Watch the full episode here - kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZWV4r7yFe8K2gNY.html

@JesusTheRedeemer3

6 ай бұрын

Very informative!

The internet is destroying and improving my life at the same time.

@joelstephenson8017

Жыл бұрын

Frr

@Mr.Coffee576

Жыл бұрын

facts.

@vimalcurio

Жыл бұрын

Fr

@SiD-hq2fo

Жыл бұрын

It means it's changing your life according to the way internet wants and not by what you wants

@peripheralparadox4218

Жыл бұрын

That should be on a T-shirt!

“One of the biggest reasons we don’t achieve our goals is we say yes to too many things that are not our priority and no to too many things that are our priority.” - Jay Shetty ✨

@chickennuggets1837

Жыл бұрын

bot?

@alexanderwindh4830

Жыл бұрын

True

@jobob47

Жыл бұрын

great quote. and a shite ton of truth therein.

@NathalieLazo

Жыл бұрын

@@alexanderwindh4830 Thank you Alexander 😊

@NathalieLazo

Жыл бұрын

@@thereisnosanctuary6184 Good for you! Keep up the great work, my friend! 😁👌🏼

That dog searching for a bone comparison really hit hard.

@s8v1

Жыл бұрын

exactly

@poonamnanaware1019

Жыл бұрын

Yeah that was dark ☠️

@rampagemako5074

3 ай бұрын

Fr. Imagine our ancestors from 1000 years ago watching us scroll on our phone for 5 hours straight 😭

@Miayes

12 күн бұрын

I was looking for this comment. That was deep and confronting

When he said in the end “ we’d think that the animal is sick.. it’s digging and looking in the same corner in the anticipation of finding something. That’s sad, that’s us “ - THIS HIT DIFFERENTLY AND BROUGHT A JERK TO MY SENSES!

@babydemonlab

Жыл бұрын

Same here ! Never saw it that way before.

@emmtea108

11 ай бұрын

For real!

@Pozativ1

8 ай бұрын

That's a great way to describe it. We are sick. It's so sad when you see families out to dinner and they are all on their phones.

@jangabrielreyes4754

6 ай бұрын

Stop scrolling NOW do what you gotta do !

@aliasbrunch

2 ай бұрын

mate, that fucking slapped me so hard its pracitcally abuse

Deleting social media is the best thing I ever did

@mrfatuchi

Жыл бұрын

But you are here still. This is as addictive as Facebook or Twitter. I know you gonna say you can learn stuff yeah but you can also spend your days here wstching useless stuff endless scrolling reading comments and typing them like a loser like I do now.

@s8v1

Жыл бұрын

@@mrfatuchi we're all just losers here

@mrfatuchi

Жыл бұрын

@@s8v1 you got that right

@John-sp9if

Жыл бұрын

@@mrfatuchi Back in the days people used to read new paper and magazines, before that we used to reach out to people to know their story. We love new informations, I think youtube is a blessing to us, full of informations. The main thing is not missusing it. Truly watch educational content here. Have a time limit. And commenting is just virtual socialising, better do it irl but doing it online doesn't make anyone loser. Remember buddha said pleasure is not bad for us, being enslaved by it is.

@42fifty

Жыл бұрын

@Carry watching videos with a purpose and working on focusing and attention span that’s harmless in moderation.. it’s the shorter clips and videos where the issue lies

I stopped using a smartphone completely around 4 weeks ago, I use a basic 2g phone that only does calls and texts. I haven't felt this good in 10 years.

@chazlon5061

Жыл бұрын

yeah

@RishabhSharma10225

Жыл бұрын

Don't you need emails, google search etc?

@Eric-ip1sg

Жыл бұрын

@@RishabhSharma10225 PC homie.

@makhalid1999

Жыл бұрын

If it wasn't for things like whatsapp, I would have done the same :(

@elitedonk

Жыл бұрын

@@RishabhSharma10225 Yeah but Il use my desktop computer for that. I cant carry around a desktop computer in my pocket so it prevents me from using the internet compulsively.

He's absolutely right. I would add onto that that we are further debilitated by our phones due to a dramatic decrease in introspection. That is, if you can pop your phone out every single time you get bored for even 5 seconds throughout the day, you have the easy option of getting that instant kick of dopamine as opposed to actually reflecting on yourself, your actions, etc. The net result is an influx of increasingly unconscious, egocentric individuals across three generations that struggle more than their predecessors to stay focused on anything difficult. Of course this doesn't meant we should all throw our smart phones away. But it does mean we should be aware of what our phones are doing to us, and that we should handle them with the same caution that we would anything else addictive.

@Kal-El207

Жыл бұрын

Well said. I’m gonna take this into account.

@dillianwhyte443

Жыл бұрын

I defi think the govt should limit it uses for kids. Similar to what china does, but slightly less restrictive. I think the only way we an protect these young people. They too dam addictive.

