How I Stopped Mindless Doom Scrolling As A Chronically Online Software Engineer - Less Time Scrolling, More Time Doing Things I Enjoy

In this video we explore strategies I've used to stop doom scrolling - some that worked and some that don't - and tips for how to implement them effectively.

Original blog post with all links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2025-07_how-i-limit-doom-scrolling

Chapters

00:00 - Intro
01:15 - Quitting social media did not work for me
03:20 - Time block problematic apps
07:20 - Time block your calendar
08:20 - Keep a todo list
10:25 - Keep a list of content bookmarked

Links:

- My Simple Daily Todolist as a Software Engineer - Maximize Productivity, Minimize Waste - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMIqaPqxwPU&ab_channel=HAMYLABS
- How I plan my day as a Senior Software Engineer - A Simple Scalable System for getting the most important thing done every day - https://hamy.xyz/blog/2024-03_how-i-plan-my-day
- I Quit Coffee for 90 Days - Here’s How It Affected Me as a Software Engineer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eo9B9TOad0E&ab_channel=HAMYLABS

About me: I'm Hamilton - a Technomancer building Simple Scalable Systems.

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