My life completely changed when I stopped scrolling

Jonas Hanson

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I used to fail every single time I tried to quit.

I tried dopamine detoxes (lasted 2–3 days).

I tried app blockers (found loopholes).

I even sent my screen time to a stranger online for accountability.

Nothing worked.

For 3 years I struggled. Always back to scrolling, TV shows, movies, YouTube. Always wasting hours.

But then, on January 16th, 2025, everything changed. That morning, I woke up and asked myself: “What’s so simple I’d feel stupid if I couldn’t do it?”

The rule I made was this:

No short form content
No TV shows
No movies

That’s it. Just 3 rules. (the thing was I could still do everything else)

And since that day, I’ve been clean for 8 months straight.

My screen time dropped.

My schoolwork became easier.

I go outside more.

I feel wayyy happier.

I’m actually able to do real deep work.

Here’s the crazy part:

The most “stimulating” thing I do now is work on my business and listen to audiobooks.

And honestly, I love it now…

Since then I’ve even started helping others quit too. I’ve had clients save HOURS of valuable hours every single day.

And every time I see that I’ve been able to help them I get this nice tingling feeling inside of me because they don’t have to waste 3 years failing like I did.

If you’re still struggling, here’s my advice:

You don’t need a perfect system. You don’t need app blockers or some extreme detox.

Just make your rules so simple that you can’t fail. For most people I would recommend just trying to go 14 days without scrolling that’s it…

When’s the last time you went even one day without scrolling?

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