{"id":42274,"date":"2021-07-21T10:50:43","date_gmt":"2021-07-21T14:50:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=42274"},"modified":"2021-07-30T13:48:58","modified_gmt":"2021-07-30T17:48:58","slug":"news-feed-scrolling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/news-feed-scrolling\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Stop Your &#8220;News Feed Scrolling&#8221; Addiction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Why is news feed scrolling so addictive and distracting? What are some ways to reduce the amount of time you spend scrolling on social media and articles?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Social media news feeds can be addictive and distracting because of the ability to keep scrolling. In his book <em>Indistractable, <\/em>Nir Eyal provides several methods to reduce time spend scrolling on your news feed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is Nir Eyal&#8217;s advice for reducing your time spent on social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The <strong>Dangers of News Feed Scrolling<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the most addictive features of social media is the \u201cnews feed,\u201d which usually has an \u201cinfinite scroll.\u201d You can scroll through pictures and posts without ever coming to the end of the page\u2014you don\u2019t stop, because there\u2019s no natural place to do so.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Without the infinite news feed scrolling, social media becomes much less entertaining\u2014and that\u2019s a good thing. <strong>When you have control over what you see, social media can be used as a tool rather than a distraction.<\/strong> There are three ways you can circumvent the news feed on various social media.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>1. Install a News Feed Blocker<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>There are many extensions you can install on your web browser to prevent you from seeing your Facebook news feed, such as:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/chrome.google.com\/webstore\/detail\/news-feed-eradicator-for\/fjcldmjmjhkklehbacihaiopjklihlgg\">News Feed Eradicator for Facebook<\/a>: The homepage won\u2019t display any posts. Rather, you\u2019ll see a blank page with an inspirational quote.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/chrome.google.com\/webstore\/detail\/todobook\/ihbejplhkeifejcpijadinaicidddbde?hl=en\">Todobook<\/a>: Instead of seeing your news feed, you\u2019ll see your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/gtd-to-do-list\/\">to-do list<\/a>. When you complete all the tasks for the day, the list disappears and the news feed reappears.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: Both of these extensions are currently available only on Google Chrome.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2. Preload Specific Pages&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Most people access social media sites by going to the homepage, which contains the news feed. <strong>Skip over the homepage entirely by navigating directly to the page you want to access.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To do this, save specific frequently visited or important URLs to your bookmarks bar. Clicking on these links will take you directly to the part of the site you <em>want<\/em> to be on\u2014helping you use social media more deliberately and efficiently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>For example, instead of bookmarking Facebook.com, you might bookmark Facebook.com\/messages or Facebook.com\/[your business page].<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>3. Block Recommendations&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Social media sites run algorithms in the background while you use them, figuring out what types of videos and articles will be most appealing to you based on your past activity. They\u2019ll then give you a list of recommendations, tempting you to keep clicking.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>A fairly obvious example of this is Youtube\u2019s \u201crecommended videos\u201d list\u2014by combining interesting video thumbnails with subjects you\u2019re interested in, it can easily drag you into <em>hours <\/em>of unplanned video-watching.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Many web browsers have features to turn off these recommendations, and there are extensions you can download to manage especially tempting sites.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>For example, the Google Chrome extension <a href=\"https:\/\/chrome.google.com\/webstore\/detail\/df-tube-distraction-free\/mjdepdfccjgcndkmemponafgioodelna?hl=en\">DF Tube<\/a> allows you to watch videos without recommendations, autoplay, or comments.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Random Articles&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Articles pop into your day constantly\u2014you may receive a news alert in the morning, get sidetracked while doing research for work, or see a good read while scrolling social media. Often, you\u2019ll either read these articles right away\u2014distracting you from the activity you <em>should<\/em> be doing\u2014or you\u2019ll save them for later across numerous open tabs\u2014cluttering your workspace with tempting visual reminders.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Articles are interesting, knowledge-boosting tools when used the right way\u2014rather than cutting them out, change how and when you spend time on them. <\/strong>The most important step in this change is to <em>stop reading articles on your web browser.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Eyal recommends the browser extension and app <a href=\"https:\/\/getpocket.com\/\">Pocket<\/a> for this step. When you come across an interesting article, clicking the Pocket icon on your browser will pull the article text\u2014leaving out ads and recommendations\u2014and save it to the Pocket app linked on your phone.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>With this system, you don\u2019t have to choose between reading an article right away or keeping it open in the background\u2014the content is kept tucked away until you\u2019re ready to read.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: Eyal recommends Pocket, but there are many similar services available.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Get More Out of Your Articles With Temptation Bundling&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Not only are tucked-away articles less distracting, but they can also be used as a reward in <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/temptation-bundling\/\">temptation bundling<\/a><\/em>\u2014making an unappealing activity more interesting by combining it with something you <em>want<\/em> to do.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>For example, the Pocket app has a text-to-speech feature, so you can use it in the same way the study participants did\u2014combine the pleasure of listening to your saved articles with less interesting activities such as meal prepping, going to the gym, mowing the lawn, or doing laundry.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why is news feed scrolling so addictive and distracting? 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