Exactly what the title says. I used to look at Reddit and spend 2+ hours minimum every single day, more on the weekends. Once the API changes were announced and the protest date hit, I decided I would stop using it regardless of what happened moving forward.
I made a lemmy account and I do enjoy posting and reading occasionally, but I don’t sink nearly as much time into it as I did with Reddit. After the first couple days where I really had to fight not to look at Reddit (guess it was addictive for me), I started doing other things in my free time to alleviate my boredom. I have read two books, and am starting on another book tomorrow. I have started work on personal projects I put on the back burner and have been making some genuine progress.
I was never a mod, but I feel kind of pathetic admitting this because it’s such a meme that Reddit mods/admins haven’t seen the sunlight for years. Guess my life was also passing me more than I realized. I don’t really have a moral/point here because I know not everyone has as much of an addictive personality as I do, guess I just felt like sharing.
I put a thick pond liner on top of corrugated eternite (the asbestos kind) then filled up with hydroculture clay pellets (should have used lava) and put a reasonably thick layer of soil on top of it. Seeded some meadow plants and added irrigation when it’s too dry. It insulates in winter, cools down in summer, looks good (yay, flowers) and insects and birds love it. Would definitely recommend, unless your climate is too dry and water is scarce.