Why screen time limits fail
They ask you to stop in the middle of the scroll, which is the moment you are weakest. A good plan removes the scroll before it starts.
14-day plan
- Day 1: block Shorts, Reels and other short-video feeds.
- Day 2: phone charges outside the bedroom. Buy a cheap alarm clock.
- Day 3: notifications only from people.
- Day 4: grayscale screen in the evening.
- Days 5-7: one focus session a day with the phone out of reach.
- Days 8-14: keep it all, add one habit: training, reading or a walk.
Replace, do not just remove
Every hour you take from the feed needs a place to go. Three tasks a day, a workout, ten pages. Track them so you can see the swap.
Where Make Yourself fits
Feed blocking (Pro), focus timers, habits, training and reading logs and a daily score. Pro is $1.99 for 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 →