Give yourself a Treat

Look at social media as a treat. You might not buy an artisanal coffee everyday or get your nails done every week, but you may reward yourself with these kinds of small treats when you feel like you deserve it. So think of social media in the same way: only allow yourself screen time when you've ...

Make a list of things you need to do and do the one you don't want to do first. Then give yourself a little reward for doing it (a piece of candy, a few minutes on social media, etc). 

Then do something on your list that you want to do and continue alternating from there. 

• Put a low-frequency activity ahead of a high-frequency activity.
• Give yourself a standard time and honor it: Block time for important activities.
• Limit the time commitment: Work for 10 minutes a day on this task and then you can stop if you want...