I starting turning off EVERY notification on my phone about a year ago, and typically have the ringer off at all times as well. (in addition, I also got off Facebook and other social media) I cannot begin to tell you how much more peaceful my life has become.

@truthhurts79

4 жыл бұрын

Stop lying to look good

@gittin_funky

4 жыл бұрын

Are you still addicted to KZread though ?

@TheThora17

2 жыл бұрын

Good for you! Wish me luck…

I always silence or shut down entirely the receiving of notifications. Always. Still, I spent a lot of time on KZread anyway..

@zoomberry108

4 жыл бұрын

Mee tooo same

@mohamedabdullahi5708

4 жыл бұрын

Really it is my way. KZread takes most of my free time.

@willbendingsteel6258

4 жыл бұрын

@@mohamedabdullahi5708 we have to come up with a good plan for youtube memme ;)

@TheSonicfan129

4 жыл бұрын

Have you heard of NewPipe? It's an open-source video app that is like KZread, but doesn't track your data. You can get the app on F-Droid, an open-source store app that has many MORE open-source apps that you can download (donations are encouraged) with NO ads, no data tracking, all for FREE! Sadly, it isn't on the Play Store. You need to look up the F-Droid website and download it. Before that, you need to go to your security settings and deactivate the switch that prevents apps outside of the Play Store from being downloaded, and then download F-Droid. The app has many safer alternatives to the Google/Microsoft/Samsung options we are all used/forced into. Try it out sometime! Like now. Before they figure out who your crush is. O_O

@Redribbon_iv

4 жыл бұрын

What a coincindence!

"checking your fridge when you know nothing is in there" i felt that.

This guy is literally providing best info on KZread

@richardwebb2348

4 жыл бұрын

HArjot - what is the purpose of the word 'literally' in your sentence?

@farhanarahman9375

4 жыл бұрын

from famous books, the videos aren't always his own content.

@77GOD77

4 жыл бұрын

What? You must not be subscribed to Bright Side, What If, Matthew Santoro, Facts Verse. Ect. They're all great in the same way

@jenniferancheta3687

4 жыл бұрын

Yes he is! Great Job!!! 👍👍 so comprehensive and simple 😊😊😊

@antongrigorov7062

4 жыл бұрын

Harjot Singh for an idiot like you that might be a knowledge

I don't use any social media it never appealed to me, feels like an invasion of privacy

@metaltom2003

4 жыл бұрын

You're not wrong

@chaucerparks5941

4 жыл бұрын

I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU 💯%..✌💨🏃

@LSV.Delight

4 жыл бұрын

You tube is also considered social media..

@aishkaa7087

4 жыл бұрын

You are on youtube.

@LSV.Delight

4 жыл бұрын

@@aishkaa7087 right?!

Don't use the screen. Just listen to videos and music

Ironic I'm watching this on my phone and I know its true😵

@LSV.Delight

4 жыл бұрын

I love that you said that! There are people that made comments on this section saying that they never use social media. How ironic, KZread is considered social media.

@silkegehtyoutubegarnichtsa892

4 жыл бұрын

You know, when I see you on the streets (you don't ever see me, of course), and you're between 20-30, I wonder, will you ever get rid of your addiction again?? Will there be help available for you, to make you addiction free?? Or, are you going to push your wheeled walkers with just one hand?? Serioiusly.

I have Facebook and Instagram deleted for years now and my phone is always on silent but I still spend way too much time on KZread alone :|

@peggysola3405

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah. Tell me about it!! Me too.😀

@coleygyaluv

3 жыл бұрын

Same, I'm trying to spend less time on KZread...it's like any addiction...it takes time to recover.

@Peace_keeper112

2 жыл бұрын

@@coleygyaluv KZread huh true😭

@typower9

3 ай бұрын

I think the answer is fixed times of day and lengths of time used watching utube, and targeted viewing as opposed to random viewing.

i want to show this video to some friends that are addicted to their phones, but they don't have the attention span to watch the whole video😂

@aashishsharma5086

Жыл бұрын

Exactly🤣

@erisjohnperez7414

Жыл бұрын

Hahahahha

Thank you for making this video. I've been turning off my notifications since a long time ago. My wife is social media addicted, she pick up her phone whenever she's free. When I showed this video to her, she got very mad and said I was insulting her. Sad.

@typower9

3 ай бұрын

Dont worry. It will probably sink in after a while, or maybe it did when you told her but she felt the need to deny it/ defend her behaviour.