@thaddiusglunt2424

Жыл бұрын

@@dillianwhyte443 I see what you're getting at but I don't think the government should get involved. I do think it should be something that should be taught to children by parents--assuming the parents aren't addicted to their phones as well. This falls under the category of developing self-discipline, much like a parent needs to teach their kids to not be gluttons. The government could try to get involved but it would mostly be unwelcome and ineffective.

@josee1984

Жыл бұрын

We get it. You watched a Veritasium video 😂😂

@josee1984

Жыл бұрын

Way to copy him without acknowledging him at all

Our generation (I'm 19) has a serious problem with this shit. I notice the damage that it does to me in terms of concentration and joy but there are also a lot of people who don't know the dangerous that overuse carries with it. Wish I could stop but everything seems so boring.. Guess I need to cross the abyss and just ride it out..

@seanv3180

Жыл бұрын

I actually find it really interesting with someone your age because social media & and smart phones have basically been around your entire life at this point. I often wonder if current/future generation will even know what a smart phone-less life looks like (for lack of a better tern) what a "normal " well balanced life looks like.

@codman5239

Жыл бұрын

@@seanv3180 Well technological growth has essentially made that happen to every generation since the Industrial Revolution. Although I would agree, it will be interesting to see how much different Gen Z's ability to live a normal life is.

@Mika-du4po

Жыл бұрын

after a week or so you feel so much better. you start to enjoy those 'boring' things

@mokshalani8414

Жыл бұрын

Precisely what Mika said I turn off my WiFi & data so that I don't hear any notifications come in; studies have found the urge to check a notification after it's ping is just as pressing as the urge to respond to the cry of an infant. Phones really do take casual advantage of deep seated instincts. This way, I choose to engage with the internet without invitation & it's a baby step that's helped me disengage the internet when I'm already all in

@colin7406

Жыл бұрын

28 here, all I can say is I've had many addictions, from nicotine to pills. Social media seems to be the most destructive of all the drugs due to the TIME it inhabits

Very interesting about how it no longer is fun. I noticed this a few times with myself. I am not learning, no excited, and not even interested, but I keep grabbing my phone to scroll more and more.

@mhd1442

Жыл бұрын

That's the case with most addictions

@piyushchandane3223

Жыл бұрын

thats a addiction !!

@mikearchibald744

Жыл бұрын

Wow, I love youtube. But not much for 'scrolling things'. Its a great procrastination device though, which is probably not a good thing, and probably a feature.

@ilsedemolder3973

2 ай бұрын

That's how addiction works. First you enjoy it. After months or years of usage the joy is gone and it merely has become a compulsion.

The scariest part is TikTok has mastered this from all angles and it's already in the hands of our children

@twaamboshankoti3610

Жыл бұрын

Yes tiktok actually reduces your attention span

@stamatimarlon6340

Жыл бұрын

@@twaamboshankoti3610 TikTok is DANGEROUS for the new gen Z's. It destroys they're brain cells one by one...

@lloydirving6209

Жыл бұрын

@@twaamboshankoti3610 all social media does this

@Hamodytwixtor

Жыл бұрын

​@@lloydirving6209 ye but tik tok does it more, the amount of content you can consume in a short period of time is crazy

@mikearchibald744

Жыл бұрын

I think tik tok is already starting to expand isn't it? I'd say most of these thigns TRY to limit attention, but usually have to adapt to us. I saw an interview with jerry seinfeld and he said when he first started Comedians in Cars, all the bigwigs said people only stay on youtube for FIVE minutes. Thats it. Now people watch entire lectures. I'll watch depending on how interesting it is. Then on twitter they said 120 letters but then people started just branching them together and making them longer and longer. Tiktok of course is bound to get old VERY quickly.

the dog analogy really puts it into perspective how ridiculous we look sometimes

@celiapadilla1548

7 ай бұрын

Father Alex what are you doing here ?

Yes , people who created social medias know how our brain works. I wanted to be in every social media because I had the fear of missing out and slowly I got rid of everything. I only kept KZread because I am posting videos and I think it's a great platform where your attention can be good if you watch quality content but after only a few weeks I got rid of TikTok. That's just too much.

@ali_haidar_313

Жыл бұрын

That's right Sara , I used to be addicted to social media but now I'm going for dopamine detox to get of this addiction .

@Ashley_MG

Жыл бұрын

Same. I can't deal with TikTok

@abhishekkoditkar4117

Жыл бұрын

Yeah KZread is the only place thats not addicting and good for information. I got timer on instagram and I only use KZread ... All the social media apps are shit they care more about their profits than people's life. It also changes brain like negativity on social media makes us think negatively

@sutekaa

Жыл бұрын

yeah, ive got a youtube channel too just cuz its fun to have one so i keep yt but just dont go on shorts

@ghostziino2352

Жыл бұрын

@@ali_haidar_313 how did it go. You feel better ?

