Thanks for the kind words, I actually went through almost the exact same scenario as you. Something you might want to look into is a Firefox extension called Leechblock, it's highly customizable. I started by limiting the Reddit time to an hour/day, and turning greyscale around the ~50min mark as a reminder to "wrap things up".
Something I've heard other people suggest is blocking only the Reddit front page, that way you can still access the site from google for troubleshooting, etc. In a similar vein, you may want to consider replacing your browser with "Firefox Focus" a browser that doesn't have tabs/history/cookies and is made to be an "in an out" browser for quickly looking up information and nothing more.
Lastly, there is also an app called "blocksite" which shows you an image of an angry older woman when you try to access the page, it's not as easily circumvented as Leechblock. This is actually what I ended up using to kill off the final few minutes of the habit!
You actually can set timers for websites in Screen Time! Go to Settings > Screen Time > App Limits > Add limit > Scroll to the bottom, Websites
I find that it recognizes apps and websites as the same thing, so if you set a limit for Twitter.com, it applies to the site in Safari as well as the official app. Pretty neat, though, like Justin said, Screen Time is a little toothless as it’s all too willing to let you slip back into scrolling oblivion for “just” five more minutes.
Leechblock actually does have a version for Firefox mobile, though a quick search looks like iOS doesn't allow browser extensions (go figure). iPhone in general seems a little bit harder to tweak, others have pointed out to me that Screentime has a readily-accessible "5 extra minutes" button which makes the whole concept of having a timer that much less effective.
For those on Android, Lock Me Out by TEQTIC is the only way to go (I have no profits for saying this) - you can lock (or just set timers) for certain websites too, not only apps.
Thanks for the kind words, I actually went through almost the exact same scenario as you. Something you might want to look into is a Firefox extension called Leechblock, it's highly customizable. I started by limiting the Reddit time to an hour/day, and turning greyscale around the ~50min mark as a reminder to "wrap things up".
Something I've heard other people suggest is blocking only the Reddit front page, that way you can still access the site from google for troubleshooting, etc. In a similar vein, you may want to consider replacing your browser with "Firefox Focus" a browser that doesn't have tabs/history/cookies and is made to be an "in an out" browser for quickly looking up information and nothing more.
Lastly, there is also an app called "blocksite" which shows you an image of an angry older woman when you try to access the page, it's not as easily circumvented as Leechblock. This is actually what I ended up using to kill off the final few minutes of the habit!
You actually can set timers for websites in Screen Time! Go to Settings > Screen Time > App Limits > Add limit > Scroll to the bottom, Websites
I find that it recognizes apps and websites as the same thing, so if you set a limit for Twitter.com, it applies to the site in Safari as well as the official app. Pretty neat, though, like Justin said, Screen Time is a little toothless as it’s all too willing to let you slip back into scrolling oblivion for “just” five more minutes.
Leechblock actually does have a version for Firefox mobile, though a quick search looks like iOS doesn't allow browser extensions (go figure). iPhone in general seems a little bit harder to tweak, others have pointed out to me that Screentime has a readily-accessible "5 extra minutes" button which makes the whole concept of having a timer that much less effective.
For those on Android, Lock Me Out by TEQTIC is the only way to go (I have no profits for saying this) - you can lock (or just set timers) for certain websites too, not only apps.
But is there any Windows solution?