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 power capacity, 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.

Consider the communities you visit and what you intend to get from them. Finding a solution in a technical discussion differs from repeatedly refreshing a general feed, even when both happen in the same app. Write down the question before opening it and notice whether you leave after finding an answer. If you include Reddit among your selected apps, its use drains power. Movement powers the meter back up. Review the selection against those concrete visits rather than judging an entire community or treating every conversation as a distraction.

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.
• ✓Walking always counts: 40 steps add 30 minutes, counted by your iPhone’s motion sensors with the phone in your pocket.
• ✓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. Walking always counts: 40 steps add 30 minutes, counted by your iPhone’s motion sensors with the phone in your pocket.