4 years social media free. I was a frequent poster on FB and IG. I downloaded IG October 2010 when it first came out, just after my first child was born. I was analyzing my use of it and questioning the motivations behind posting, why I checked to see who liked a photo or who didn’t. I freed myself and have read books like the book worm I used to be in the 90’s.

@spring6906

Жыл бұрын

And what else do u do in ur free time? Thanks

@goldencrush

Жыл бұрын

@@spring6906 swim, weight lift, walk, bike, golf, tarot, chess, GO, friends, family, pets, nature….not a huge amount of free time with single parenting 3 kids with high functioning and severe autism.

@eM_eM77x

Жыл бұрын

I've been off IG for almost 2 years. At first it was weird not being able to mindlessly scroll through, but I have been so much happier. I felt like everyone was posting so disingenuously and you end up living life and taking photos based on what you would share and then you realize you're just not living life... I work out, read my Bible, play outdoors with my kids, go to social gatherings. Life is so rich in 3D.

@mikearchibald744

Жыл бұрын

Never used any, never wanted to. Glad you got off it, but KZread is social media too. Its not so much the media, its what its used FOR. If you remember twitter was being used during civil unrest in dictatorial climates, thats a much better use than arguing about whats on tv.

@jondough3339

10 ай бұрын

Hate to break it ya, bud, but if you’re on KZread then you’re still on social media.

I deleted my socials some weeks ago, it's been very difficult. But something that I notice is that I'm starting to enjoy little moments of my life...as my walk to work, a conversation with a relative or friend (face to face), the act of having a meal by yourself, and the silence! I'm starting to stay focused a lot more that I used to, and many things in life that I thought that were boring, are turning exiting, It's like I'm learning how to live again, and I'm only 19.(Sorry for my bad english, Im a native portuguese speaker)😊

@tonyisnotdead

Ай бұрын

you're using youtube, a social media

Overuse has created so many problems. Social anxiety, obsession over politics, saying the wrong thing. Tried therapy but feel like I cant beat the addiction.

@alexc9963

Жыл бұрын

take at least an hour everyday to just sit and think. many solutions will pop into your head about problems ur dealing with.

@Obinsfnubf447

Жыл бұрын

@@alexc9963 30 minutes is enough.

@Verbux

Жыл бұрын

@Dave go for a walk

@johnfisher8401

Жыл бұрын

thats addiction for you, id join a support group or establish some sort of support network. Youre most likely not going to do it alone, which 99.9 percent of addicts just cant do, nothing wrong with that. Best of luck.

@Brett.D

Жыл бұрын

@@johnfisher8401 Can we meet online 😉

I know I’m not only one when I say that I really want to stop over using or even just using social media , I’m 19 , I got my first phone and access to social media when I was around 13-14 , I remember it being amazing at first , I didn’t waste my time on it , I constantly found new content to watch , my ADHD was really happy with this sudden new shock of dopamine , but around high school when I was 15 , it all started to change I would spend so much time on social media that I would start to develop anxiety and depression , i would have NO energy , I wouldn’t be able to think about stuff , constantly in a bad mood ...basically in a zombie -like state , and what was worst about it was that after I while I started to froget who I was , I used to win art and writing competitions , that was my strong suit cuz I was not the best student academically , but around 15 I started to not be able to think for concepts and have drive about it , it even got worse , I started to copy what I would see on social media , I was no longer me , it felt like technology stole myself from me , my joys , my mood , my skills , my memory , my literal happiness hormones ,...I knew I was already addicted by how I would switch between two apps throughout an entire day and when I would get bored I wouldn’t stop I would just continue but in a terrible state , recently I started to lessen my screen time , a few days ago I went a full day without it and it was genuinely one of the best days in my life , I was able to recognize myself again , I hope I can stop it completely

@ImFeezi

Жыл бұрын

Im on the same boat bro, I feel im programmed into being someone I'm not, I have lost the true meaning of me and what I represent, Im trying to be someone I am not.

@catchet1

Жыл бұрын

Hope you get through it Theo. Don't give up

@user-lo9cw6pq7j

Жыл бұрын

Bless your heart for being wise of enough to recognize the problem!! I’m not a young one however the problem is the same for different reasons! And it’s not just a dopamine issue via social media! Look up The dangers of EMF! I’m aware of this and yet here I am…….still! I can’t imagine what our future will be if we don’t get a handle on it!!

@brettclayton8709

Жыл бұрын

I know when I figured that something was wrong with me it made it worse. Keep going friend

@yeawhatever3622

Жыл бұрын

How u been doing now??

Most importantly it's affecting our attention span..

@TheHermitZ

Жыл бұрын

@@thereisnosanctuary6184 now this is humor

@becky5569

7 ай бұрын

VERY interesting point. I feel like I'm way more foggy when I've been on my phone all day, and have even been questioning if I have ADHD?

