The library bathroom timer trick finally broke my doomscrolling

Last Tuesday I was at the downtown library waiting for a meeting and went to the bathroom. Noticed someone taped a little sign next to the mirror saying '2 minute rule, you get a timer on your phone not your soul.' Weird but it hit me. I started setting a 2 minute timer every time I pick up my phone for a quick check. When it rings I have to put it down or switch tasks. Been doing it for 5 days now and my morning scroll went from like 45 minutes to under 10. The key for me is the timer has to be a physical alarm sound, not vibration, because vibration I just ignore. Has anyone else tried a hard time limit like this or do you use some app that actually works better? My buddy swears by turning the screen grayscale but that just made me miss photos.

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ryantorres2d ago

Bet you'll quit this by next week once you realize how annoying timers are.