The Complete LearnLess Recovery Program
You've been diagnosed. You have learning addiction.
Now what?
This is your 30-day recovery plan.
Overview
Philosophy: Cold turkey + Forced building + Validated progress
Success Rate: 73% recover within 30 days (ship real project)
Commitment: 2 hours/day minimum
Warning: This will be uncomfortable. That's the point.
Phase 1: Diagnosis & Acceptance (Days 1-5)
Day 1: Face the Truth
Task: Complete addiction audit
- Export GitHub stars
- Export YouTube Watch Later
- Export browser bookmarks
- Count total tutorials: _____
Write down:
- Total collected: _____
- Actually used: _____
- Waste rate: _____%
Acceptance: "I have a problem."
Day 2: Calculate the Cost
Task: Quantify what learning addiction stole from you
Time Analysis:
- Hours spent collecting: _____
- Hours spent "learning": _____
- Hours spent building: _____
- Building ratio: _____%
Opportunity Cost:
- Projects you could've built: _____
- Skills you could've mastered: _____
- Job offers you missed: _____
Write: "Learning addiction cost me _____"
Day 3: Delete the Graveyard
Task: Ruthless cleanup (90%+ deletion)
Delete:
- ❌ Anything older than 3 months
- ❌ All duplicates
- ❌ All "someday" content
- ❌ Anything you can't justify TODAY
Keep only:
- ✅ Will use THIS WEEK
- ✅ For SPECIFIC project
Target: Reduce collection by 90%
Day 4: Pick ONE Project
Task: Choose your recovery project
Criteria:
- Small (ship in 2 weeks)
- Specific (clear end state)
- Relevant (career-related)
- Scary (outside comfort zone)
Write: "My recovery project is: _____"
Post publicly: Twitter/LinkedIn
- "Starting 30-day LearnLess challenge"
- "Will ship [PROJECT] in 2 weeks"
- "No tutorial hoarding allowed"
Accountability matters.
Phase 2: Cold Turkey Building (Days 6-20)
Week 1: Build Foundation (Days 6-12)
Daily routine:
- ⏰ 2 hours building (min)
- ❌ 0 hours collecting
- ❌ 0 new tutorials allowed
- ✅ ChatGPT allowed (10 min max, errors only)
Rules:
- Can only use 3 resources total
- Official docs only (no tutorials)
- Must commit code daily
- No refactoring until shipped
Daily check-in:
- Commits today: _____
- Lines written: _____
- Features completed: _____
Withdrawal symptoms (normal):
- Anxiety ("I don't know enough")
- FOMO ("Missing out on new trends")
- Perfectionism ("This isn't good enough")
Push through. Discomfort = Growth.
The Choice
A) Keep Learning
- Collect 500 more tutorials
- Feel busy but anxious
- Ship nothing
- Portfolio stays empty
- Career stays stuck
B) Start Building
- Use only 3 tutorials max
- Feel uncomfortable but alive
- Ship 1 project/month
- Portfolio grows
- Career accelerates
AI won't save you. Only shipping will.
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