I am in love with your every videos on productivity . You are amazingly trying really hard to share these sort of important informations & knowledges to all of us. Commendable & Appreciable 🙏🏻🙏🏻

They got us on a very short attention span regimen to keep us asleep from what's really important. Beware of the agenda go out and get some fresh air and turn off your phone for a bit. None of us are immune to this. PEACE!!!!

"Communicating through the phone is simpler than communicating irl" I gotta say, not for everyone. Texting and phone calls stress me out way more.

@eternalclips9222

2 жыл бұрын

😂yeah

@popopop984

2 жыл бұрын

It’s a lot more uncomfortable talking to people through text instead of online.

@lexpox329

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I have always found text only communication to be severely limiting to my communication style. I rely on a lot of verbal and nonverbal cues such as tone and pauses and even pace of speech, but even a phone call is limiting because you have no eye contact or body language. Video calls are better but still fall short somehow. As a modern society I think we are getting less empathetic due to the loss of conversations in person.

@gamexter6640

5 ай бұрын

bro thats what happens with me I often rewrite every single message I comment on youtube (I don't use other social medias) at least 5 times writing comments is stressful for me but speaking IRL is a breeze I do not know why people feel speaking in IRL is hard

Hey man thanks for these videos..I hope u get big one day

Ironic that we get distractions from the video by adverts. I’m going to try the website.

@michaelthem3

4 жыл бұрын

Right, that just happened to me.

I'm addicted to your videos.. The illustrations are hypnotizing...

@typower9

3 ай бұрын

I just listen to the audio. That way I can do things whilst listening. Plus it's better for my eyes, plus if it's evening or just before bed the light from the screen does not affect my biorythm as much. Also it's more relaxing.

LOVE THIS GUY.

It’s all perspective. Social media creates anxiety.

Really appreciate your work... Thanks a lot for the amazing insights

For those having difficulty controlling their cell phones - maybe try the simpler less-intrusive flip-phone.

i love your all videos, you'r really helping people to be better

Yeah, Kim Kardashian gets apparently 80K for announcing that she broke her nail. Facebook = an indication that someone needs some help.

Thank you. This is so very good and needed information. I have had problems getting back to my schedule and have not been consistent on my fellowship and yet I am always with my cell even when I am eating. I am going to turn off my cell when I am studying.

My phone installed only one social media, KZread, and it was for watching and following Better than Yesterday.

This helped me a lot. Thank you for this!

Beautiful advice..this is just me...thanks for sharing.

The best channel of the internet. Daniel from Brazil.

I’m planing to show this video to my college students, to learn English and how to use phone properly as well.

I've been doing these for a few months now. Thank you! 🙂

*Goes to rehab center* Nurse: Sir/ma'am what drug do you use? Person: "My phone" *silence*

@user-nf9so5oa7w

4 жыл бұрын

Nurse：hey，me too！ Doctors：me too！

@ishitap6764

3 жыл бұрын

@@user-nf9so5oa7w lol😂

Totally true

@santalioccasionchannel6489

4 жыл бұрын

100% Pure True

Thanks a lot for sharing this very useful and insightful video ❤... Need of the hour!!!

I highly recommend this video!

Great job. Thank you.

thanks for the video! i have deleted my social media platforms for a while now, and always on silent very good vid

I am addicted to listening music all the day

@alinbejinaru1755

4 жыл бұрын

What you can make it to use that bad or good habit and use it for other habits like running for example

@peacewins3281

4 жыл бұрын

@@alinbejinaru1755 Actually I use it at home for listenning some political & some educational while waliking on my living room at times upto 8 hours..now after a month it is a habit so when I come from out , I download some programs put my phone on the table upside down and start walking in my living room , now I enjoy it and feel alert & less anxiety....it would be better to read instead, meanwhile I am doing what I am doing. nb. I have n't spoken swahili for 33 years I forgot now I am re-learning it while walking in my room & it is working..I also watch programmes about different people & cultures just listenning while walking in my l.r. good luck

@yt-derrick252

3 жыл бұрын

Then listen to musics with advice and u will succeed in most of the journey u begins

You are awesome buddy 😊.. Keep make videos to motivate us.. One day you will cross 1M subscribers .. God bless 😇

@judgejudy7283

3 жыл бұрын

It was a few days ago

@rahulrajss723

3 жыл бұрын

All We have to do is to Follow The damn Bird CJ

I am surprised why you don't have more subscribers...with such content you deserve many more subscribers

That's exactly why I got rid of Facebook. And silenced apt notifications. This was good video. Very informative.