I’ve definitely noticed a decline in my mental health since social media has peaked in society, I constantly find myself feeling depressed and I can’t help think it’s linked to social media, if I look back at my life before it, I do recall feeling overall much happier.

@salmamalik3320

Ай бұрын

Yes..same is in mine case..i have deleted many apps now..I do meditation..it helps me increasing focus

I quit Instagram last week and I feel so much better. More present, I feel I used to pick up my phone and scroll for no reason at all! Like I was in auto pilot. The people that belong in my life are in the real world around me, and will always gravitate towards me! It's that simple...

I deleted both my Facebook and Instagram accounts but what really annoyed me is that it takes 30 days for your account to be fully deleted and you can sign back in at any point up until then. I re-downloaded it and signed back into my account so many times and got extremely frustrated with myself for not being able to make the 30 days. This time I’ve made it 19 days without signing in, only 11 more and I’m free of Zuckerberg and his evil digital handcuffs forever

@shrutisharmaaa

Жыл бұрын

it's my 19th birthday today and i am planning to try a social media detox. i am planning to deactivate my social handles for an year and reflect on my 20th birthday how much was it affecting my life and how much peaceful my life could be without social media.

@greg_nicholls

Жыл бұрын

Haha. Dude, next time just truly believe and have the attitude that it's fucking done. It's deleted and no more.

@akashdqve8258

Жыл бұрын

@@shrutisharmaaa maine bhi kardiya sab delete Tum bhi kardo Life is peaceful really

@shrutisharmaaa

Жыл бұрын

@@akashdqve8258 yeah i have deactivated all of my accounts and life have been peaceful since then. Got a lot of extra hours in the day which now i can use in doing something productive 😁

@akashdqve8258

Жыл бұрын

@@shrutisharmaaa yeah I have also but I use KZread too much dnt know why but still trying hard to get rid of it

I know so deeply that living without my smart phone is living calm, and presented in every moment.

Social media gives me headache, literally.

@Marian-wq3oh

Жыл бұрын

It Happens the same to me , I stopped using them and my headaches stopped too.

@nickolazcarters

8 ай бұрын

Its too much

@potterylady44

2 ай бұрын

Ugh yes

I remember when videogames were accussed of being addictive... Let me tell you... I am 35 and have had videogames in my life since Nintendo so that means well into my school years... All As every year. I got internet in my third year in highschool, there wasnt social media and youtube wasnt even around yet but there were forums of all kinds, my grades dropped like crazy. I remember my firend complaining how he cant just sit and concentrate and study... Then KZread came in my Uni years... I basically stop playing videogames conpletely around 2012. I thought I was growing up... Around 2014 I unhooked myself from the interent completely, little KZread here and there, was mostly using internet to read articles about health and stuff and not impaulsively but typing in stuff I want. 2019 I get ahold of PS4 and few games... I am like whoa I still like this and I dont feel the addicted feeling at all. Then 2020-2021 due to various circuimstances I increased my KZread usage drastically and now I feel like a junkie. Playing a videogame feels like chore. I know this is biggest evil because how easy it pulls you in and doeant give anything good in return(mostly). Its the context switches. When you playing a videogame or watching a movie there is only one thing to focus on and the session is long not to mention far more engaging and interesting than 95% stuff here. Here you dont even watch the video till its finished you are reading the comments and scrolling for another one. This is like E-crack.

@sliceofpie1741

Жыл бұрын

That's why you need to meditate. It makes you more conscious and presence arises. One is able see what in the actual fuck he is doing

@fireinthehole2272

Жыл бұрын

Context switching is so mentally taxing too, crazy how we've normalized these insane addiction engines and not used them like the chinese to promote healthful and helpful content. Disgusting.

@meerajkhan

Жыл бұрын

​@@sliceofpie1741 Alhamdulilah for remembrance

@n00bie96

Жыл бұрын

_Playing a videogame feels like chore_ somehow I now relate to this

@NG_717

Жыл бұрын

exact same scenario for me. Used to game heavily then picked up watching youtube instead. now id rather watch people play games then do so myself. Additionally the videos are getting shorter and shorter due to clips etc.

I am no longer on much social media and as an ADHD completely stopped doom scrolling by going down rabbit holes. I haven’t watched mainstream media in over a decade however I still stay in tune with world events through Independant journalism. My life is so much more peaceful now. I am currently doing courses through Amens University to help more with the ADHD. I absolutely love Hubberman Labs and their Dopamine research. Keep the faith people. 🤟🏽♥️😎

@Tarikkb

Жыл бұрын

I also have adhd , I have a question how did quitting social media help your adhd ?

@berniehicks3359

Жыл бұрын

@@Tarikkb by staying away from how social media likes to divide us by polarizing the world around us. It’s bad enough having to deal with automatic negative thoughts all the time but I find mainstream news and social media aggravated me more than anything. Life just seems more peaceful now.

@berniehicks3359

Жыл бұрын

@@Tarikkb check out Dr Daniel Amen. He has some good courses for dealing with adhd.

