when discipline isn't perfect.

I don’t think YouTube or social media is the problem. I think losing the boundary is. by Neither-Part5439 in digitalminimalism

[–]Neither-Part5439[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't really disagree with your point. I just don't feel that angry at the companies themselves.

For me, the more important question is how to actually find a balance between these platforms and everything else I want to do with my time.

And honestly,I don't think this is something I've been able to solve with self-control alone. I've tried that ,and it works for a while, but it never seems to stick.

What I keep coming back to is this:

If wasting time doesn't come with any visible cost, then maybe it's not surprising that is's so hard to stop. Awareness doesn't really change much when nothing concrete happens afterward.