How to stop scrolling before bed (on your laptop)
Give your feeds an overnight schedule from 22:00 to 07:00. After ten you land on tomorrow’s goals, and breaks end on time.
What the video shows
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In Redirect, give your feeds an overnight schedule, from ten at night to seven in the morning.
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After ten, opening them takes you to your goals for tomorrow.
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Take a short break if you must. When it ends, you are sent back, even mid scroll.
Read the transcript
It is late, you are tired, and the feed keeps going. Here is how to close it for the night. In Redirect, give your feeds an overnight schedule, from ten at night to seven in the morning. After ten, opening them takes you to your goals for tomorrow. Take a short break if you must. When it ends, you are sent back, even mid scroll. Get Redirect at heyredirect.com.
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Close the tab. Open your goals.
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