Angela MondorClickUp Verified Consultant, ClickUp · Operations consultant & ClickUp Verified Consultant for neurodivergent entrepreneurs

How I Read 100 Books a Year by Quitting Social Media #Shorts

26 Apr 2026 · 1 min

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In this brief YouTube Shorts conversation, Speaker A recounts quitting social media in 2020 and replacing phone time with reading, ultimately reading over 100 books a year. They also describe using short bedtime stories to prevent nighttime rumination, noting that the stories' unfinished nature helps them fall asleep without lingering thoughts. Speaker B adds that morning exercise provides a dopamine boost and sharpens focus, reducing reliance on caffeine, sugar, and phone scrolling. The dialogue ends with Speaker A asking how these habits were developed, highlighting a personal habit‑building journey centered on digital detox, reading, sleep hygiene, and physical activity.

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Yeah. Well, I know for me, like back in 2020, I stopped with all the social media cuz it was just so hard, right? With, especially with what was going on for our, us in that time. But I started, I was like, instead of, instead of going to my phone, I'll pick up a book instead. And so I started reading, right? And now I read over 100 books a year. Like it's just part of my existence. But I also found that listening to stories before sleep would make my mind stop spiraling about all the things I was thinking about. Mm-hmm. So I can't listen to like a book before sleep because I'll stay awake waiting to hear the bookend. But like, I can listen to those special, like, shorter stories for sleep because I know it doesn't matter if they end. I'll just, I'll come back to it again tomorrow. Yeah. I love that.
Yeah. And exercise is also a big one for me. Being able to move my body, especially in the beginning parts of my day, it just does something for my focus. I'm not so like, and also it's that dopamine hit. I'm able to get that dopamine hit first thing in the day. So then I'm not looking for it in those other things like caffeine and sugar and scrolling on my phone.
Yeah, yeah. So how did you work this out?