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well, if you _seriously_ can't stop yourself from watching _youtube videos_, i strongly recommend getting some therapy to treat your addiction.
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Change the channels you watch so you watch useful videos instead. Or maybe replace them with music or radio?
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@zlice I've tried command that cafe mentioned above and it's work I cannot able to access youtube anymore and the good thing is I don't know how to undo that.
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The only way to actually beat addictions IMO is to train your willpower. Buy a pack of cookies or your favorite treat in the world, put it on the table or your desk where u will look at it all the time. Then don’t eat any of it for a month straight. This is the only thing that works for me, and if you think about it, your practicing fighting the addiction directly instead of adding a bunch of stupid tools to limit your access.
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Use a reward system. If you avoid x, you get y or get to do z.
Start with short time periods and go longer as you gain habit control.
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You just need to find a way to like coding more than youtube. Imagine what you could achieve if you were addicted to coding.
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I had the same problem, I solved this by blocking the cookies completely for YouTube in the browser.
That avoided its algorithm from luring me in. -
qwwerty11412ythe worst part about leechblock, pihole, etc/hosts override, etc... is that sooner or later you'll find a way to bypass them. we're techs and overcoming/bypassing obstacles is our daily byz.
so the only way is to attempt neuropaths rewrite as mentioned by @Demolishun but i've found out i'm failing at it too
@electrineer imagine what i could achieve if i would be addicted to theoretical physics. ... brain not braining that way
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