3980: 9 Ways to Overcome Facebook Addiction by Anthony Ongaro of Break The Twitch on Reducing Social Media Use

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🗓️ 14 April 2026

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3980: Anthony Ongaro explores how Facebook subtly hijacks attention through habit loops and constant interruptions, turning a simple tool into a daily compulsion. He offers a spectrum of practical strategies, from small friction tweaks to full digital detox, to help you regain control and use technology more intentionally. Listening through these ideas reveals how small changes can dramatically improve focus, presence, and mental clarity. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.breakthetwitch.com/facebook-addiction/ Quotes to ponder: "Facebook is a tool that just like any other, should benefit us when we use it." "At the surface, Facebook is a tool, not inherently good or bad, but its impact on our lives is determined by how we use it." "If you feel like you’re losing the battle against the Facebook addiction twitch, there is help." Episode references: FB Purity: https://www.fbpurity.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:01.9	monarch.com code living. This is optimal living daily. Nine ways to to overcome Facebook addiction by Anthony Angaro of
1:12.7	Break the Twitch.com, and I'm Justa Mollick reading articles to you every day of the year,
1:17.7	this one covering Breaking the Facebook Addiction, but this was written a while ago.
1:22.9	I think now it could be an addiction to something else, pretty much anything, and the article
1:27.4	would still be relevant.
1:28.3	So with that, let's get right to it as we optimize your life.
1:36.3	Nine Ways to Overcome Facebook Addiction by Anthony Ungaro of Break the Twitch.com.
1:42.3	On a day like any other, I was standing at my desk working on a
1:46.7	blog post, trying to come up with the appropriate words to write. Frustrated at my lack of progress,
1:52.3	I turned, looked out the window for a moment, then looked back to my screen. My blog post had
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