How-to
How to stop watching YouTube Shorts without deleting YouTube
A practical, honest guide to cutting YouTube Shorts while keeping the parts of YouTube you actually use — settings, habits, and tools, with the trade-offs of each.
6 min read
Guides
Guides
Honest, practical guides on cutting short-form video without giving up the apps you need.
How-to
How to turn off Reels on Facebook (what Facebook allows, and what it doesn’t)
Can you turn off Facebook Reels? An honest walkthrough of every setting Facebook offers, what each one actually changes, and what to do when they aren’t enough.
5 min read
How-to
Instagram without Reels: every option compared
Every way to use Instagram without Reels — in-app settings, old-version tricks, browsers, time limits and blocking tools — compared honestly with pros, cons and risks.
5 min read
Research
Doomscrolling: why short videos are so hard to stop
Why is it so hard to stop scrolling Reels, Shorts and TikTok? A plain-language look at variable rewards, missing stopping cues and autoplay — and what actually helps.
5 min read
Habits
A 7-day plan to cut short-form video time
A gentle, practical 7-day plan to cut time on Reels, Shorts and TikTok — one small structural change a day, without deleting your apps or relying on willpower.
5 min read
How-to
Using YouTube as a search engine, not a feed
How to use YouTube on purpose: start from search, tame recommendations, turn off autoplay, and build a setup where YouTube answers your questions instead of filling your evenings.
5 min read