@Tarikkb

Жыл бұрын

@@berniehicks3359 I mean what effects did u notice it having on your adhd

@adultdeleted

Жыл бұрын

@@Tarikkb i have adhd and only used social media to keep up with friends and was never addicted to it frankly because i can't be bothered to pay attention to it when there are other more interesting things to do. i pretty much stopped using social media during the pandemic and realized that it's all fake and the people around me who were most involved in social media were obsessed with themselves and actually genuinely horrible people. cut out the fake people and suddenly have the freedom to pursue my own hobbies and goals. those people were toxic distractions which demanded my attention and were propped up by other fake people. none of them care for each other, either. only themselves. their public images are all lies.

The best thing to do is delete social media: Insta, Facebook, TikTok, Twitter. You’ll save time, be less stressed, and have the focus to channel into more important things

@joseph3544

Жыл бұрын

I’d add KZread to that list. it’s just as addicting as those other sites

@artbylucast630

Жыл бұрын

I really want to delete instagram, but I run an art account on insta, I'm thinking of moving over to Deviantart and Artstation though

@loopyzreal

Жыл бұрын

@@artbylucast630 Same! For me though, I’m using insta to promote my music. I’d say I’m addicted with KZread’s longform content style which, I’ve gotta stop. But insta and tiktok’s shortform style never really cut it for me; they’re only promotion tools for me so I never scroll. I think you could continue posting without really scrolling and you’re good.

@artbylucast630

Жыл бұрын

@lul I'll give it a go for sure

@Dark_Souls_3

Жыл бұрын

@@artbylucast630 hey if it’s a business account, all the power to you. I only use insta personally and have reduced it to meme sharing only. Still, I want to limit that

Agreed , social media should be used for business for example a YT self improvement vlog channel to mitigate the usage

@alexanderwindh4830

Жыл бұрын

Chinese tik tok seems to do that. Only saw andrew Schultz say that though

@Keystone98

Жыл бұрын

@@alexanderwindh4830 looked him up, he's quite hilarious, appreciate the reference!

Our aimless and desperate expressions on these platforms don’t do much for us, but they are hugely lucrative for advertisers and social media companies, since what drives the machine is not the content of information but the rate of engagement

@xxmegababygirlxx

Жыл бұрын

Follower of yours! Nice to see ya over here!!!

It's amazing how often social media addiction comes up in my coaching sessions. Great video as always...

@drexlwashingtonian2978

Жыл бұрын

“coach”

I am worried about relationships that are not strong enough to survive the competition of a mobile phone , and how people will deal with this

Nowadays being on my phone is just getting somewhat annoying especially when it comes to social media, where a couple of years ago I could spend hours on that thing including social media

At one time my phone broke and I didn’t buy a new one for one month. I was reading books, I went hiking and went more often to the gym. I was so happy and fulfilled. Now I limit my phone usage and I‘m much happier than ever before.

Sometimes i’m scrolling on my phone and i’m not even reading or looking. I’m just scrolling because i have nothing else to do

Wow.. 'The perspective of looking at ourselves through the lens of an experiment'.. is eye opening.

The older generations are having trouble understanding this addiction because they never grew up with cell phones. We have been raised ON our cell phones most of us. This GREATLY effects us as humans and as a people

@carmenM-ey6qy

4 ай бұрын

Yes, I consider myself very fortunate to not have grown up with phones etc… I can use my IPad for many different things, but I’m not addicted. I can’t convince my daughters that they are addicted and I try to convince them to fast from social media, but unfortunately, to no avail. 😢

*Great vid, I have been minimizing social media content more and more recently, I feel that social media has really reduced peoples empathy and compassion for one another!*

@developit1152

8 ай бұрын

Yeah we lack true compassion and true empathy We only fake it by worrying and not acting to resolve it

I miss my highschool days when we didn’t have phones. Man I miss those days. Life was simple

@JB-sg1vy

Жыл бұрын

same. I was born in 74... Miss the 90's and 00's!!!

@JB-sg1vy

Жыл бұрын

@@momartyr Only one? I imagine if only one then the pages where um STUCK together "DICK" BROWN... Hahahaha. EW!!!!!

@potterylady44

2 ай бұрын

​@JB-sg1vy yes..I was born in 78. I so miss the 90s too!

Very important to be aware of how these things affect our lives.

My experience on social media is that on open spaces where everyone can talk, like Twitter, there is often so much hate and aggressive behavior, that sometimes I catch myself digging through tweets searching for someone kind or reasonable, but of course I only see a high percentage of disgusting or stupid comments, which is very bad for my mental health. And of course, the algorithms being what they are, if you do that, they're going to provide you with more and more negative comments, because they think it's what you want to see. This can cause you to have a distorted vision of reality, in which the world is filled with toxic people (especially if you don't go out and meet new people that much).

