Defeating doomscrolling. Here are some suggestions from my assistant (ChatGPT5).

Since you want an all-platform solution (desktop + mobile + browser), the best choice is something that:

1. Works across devices (Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, browsers)

2. Lets you block whole apps (TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, X/Twitter) and websites (Reddit, news feeds, etc.)

3. Can’t be easily bypassed (strong lock modes, scheduling, sync).

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🔑 Best Cross-Platform Options for Blocking Doomscrolling

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Freedom

 (Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, Chrome, Edge, Firefox)

• What it does: Blocks websites and apps across all devices, synced in one account.

• Best for: A unified solution. You can create sessions or schedules that lock you out of doomscrolling apps and sites simultaneously.

• Why it’s strong: Once a session starts, even rebooting won’t cancel it.

• Extra: Includes focus sounds and custom blocklists.

  👉 Recommended as your primary “all-platform” blocker.

  🔗 freedom.to

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Cold Turkey Blocker

 (Windows, macOS — desktop only)

• What it does: “Nuclear option” for your computer. Can block websites, apps, or the whole internet.

• Best for: Making your laptop/desktop absolutely unusable for doomscrolling during work hours.

• Why it’s strong: Once activated, cannot be turned off until the timer ends.

  👉 Use this alongside Freedom if you want extra discipline on desktop.

  🔗 coldturkeyblocker.com

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Opal

 (iOS, macOS)

• What it does: Blocks apps and websites on iPhone/iPad/Mac. Modes like “Brick Mode,” “Work Hours,” and “Godmode Focus.”

• Best for: Apple ecosystem users who need more granular control than Apple’s built-in Screen Time.

  👉 Strong complement to Freedom if you use iPhone.

  🔗 opal.so

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AppBlock

 (Android, iOS)

• What it does: Block individual apps or websites on your phone/tablet. Create schedules or quick “focus mode.”

• Best for: Android or cross-device blocking where you want flexibility.

  👉 Pairs well with Freedom for mobile coverage.

  🔗 appblock.app

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LeechBlock NG / StayFocusd

 (Browser extensions)

• What it does: Let you set timers, daily limits, or schedules for doomscrolling sites (Reddit, YouTube, Twitter/X, news).

• Best for: Extra reinforcement on Chrome/Firefox.

  👉 Good lightweight layer in addition to Freedom, especially for fine-tuning.

  🔗 LeechBlock | StayFocusd

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🚀 Suggested Setup for You

• Install Freedom everywhere → use it as your universal cross-device blocker.

• On Desktop: Add Cold Turkey Blocker for stronger enforcement (esp. during work hours).

• On Mobile: Pair Freedom with AppBlock (Android) or Opal (iOS) for app-level blocking.

• On Browsers: Add LeechBlock NG or StayFocusd for daily limits (useful for news or research overflow).

This gives you layers of defense:

• Freedom = umbrella cross-platform sync

• Cold Turkey/Opal/AppBlock = device-level lockdown

• LeechBlock/StayFocusd = site-level control

 I'm just making a note here as a reminder to myself. This semester, I would like to finish updating the documents surrounding the introduction to public speaking course. So this will include, for each assignment:

• Full page description including that of outlines.
• The rubric grid to go with it, with descriptors in each Category-Score cell, in both Excel and tabbed txt formats, for ease of importing to Canvas LMS.
• An example outline to show depth of content and MLA Outline formatting.
• An example of a successful assignment, where appropriate.
• Informational documents to help with thinking about the assignment, perhaps a How-To.
• A list of possible topics, where appropriate including major-focused topics.
• Peer evaluation checklist.

Then, I'd also like to rationalize my several and scattered Learning Outcomes lists into something that can go into the SLOs in Canvas. These can then link up in Canvas to all activities, assignments, and rubrics. Nice transparency and rationale.

Each Outcome can then have a bunch of informative topics and home and classroom activities/exercises connected to it.

Putting all that together will make a neat complete course package.

Go for the Neat Complete! Tie it with a ribbon.

 I'm thinking of creating some kind of dictionary blog or dictionary website which will cover supplements of various kinds, mostly noötropics. It would have to be some kind of relational database in order to maintain data consistency. So each item of data will be entered only once and then referred to through an ID number. The tables were consist of the supplement in question, it's properties and what it's good for. That way, you can see what a supplement does by looking it up. You could also look up all of the supplements related to, for example, skin care, or anxiety, and so forth. In addition, it would be useful to have a list of foods containing the micro nutrient in question. So maybe it's a micro nutrient dictionary. So then you could look up the food and find out what it's good for. Or another way in to the database would be to askwhat foods are good for calming the endothelial cells, reducing information. That sort of carry on. I speak as someone who has collected hundreds of supplements and buys all sorts of odd foods for reasons I no longer remember.