How to avoid doom scrolling? - Productivity tip💡

Yep! Accidentally doom scrolling is definitely a thing. Audible reminders help me a lot so I sometimes tell google to set a 10 min timer before an activity that might get me to doom scroll. 

This is a great tip! I just made a new post for this, but I have a problem of picking up my phone and scrolling first thing in the morning. When I avoid doing this and keep my phone on DND in the morning until I start work, it helps immensely and I don’t have the urge to pick up my phone throughout the day nearly as much! 

Such a good tip! I hate when I think “I’ll just check how our post is doing” and then 30 minutes (or more) later the doom scroll has trapped me.

I totally get you. I try to do everything that I can off of my phone and on Sprout so I don’t look like “that person”

I use a dual-monitor setup to stay productive. I block time each morning for engagement and use one screen for browsing social media while keeping the other focused on my main tasks. This helps me stay engaged without losing track of my priorities. I find that when I access platforms on my phone the doom scrolling begins 😅

This is so hard!! I have to go in and check on Facebook groups that are not accessible in Sprout.. That would make my life soooo much easier. I just need to set point of order type times throughout the day that are designated to check those groups and stick with that and use the Sprout smart inbox for the rest!

One of my best decisions lately was not installing social media apps on my phone when I changed phones a couple of months ago. Years ago, I had already made the decision to turn off all app notifications, which in itself reduced mental load and the tendency to stay constantly connected to the feeds.