Block Reddit

A practical setup

For Reddit, decide which use is distracting, which use is intentional, and whether another app or browser route performs the same task. Write the trigger, action, exception, and review date in one sentence before configuring it.

Worked example

Select one destination, set a 5-minute daily limit, then test locking and release while every permission and exception is still visible. The number is a starting assumption, not a target you need to outperform.

Group the app and any browser route you regularly use so the rule matches the real habit. For instance, if you often switch from the app to a mobile browser to continue reading threads, include both in your selection. Test this configuration for fourteen days with two check-ins to observe if your total engagement time aligns with your intended daily usage patterns.

How to measure the experiment

For 14 days, record 2 checks covering shield reliability, necessary access, planned visits, and automatic openings. Compare like with like: use the same days and inputs when you review the result.

Before you switch it on

A blocking playbook is useful only when selection, recovery, and essential access have been tested.

• ✓Inventory work, care, banking, travel, and authentication needs.
• ✓Check app and browser routes that reach the same destination.
• ✓Choose a way in that fits the place and time: a camera-counted exercise, the step target, or a place you name.
• ✓Run one short shield-and-unshield test before relying on it.

When to adjust the rule

Fix the selection before raising the movement target; a broader lock is not automatically a better boundary. Add a quiet or step or saved-place option before deciding that the entire approach has failed.