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Comment by toastercat | Hacker News Reader

Working on actively trying to quit reading HackerNews.

One way that worked for me in trying to quit Reddit was to edit /etc/hosts, and redirect it to localhost.

  127.0.0.1 news.ycombinator.com

Limiting my Reddit intake this way actually worked, but I don't feel the need for HN yet.

If you find you're spending too much time on hacker news, you can actually set anti-procrastination settings in your profile. I use them and it's definitely helped a lot!

Start by creating an AI to read it for you and summarize the discussions, so you have less to read.

I see you are making strides

I’ve found if I announce I want to make a change I’m more likely to follow through. Maybe they are trying it out?

Is it open-source?

Try silent quitting HN, or living with your eyes closed! Worked for me, for 5 mins.

Keep us posted!

Why?

It can easily be a huge waste of time while still feeling like it's enriching. And even if it is enriching, if it gets in the way of other stuff you really need to to be doing, then it's a problem.

Hit the nail on the head. I've quit every other social media site with the exception of HackerNews. And while some would argue HN isn't social media, I would disagree; I'd argue most of what makes HN so popular is the commenters.

I've found that in this regard, HN is no less addictive to me than a site like Reddit. I impulsively check it when I'm bored and find myself wasting time in long comment threads that over the years I have found more and more pessimistic. Still far better than Reddit, but the pessimism gets to me to a point where I can't help but feel jaded. Anyway, I just don't think it's good for me anymore.

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