@alorena_02

Жыл бұрын

This comment could've been written by me, this is exactly my experience😬 I don't have twitter but keep getting into such posts on instagram. I wish there was an option to turn off the comments (I mean for me watching the content). Alternative (and better) option: I just deleted Insta once again. Best case would be if we could just deactivate the explore page, I only wanna see what my 10 friends have posted anyways😂 (but if I have the option I'll end up on explore regardless🥴)

@FixingmyADHD

Жыл бұрын

With so many people living their lives through social media, when does that distorted reality become our reality?

Very True. It's like every emotion I felt - sadness , frustration , anger , even positive emotions , joy , happiness was numb , every time I experienced something very stimulating that actually needed my full attention , I would go back to this device (the enemy outside) . Every time I opened my phone , my first action would be to check Instagram . Actually exactly what Andrew sir said , Obsessiveness towards the phone , or to be exact, Obsessiveness towards getting dopamine in the easiest manner . But deleting social media , getting out of the loop , it's the best . Literally THE BEST. Life becomes so much better , My observation power , finding joy in very small moments , finding peace with myself and God , these are the things that are actually gonna define what we feel and what we experience and in what way in the coming future . All in all , Living in the moment and not escaping . This is what deleting social media helped me with.🥰

This is an underrated commentary on OCD. As someone with OCD and learning more about it to work through my thought spirals, it was a huge revelation to learn that engaging in the compulsions is actually harmful to OCD because this isn't a well-known thing (even for people who study psychology at the academic level, which I did). Seeing excessive social media usage as related to OCD makes a lot of sense. Especially in the context of "checking OCD," like needing to "check" our feed so we don't miss something we think is important. (The only part that maybe wouldn't be consistent with OCD is if people didn't have intense anxiety if they didn't engage in the compulsion -- checking social media -- or if they stopped the compulsion mid-action. But I think if we're being honest with ourselves and tuned in to how we feel when we choose to NOT go on social media, even with the urge to check, or force ourselves to get off the app, we'd feel some level of anxiety.)

@nephi744

3 ай бұрын

i got diagnosed with PANS and that’s actually pretty neat with the relation between the 2

This is sooooo true. Nowadays people are glued to their phones like zombies.

does anyone else’s mood change significantly after even a few minutes on social media?

@benutzer6957

11 ай бұрын

Yip

killing it bro - nearly watched all of your episodes!!!!!! - keep up the good work! :)

Wow, this guy explained the science of social media’s impact on people in the most concise, intelligent manner ever. He also speaks with great personality/style and respect toward his interview. What he said about the algorithm is spot on. Just today I found myself in the scrolling shorts trap, and eventually there were several videos of a pretty terrible motorcycle accident. It matched exactly the theme of what he was saying. The animal analogy also lent an incredible new perspective. I never thought of it that way, but he’s absolutely right. I will waste so much time scrolling reels, shorts, Facebook videos, etc. and it’s an endless mind numbing activity which makes me feel immense dissatisfaction with myself. In this day and age, we quite literally are the animals digging in the corner.

Would pick a KZread addiction over any other if I had to choose. Even still it’s important to track to see where you time goes and what your ROI is from that.

@naiforeverTv

Жыл бұрын

You can learn so much from KZread

@Kal-El207

Жыл бұрын

@@naiforeverTv Honestly. Look at what video were on. Proves your point right there.

Enticed by Andrew Huberman 's way of making things easy both in terms of scientific way of figuring out and in a normative way.

Such a good explanation by Dr. Huberman.

The example at the end really got me...thank you

Imagine if we would go back to the 90s for a week. Gen Z would lose their shit. If you want to talk to a guy, he has to call your landline. If you want a new jacket, you have to go to the mall, if you want celebrity gossip, you need to read a magazine, If you want to watch a movie, you need to buy a VHS. The only people you could compare yourself to were kids from your school or neighbourhood.

@alorena_02

Жыл бұрын

Ur making it sound like a zombie apocalypse

@Kathrine465

5 ай бұрын

I am from 97 so no. My first Phone was an old Nokia. I could only play snake on it or contact people. No social media.

@fernthaisetthawatkul5569

5 ай бұрын

you just gave me flashbacks... i'm from the very last generation of kids that remember having to put the VHS tape in the rewinder to start the movie again from the beginning! nowadays i wouldn't have the patience to do that with EVERY movie i watch!

Very well explained

Great bite-size video Chris. Thanks.

I 100% agree. Most people who scroll do not even enjoy doing it. It just sucks their life away!

"Good word is charity ". Prophet Muhammad Peace be upon him ❤

Yes we really do need to redress the balance with our phones. I came off Twitter and just have Facebook and Insta on web browser now...I feel lighter and it's helped my mental health. I despair when I see young people in the gym scrolling through their phones every minute or so and not just enjoying a moment and truly enjoying the exercise. But I do think many people are now cottoning on to the fact that being attached to your phone is not that great for mental health

Appreciation and blessings from Sydney Australia .

