What monk mode is
A fixed period, usually 30 to 90 days, where you remove distractions and keep a few strict daily habits. No vows, no robes. Just fewer inputs and more output.
The rules that actually work
- No feeds. Shorts, Reels, TikTok off for the whole period.
- Train every day. Gym, run or walk. Write it down.
- One deep-work block a day. 60 to 120 minutes, phone silent.
- Read 10 pages.
- Fixed sleep time.
- Track your money. Every spend, every day.
Keep it to five or six rules. Twenty rules means you break one on day 2 and quit.
A 30-day plan
- Week 1: remove the feeds, set the sleep time.
- Week 2: add the daily deep-work block.
- Week 3: add training and reading every day.
- Week 4: keep everything and add nothing. This is the hard week.
Why most people quit on day 6
They cannot see progress. Write a streak, score every day, look back at week 1 on day 30.
Tracking monk mode in one app
Make Yourself was built for this: feed blocking, tasks with focus timers, a workout log, a reading log, a budget and a daily score in one place. Free to start, Pro from $1.99 the first month.
From the founder
I'm Danylo, 17. I used to lose 5-6 hours a day to Shorts, Reels and TikTok. Deleting apps and screen time limits did not work for me; a written plan did. Then I built Make Yourself. Read my story →