A Simple and Easy way to overcome your Twitter Addiction

The author says Twitter is useful for talking to people, connecting with like-minded users, and listening to people he appreciates, but it also takes a toll on time and productivity. He describes a self-imposed method to reduce the habit, based on gradual change rather than stopping all at once.

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• Replaces the regular Twitter client with a leaner way to tweet, using AlfredTweet through Alfred’s Powerpack.
• Keeps tweeting possible, but makes reading Twitter streams require opening twitter.com.
• Visits the Twitter website in the afternoon, when he is tired from regular work.
• Suggests browser plugins that block sites at certain times if the user keeps visiting Twitter too often.
• Recommends keeping phones and tablets out of easy reach while working.
• Advises disabling or removing Twitter clients on devices needed for other work, such as testing or development.
• Says tweeting can be left for travel, time with friends, and other moments outside work.
• Notes that the advice may not fit people whose work includes social media, sales, or watching reactions to their brands.
• Says he wants to reduce his Facebook time too and is becoming a morning person.