My 'just one more' email check at 10pm was wrecking my sleep for years

I kept failing to shut down my work laptop because I'd always think of one more thing to check. The fix was setting a physical timer for 8 minutes when I started my shutdown routine at 9pm. When it beeps, the laptop closes no matter what. It felt silly using a $5 kitchen timer from Target, but it broke the cycle. Has anyone else found a physical object that finally got them to stop a bad work habit?

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susandixon14d ago

That kitchen timer trick is basically weaponizing a beep.

the_kai14d ago

Pro tip @susandixon, just hide the timer.