Reading through this, it identifies something that I've seen a lot of people say is a problem, and suggests that the way to solve the problem is simply <i>don't do it sometimes, on a schedule</i>.<p>While that may help, you've basically dedicated a portion of your life to not enjoying your life.<p>Instead, I've taken a different tack. I've chosen to do those addictive things less, but instead of not-doing-fun-things, I do fun things that are at least somewhat productive.<p>For me, that's making something or learning a new skill, usually in order to make something. Programming, woodworking, drawing, etc. Even just putting together Lego or Metal Earth figurines, though it's harder to justify them as "productive" rather than just fun.<p>I still play video games. But I don't play those mobile games with the "gacha" mechanics. It's not that I don't enjoy them, but that I realize they take over my life and are not productive at all. At all.<p>It's not at all easy to kick these bad habits this way, but it's way better than "dopamine fasting", IMO.