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Internet Addiction Restriction Prot...
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Day 12 of 28
jlr123 commits to:
From March 16 to March 24, track daily: total screen time, including what type of internet is consumed (YouTube, TikTok, etc.), and unconscious habits that lead to long usage. Log the amount of time spent each day in "My Commitment Journal". Some separate “allowed” tech (music, podcasts) from scrolling is Spotify. Include useful strategies for change that work or have not been tried, and strategies that don't work/pitfalls/triggers. List these daily as possible, and changes start post 03/24.
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My Commitment Journal
 jlr123
March 25, 2026, 4:07 AM
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March 24th: Total Screentime: 12 hours, 59 minutes Phone Screentime: 3 hours, 31 minutes Computer Screentime: 9 hours, 28 minutes Problems: - Social anxiety - Same problems aforementioned - Sometimes I rationalize away doing the right thing, so as not to do the right thing, or I pretend to forget what I am supposed to do (like today I rationalized not asking a girl out, and pretended not to remember my goals). - I acknowledge bad things and keep on doing them afterwards, like watching Netflix while or after writing this. - Desires do not equal actions right now - I often act on emotions in regards to being disciplined in studying/working Good strategies: - Identity change - Discipline is choosing the future you want over the feeling you have - Knowledge multiplies the worth of your time - A way to move on from wasted time: Acknowledge "That phase existed", Extract "These mistakes were made I won't repeat", and Redirect "From today forward, I operate differently" - Make your spoken word just as good as your written one - Have corporate-level discipline in some ways, universe-level discipline in others (see the Chat GPT for this) - Maybe pretend you are being watched/zoom group study/zoom room - Detachment (like Jocko Willink level detachment) - Act like professional (doing things excellent even when they are tired) instead of amateur (doing things generally only when inspired) - Act like adult (making plan and sticking to it) instead of like a child (doing what feels good). - Become more conscientious End of preliminary data obtaining section. Plan for change is being created. Stand by. |
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jlr123
March 24, 2026, 3:33 AM
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March 23rd: Total Screentime: 10 hours, 58 minutes Phone Screentime: 2 hours, 8 minutes Computer Screentime: 8 hours 50 minutes Identified Problems: - Using the internet to alleviate social anxiety symptoms from social interaction or a lack thereof. - Isolating in a study room and studying for long periods of time with internet distractions. - Horniness - Maladaptive daydreaming/internet bad habits while at the dinner table, which include walking around with headphones on, listening to music, and engaging with exciting content. - I keep reactivating TikTok, rationalizing the price is worth it, or not thinking about what I am doing as I do it. I almost entered this entry point before activating TikTok, which means I would have done more work to reactivate it. Additionally, the reactivation of TikTok for productive means typically doesn't work well, but I want to make it work. - I still listen to YouTube/TikTok/Instagram/Netflix/Spotify while filling this out, possibly altering entries. Potential strategies: - Can maybe not think too much in regards to ignoring impulses, like I do when giving in to them, to prevent rationalization in regards to giving up to my impulses. Next period of report: March 24th |
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jlr123
March 23, 2026, 1:31 AM
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March 22nd: Total Screentime: 10 hours, 16 minutes Phone Screentime: 1 hour, 41 minutes Computer Screentime: 8 hours, 35 minutes Identified Problems: - Loud parents/hectic household/nagging parents - Incel ideology/relationship troubles - Anger-inspiring sayings (like on Reddit, where you ask for help) - Binging on Netflix and inability to stop watching (or feeling like I am unable to stop watching). - Anger towards my father and mother. Potentially good strategies: - Being out of the house for as long as possible - Joining some sort of club in order to get friends or a girlfriend - Stay away from social media, Reddit, and Netflix (altogether or for long periods of time/only visit sites during certain times/periods). - Tap into dark/evil motivation: Like Jung darkness (to enhance work ethic, discipline, and accountability (for instance, my desire to go to the gym to get big and strong so I can't be intimidated). Next log time: March 23rd |
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jlr123
March 21, 2026, 11:54 PM
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March 21st: Total Screentime: 9 hours, 6 minutes Phone Screentime: 1 hour, 14 minutes Computer Screentime: 7 hours, 52 minutes Possible productive strategies and beliefs: - You do something, and then you will feel like doing it - You need to stay away from loser/negative beliefs/people, even if they aren't responsible for their plight, and even if there is some truth to it. Usually, they are either impractical or wrong, so they are not worthy of being listened to. You determine what a negative mindset is, as you know what that is. - Doing things that some immoral people sometimes do (that are not evil, however, and which are actually neutral/good) is sometimes needed for success. - My word should become respectable/iron/concrete again, so that I follow through. - Should spend as much time out of the house as possible - Adopt the identity of being a disciplined person. You were once described as a robot + Walter White mixture (smart and disciplined/unemotional. Emotionally speaking, though, due to this, it ended up being a good life. Adopt this mindset/identity again. - Make sure YouTube exposure is only for career exploration. Identified problems: - Not having goals determined at the start of the day. Should create it at night. Should have direction before the day starts. - Environment leads to failure, needs restructure. Technology too accessible. |
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