I admit it: even though I'm not a big fan of social media, Instagram Reels and short TikTok videos generate a buzz in me. notable dependenceI also come across YouTube Shorts from time to time. Same thing happens to me with another news app. This damn catastrophic scrolling is wreaking havoc on my brain, although it's going to stop.
Thanks to an app, I alleviated the problem, and without major complications. When something is not born, force must be applied: block the consumption of short format videos On social networks it's very simple. I'll tell you what it is and how I configure it.
An application due to lack of will
In essence, we depend on ourselves: when faced with any problem, the first thing is the will, the desire to demolish everything to completely change the evil that is happening. This is what happens to me with my cell phonemore precisely with the algorithm which puts before my eyes a never-ending wave of videos from which it is difficult to escape.
Short films on Google Play? no please
Whether more interesting or less, more informative or less, informative or pure entertainment, “doomscrolling” takes advantage of our minds and gets us addicted. Fortunately, a few days ago I read an interesting article from Android Authority in which they talked about an application to stop this happening it affects everyday life.
I decided to try it and It was its simplicity that convinced me. This doesn't promise much, just watch the screen to see how much time we spend on this short video format. It doesn't count WhatsApp minutes, nor the time we spend responding to emails. While there are other cell phone usage habits that are important to change, perhaps the most harmful is the endless consumption of these clips.
Healthy scrolling. With his name, everything is said. Because it's really the only thing he does, and he does it well, and I don't want to harm him. On the home screen it shows us a sort of graph with the remaining usage time, which by the way can be adjusted manually according to your tastes. In my case, half an hour is more than enough.
And I still haven't had time to pay.. YouTube Shorts are really cool for me too. I am therefore considering paying the 2.52 dollars for the license of a device, because you have to check more than one box (with which you indicate which video format the application monitors).
Just below the graph with the remaining time, a bar appears that compares the usage time with the goal we have set for ourselves. In addition, it clearly and visually details the application in which you wasted X minutes/hours. By scrolling (forgive the redundancy) downwards, the boxes appear which allow us to choose Which services are measured in time of use. There are four options: Reels (Instagram), Spotlights (Snapchat), Shorts (YouTube), and TikTok. You can only mix them by paying.
The interface is very similar to some Google apps. Simple and intuitive
I miss that you also reported on the number of scrolls on screen, to get more context on how many shorts I've binged. Likewise, a count of “minutes saved” each day would not be bad, nor would a rewards plan.
I feel like a child asking his mother to let him play for 10 more minutes.
What happens when we reach the goal? A full screen will appear in which it warns, guilt does the rest (you will then no longer be able to fall into the trap unless you uninstall Sane Scrolling). From there, it is possible to extend the time by a few additional minutes, or to reconfigure said objective. The problem at the moment is advertising, especially full-width advertising: it will disappear as soon as you place your order.
You can download Sane Scrolling for free from Google Play Store.
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