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The best is the enemy of the good [1]. I constantly remind myself of that and I still fall for the trap. So I write down two questions, dubbed the procrastination questions:

1. What do you think you are supposed to do now? 2. What kind of difficulty are you facing?

And then it's easier to continue working.

[1]: often attributed to Voltaire

While I wish I have more will power to actually stay away from my phone, especially at bedtime, the second best solution I found useful is to set timers for addictive apps. If I use up the allotted time for an app, it will be disabled for the rest of the day. Also there is Focus mode on Android that disables distracting apps while working.

I can't find any announcement from Amazon. Really hope that this is just a wild speculation. On the other hand, I've been reading some books on Manning liveBook, it's really nice to be able to interact with other readers in the comment section on the same content, and sometimes the author would chime in too. But of course only Manning books are available there.

TikTok seems to be more specialized on addictiveness: auto-play unlimited stream of short videos. It's all about removing friction, and TikTok has a good recommendation system.