How do you stop endless short-form video scrolling and save time?

[Elizabeth2]

I’ve been trying to cut back on my phone use, but I keep getting pulled back in by those endless short-form videos. I’ll just open the app for a minute and suddenly half an hour is gone. Does anyone else find it’s the biggest time-sink for them, too?

[John64]

Yep it is the biggest time sink for me too. I tell myself I will just peek and then half an hour is gone.

[Timothy_H]

I tried a timer app that blocks the feed after a short window. It helped for a day or two but I forgot to turn it on again and slid back in.

[Brian_L]

I moved the app off the home screen and into a folder on a different page. It cut the impulse a bit but I still go back when I am bored.

[NoahNG]

Maybe the real issue is not the videos but the quiet after work when I crave something easy. Is that the real problem here?

[JonathanH]

Sometimes I just skim and then feel annoyed I wasted time. I stop and log a quick win like reading a page of a book instead and it helps a little.