The connection to OCD is very real. I have OCD and when I tend to scroll a lot it will get worse. I will quit doing short videos now, thank you so much for uploading this video

Dear EVERYONE who wants to quit social media, who's scared of getting bored... as someone who's been there, done that, and now have a happy fulfilling life WITHOUT social media at 18. Let me tell you something. I too was like you at the beginning. Life without social media? Sounds boring... and boring sounds scary. But if you fear about having to get used to boredom....don't. It's not actually boring without social media. Seriously - life without social media, you know what kinda life that is? A life without drama, without a random news notification you compulsively look at only for it to ruin your entire day or week, and without all the shit that comes with it. It's a life full of every day things you actually begin to enjoy, and learn what LIVING truly means, rather than half assing some small goals you find hard to achieve with tiktok shoved in your face by yourself 10 hours a day. Anyway. My point is, don't fear boredom. Dare to be bored, for a temporoary, TEMPORARY while, and almost immediately, you will begin changing. Enjoying life further, able to look inside yourself and learn how to love yourself, work on the wounds your parents left behind in your heart, instead of washing the pain away with the distraction of a tiktok or instagram post. Instead, you sit there and you actually find meaning in your life. Life becomes so much MORE, because you're not constantly comparing it to the extremes on the internet. You learn to look at the life you have and for once in your fucking life, feel happy that right now, this moment, what you have is what you have, and what is, is what it is. Don't worry. You will achieve what you want to achieve...if you want it bad enough. x, from stranger on the internet.

@fauzia_is_a_man

11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, I'll definitely try this ❤

@swatitiwari5652

11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much this is gonna help

@lilianab4756

11 ай бұрын

❤😊

@mohamed3laa163

10 ай бұрын

u are right

@raxxmoriti

7 ай бұрын

Rosie thank you very much, this is deep

Influencers saying Social Media is harmful on Social Media. SMH

I stopped using any social media on my phone. Now I experience so called JOMO. I use my phone as a tool only. For comms, banking, navigation and camera.

The dog analogy hit me

it was really alarming looking at my screentime and realizing I was spending 4-5 hours on apps that brought me no enjoyment. I would occasionally find things that I really liked but other than that I was just watching videos that I didn't really care about. I'm doing more things now but I hate thinking about how I spent so long doing basically nothing when I could've been doing something that brought me actual happiness

I was that dog before and now looking back it is indeed sad and a realization to step up in my life, I can say social media or any platform can be useful depending on the usage of it, its all about setting each aspect apart from each other, for example today I stayed watching KZread while cleaning I need to watch something or listen to music in order for me to function better, but that sounds really kinda like addiction however Is not worst then among other things, KZread is the most enjoyable app in the world but Like i said it can be addicting in a way and bring in more dopamine, I learn I just need to be better without it, there will always be time for that, That is the reason I chose to watch this video to understand a little more and its good info- Thanks

One way to beat this addiction, asking ourselves this question: Does it matter to log on Instagram or Facebook? Does it really matter??

I have gone to great lenghts to minimize my ig and tik tok usage. Now I am mainly on youtube because it is the most productive social media. However you have to be aware that watching productive videos without taking action, does not make you productive. The key is finding the balance

I think this has destroyed the past 15+ years of my life, since FB. Thinking it's best to just delete everything cold turkey since everything is a dopamine trap in these modern times. It's actually absurd.

The dog looking looking looking for the bone analogy is spot on , and what a mind blower !!

i am now tempted to delete my instagram

If anyone here is looking to stop being distracted by their phones or computers something I've found helpful is a browser extension called a:b which blocks certain websites, deleting social media too also really helps. After a few days you don't even miss it.

That dog and bone analogy at the end tho😄👌👍

My first impression was a very strong one,’ repeated  the brain. ‘When they took me away from Russia, I  remember I passed through many German towns and  looked out of the windows, but did not trouble so much  as to ask questions about them. This was after a long series  of fits. I always used to fall into a sort of torpid condition  after such a series, and lost my memory almost entirely;  and though I was not altogether without reason at such  times, yet I had no logical power of thought. This would  continue for three or four days, and then I would recover  myself again. I remember my melancholy was intolerable;  I felt inclined to cry; I sat and wondered and wondered  uncomfortably; the consciousness that everything was  strange weighed terribly upon me; I could understand that  it was all foreign and strange. I recollect I awoke from this  state for the first time at Basle, one evening; the bray of a  donkey aroused me, a donkey in the town market. I saw  the donkey and was extremely pleased with it, and from  that moment my head seemed to clear.’  ‘A donkey? How strange! Yet it is not strange. Anyone  of us might fall in love with a donkey! It happened in mythological times,’ said Madame Epanchin, looking  wrathfully at her daughters, who had begun to laugh. ‘Go  on, brain.’  ‘Since that evening I have been specially fond of  donkeys. I began to ask questions about them, for I had  never seen one before; and I at once came to the  conclusion that this must be one of the most useful of  animals-strong, willing, patient, cheap; and, thanks to  this donkey, I began to like the whole country I was  travelling through; and my melancholy passed away.’

