Using Home Assistant, adguard home and an $8 smart outlet to avoid brain rot

Nice idea. But it needs to be harder for me to reverse. I think I would very quickly develop the reflex of disabling WiFi on my phone so it loads the site via mobile data.

Like any addiction, the addict needs to first _want_ to stop

The trouble I have with all tech-based attempts I've set up to stop myself getting distracted is that it is me versus a much-more-motivated me.

We have the same technical skills but one of us is not going to stop until he wins.

You can run a VPN no matter the data connection. And delete the apps and have to reinstall them, or login via web.

Yeah, thats just how it was when I completely blocked those services on my network.

My hope is that this gentle nuding towards "come on, you've had 15 minutes, now just wait another 45, please?" is enough of a hurdle. I think it's a moderation tool.

Having the addiction mere seconds away ensures that any addict will not stop, no matter how much they want it. There needs to be enough separation between you and the thing that your rational brain kicks in.

If you don’t mind supervised mode, this can help prevent this bypass: https://www.techlockdown.com/blog/prevent-turning-off-wifi-i...

Time Lock boxes. Unless the addicted me wants to resort to hardware damage, he's not winning.