How I Block Feeds Without Blocking Apps on Mac

Most distraction blockers take a sledgehammer approach: block the whole app. Twitter? Gone. YouTube? Gone. Reddit? Gone. But here's the thing — I actually need these apps for work. I use Twitter DMs for networking, YouTube for tutorials, and Slack obviously can't go anywhere. The problem was never the apps. It was the feeds . That infinite-scroll timeline. The recommendation sidebar. The "Trending" tab. That's where my hours disappeared. The Nuclear Option Doesn't Work I tried the classic blockers. Cold Turkey, SelfControl, even editing /etc/hosts like a caveman. They all do the same thing: block the entire domain. So I'd block twitter.com, then realize I needed to check a DM, then disable the blocker "just for a second," and 45 minutes later I'm deep in a thread about whether hot dogs are sandwiches. The problem with all-or-nothing blocking is that you end up choosing nothing. You disable it because you need some access, and then you're right back where you started. What I Actually Wa