I experienced the same thing during middle/high school. In three years I watched a fourth of a year of YouTube on my main account. I broke it by asking my dad to block youtube on the dns level and disable it using screen time on my iPhone (I still had to stop myself from using TOR and free VPNs). Ever since I have spent my free moments on HN or working on personal projects - I have learned so much. I also have friends now.
