Social, Video & Shorts
Why X, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube Shorts are so hard to put down, and what to do about each of them — including app-by-app settings.
5 Ways to Spend Less Time on TikTok — Starting With the In-App Settings
Five ways to cut your TikTok time, ordered from least to most effort: the in-app Screen Time tools, cutting the prompts that open the app, and layering a real limit on top when reminders are not enough.
When YouTube Shorts Won't Stop — The Settings That Help, and the Ones That Don't
YouTube has in-app tools for watch time: a Shorts feed limit, break reminders, bedtime reminders and autoplay. Here is what each one does, where they stop working, and how to layer OS-level limits on top.