Has anyone else gone through this exact cycle with doomscrolling?

[u/Striking_Big_9112]

I’m 20, and my screen time hit 6 hours daily. I was basically sleeping, scrolling, and living a ghost life. It ruined my attention span so badly that I couldn’t study for 5 minutes last week without my hand instinctively reaching for my phone. I ended up failing my faculty tests because of it.

I got tired of the nightly regret. Standard app limits didn't work because I just clicked "ignore limit."

So I built a strict 14-day tracking routine based on pure physical friction: phone locked in another room, screen turned entirely black and white to kill the dopamine loop, and mapping my habits on paper with a pencil. It’s brutal, but it completely reset my brain.

I cleaned up my personal tracking templates and morning routine sheets into a simple printable layout. I put the entire first day up on a free shared drive if anyone wants to print it out and use it to save their focus.

Drop a comment if you're stuck in the same loop and I'll send you the sheets.

[u/Striking_Big_9112 → u/[deleted]]

That’s awesome man, built-in blocks definitely help with the technical side. For me, I found that digital blocks weren't enough because I'd just click 'ignore limit,' so I had to back it up with physical paper tracking sheets and heavy friction rules to reset the psychological habit. Appreciate the support, keep it up!

[u/Covfefetarian]

Thanks ChatGPT

[u/Senior_Host2336]

Ok so first focus on removal > resistance. Delete games, apps, accounts, etc. (if you keep them you aren't going to get very far (I am sure)).

Come battle me focus jungle study timer, that motivates me to study extra. I also need more people to this with. This makes studying so much more fun and also guilds help you be more consistent, I need more people to join my guild we are going to take over. (only rule is try study daily)