I ran into the same problem—my reading list kept growing but I never actually got through it. Feeds are engineered to feel effortless; opening my backlog felt like work.

Instead of blocking sites outright, I tried redirecting attention at the key moment. I built a small extension that sets a daily reading goal, then reroutes me from doomscrolling sites until I hit it. After that, I can browse freely. It’s been a better balance: turning the feed’s habit loop into a nudge for something I actually want to do.

https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/detour/ogddhmpffcgk...