Excellent succinct summary of the cesspool that is social media

I stumbled upon this video as I was mindlessly scrolling not really sure what I was looking for. It was quite interesting, but has only inspired me to continue scrolling looking for the next nugget of useless/useful wisdom

I have deleted all my social media apps,my account is still there but I no longer use the apps I have them all uninstalled the only app I use us KZread and im not 24/7 on it either , I learned that social media can really really ruin someone's life it can make you very lazy and miss out real life events , family dinners , friends, and so much more I'm more into reading books now it's only been Day 1 of no social media for me and I want to continue it like that for a long time , each month I'll come back here and update you guys that what has changed in my life maybe it'll encourage you to be a better person

@iamtherealabdi5919

Жыл бұрын

It’s been 3 months and no updates…😂

@murtazanoori6414

Жыл бұрын

@@iamtherealabdi5919 haha totally forgot about it, soo... yeah life is really going good without the social media drama , now i dont feel pity for myself and the life im living , idont compare myself to others and my life, ive started focusing more on my future and less on girls and instagram models , im more calm and focused now , idont look for attention or validation from girls or other people on the internet , because ive understood that on social media everything is fake , and its only there to make you feel bad about urself and ur life so ive gotten completely out of that phase and that hell hole it definetly has impacted my life alot more then what i mentioned here...

When we realize that this video ITSELF is that dopamine hit designed to keep us hooked on youtube

@dr.shifamajidhashia

Жыл бұрын

Exactly. I mull over the thought of deleting KZread as well. But then where would I find insights like these ? KZread shorts are just like tik tok and Instagram. There's no escaping this free dopamine nightmare.

@farismalik580

Жыл бұрын

@Dr. Shifa Majid i also thought about it. But it has a solution. The point is that if we just open youtube even for inspirations like this video, it itself is a niche which keeps us hooked on youtube. Instead, we should open youtube and just searcg the specific topic we are looking for, see the video and close it without scrolling to similar videos and suggestions

Thanks for the video!

Very insightful, thanks 🤍

Mixing obsession, compulsion, fomo and habit there. These are not the same thing and aren't driven by the same thing. To explain, one of the key problems leading to this habit/compulsive behavior is that social media does in fact also provide some genuine value, much of which is not available elsewhere. So among the reasons people get hooked is that, to defeat their habit/compulsion, they'd be missing out on valuable stuff, which would lead to fomo, which is entirely justified. It's not like gambling, because gamblers require luck to turn a profit. Frequent/constant social media presence that leads to valuable insight does not require almost any luck, it's much more a matter of skill with a pinch of luck involved. This also makes social media appealing to various demographics: those who know how to find what they seek and those who don't.

The last lines gave me chills😢

Brilliant description

that dog metaphor was very strong

I quit social Media and it was the best thing I ever did

It's interesting the shift he mentioned from dopamine craving to OCD

My phone gives me anxiety. I deleted ALL my social media. I'm done.

I stopped using social media apps like Instagram, Facebook and Snapchat I only use KZread for learning not to watch useless content.

The more videos I watch like this, the more I want to get rid of all my social media.

The last dog example is quite shocking. It's hard to warn ourselves not to do something that is too rooted in our daily lives.

That last analogy really hit deep:)

This is exactly why I spend most of my screen time hours on KZread for educational purposes only.

Thank you for this I am taking a break after watching this

Ooof! That last Huberman sentence at the end of the end of the video. Right in the gut. And he’s right. 😭

bro your setup is OutStanding and the voice edit the bass is perfect. the environment in the back is so Cinematic and your mics outstanding. I really love Sir. andrew Huberman's thoughts are that he is a really outstanding man. Can You please share your setup and what you use the location etc? Thanks...

@francisgutierrez9674

Жыл бұрын

Too much reverb

Some Parents i know are being attacked by entire Twitter for not giving their Kids a Smart Phone and ain't letting them on the Internet, they want the Kids to read books, be outside and play, study and normal things Kids did back before this new tech came.

I remember when I got out of Army Basic training and went on Instagram for the first time in months I literally FELT the head rush from dopamine entertaining my brain, it was intense

I'm always hitting the jackpot since I decide what I wanna watch. A lot of documentaries. Cooking and other skills.

The ending gets it the most! Let's normalize slapping people's phones from their hands, lmao.

To be honest so often i just feel envy when scrolling through sm

good thing i learnt this from hamza much earlier...these messages are so very necessary

the fact that i am controlled by the algorithm but still not capable enough to fight back is sickening

Man said humans constantly scrolling through social media is the equivalent to a dog digging for more bones. I'm deleting some apps