Imagine this: you just finished a work task, and it’s time to take a break, you open social media intending to scroll for just 5 minutes. One post leads to another, and before you realize it, a whole hour has passed.
Does this sound familiar? This happens to me all the time.
I always got lost in the infinite scroll. One day, after doomscrolling for a while, I scrolled back up and was surprised by how many posts I had consumed. Yet, it felt like nothing.
I realized that if there’s a nudge or a reminder, I’d probably stop sooner.
So I built a Chrome extension to break my doomscrolling habit.
Introducing Finite!
With Finite Sessions, the endless infinite scroll becomes finite, intentional sessions — helping you pause at your chosen limit (e.g., 20 posts).
Now you can enjoy scrolling social media, without falling into the doomscrolling trap.
Here’s how Finite Sessions works:
- Set your post limit (e.g. 20 posts).
- Scroll your social media feed.
- Finite reminds you to pause after you reach your session post limit.
- Go back to work or study — doomscrolling interrupted.
- After the pause, you can always come back for another intentional session.
If you prefer something less structured, Finite also adds post numbers to your feed. It shows you how many posts you’ve read, and it could be used as exit cues as well.
The opposite of doomscrolling isn’t quitting social media cold turkey — it’s using it intentionally. With Finite, you can stay in control on your social media consumption, without getting lost in the infinite scroll.
Try Finite for free and turn doomscrolling into intentional sessions.