I Suppose Eventually, I Could Come off Social Media, but Social Media Is Great for Those Who Suffer from Anxiety, but some believe It Only Just Makes Your Anxiety Worse!

@jonathangoodwin457

4 жыл бұрын

I have Anxiety it do make it wose that is why i.try to only use it for KZread But just watching KZread I can't stop the effects my anxiety. Specially if there's a scary movie it makes my desire the even worse it would hit a 100.

I really like this video, make more like this!! 😊👍🏽

Thank-you!! I've been banging on about phone-use being addictive for years, it's a drug!! And Social Media is a drug WITHIN a drug! I will share this video. This is the most important message of our time 🙂👍

@typower9

3 ай бұрын

There's a good video on KZread by an Indian looking woman called is your child addicted to their phone, (or something similar). She talks about detox programmes for people with phone addiction.

I'm glue to my phone as I watch this video and my Dopamine is rising to see more from this Channel.

Thank you so much!

And buy yourself a watch if you don't have one! Ever noticed how many people use their phone to check what time it is? They look at the phone to check the time and one minute later don't remember the time. I was that person once. I run a business. My phone stays on my desk no matter where I go in the company and it is always on silent at work. If I am in a meeting, no cell phone. If I talk to customers, employees or suppliers, my cell doen't go in my hand at all.

Thank you for this video

Absolutely loved this video. Amazing work. #instawise

i am always focused, because i am glued to my phone, heart and mind

So true!

Thank you very much

Good video thank you!

I love ur videos, thank you

Thank you ,i will really follow the same form now on ❤❤

I agree, as I use my phone to reply to the video I watched on it... 😀

Great advice.

A good hack to avoid social media usage : Use a password manager and manually modified your password Example: real password = "myFacebookPassword" store in your password manager = "my123Facebook456Password" So every time you want to connect to your account, you have to open the password manager, display the password, change it, and then copy and past it ... Since I do that my social media usage incredibly reduced.

That's true dear I can judge myself

Thanks!!

I love this channel.

Hey, thanks for the info. I did the same thing half a year ago. Deleted FB accounts, disabled notifications from all other apps, never went back to social medias. But the problems like here. Now I'm addicted to KZread 😢

good info , social media is highly addictive .

That's why still use nokia phone from 2010 with all sounds, except phone call sounds turned off.

Subbed..!! Great Channel.!!

Thank you.

i shut down my Facebook for one month and my focus has significantly improved to the level i was even surprised!

EXCELLENT 👍

When you have online business, its hard.

@cyranodeluk

4 жыл бұрын

Do you have an online business?

@AnalogDude_

4 жыл бұрын

why should it be? if you're good ..... people will come automatically. how it always worked. i can't understand why this dark web called Facebook (witch is what it essentially is, a network inside the regular internet) will benefit other than spamming.

Awesome videos bro

@BetterThanYesterday

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I am addicted to your video. 😀

thank you

Very nice video👌

I think it's important to keep in mind that phones, social media and T.V. and all other forms of entertainment are all products of our productivity obsessed society. 4:14 I do agree that it's good to be board from time to time to process our thoughts.

Wow this is totally true thank you so much. I deletes it facebook Instagram now i spend more time with my. Son

Two words : Airplane Mode. That long with practically everything you said. It won't alert you with onljne stuff or calls when it's disconnected. You can disconnect data and wifi if you need calls, and put it in "do not disturb" as well when busy.

@victoriaoshea4865

4 жыл бұрын

Yes less radiation too

My attention is dispersed between work and KZread. Damn.... I just can't listen to in at the background, I have to watch it. Looks like am a junkie too...

I'm using my phone to gather information and new learnings and new skills. Because I am addicted to improving myself and learning new ideas.

I've been very concerned about my daughter and little grandaughter because they are ALWAYS glued to the phone! I hate going places with someone who never even talks to you because they can't put the phone down long enough to make a sentence! My grandkids aren't going to know how to talk to people and be a social creature. It's scary. And the radiation and all is ESPECIALLY scary because I don't want my grandkids to become ill from the damned phone! Have you ever walked in to see your kids and grandkids all on the phone? Nobody greets you or even looks up! I think if someone takes the time to come see you and love on you especially , ALL PHONES SHOULD BE PUT AWAY FOR COMPANY! WHEN GRAMMA MANAGES TO GET HER PAIN RIDDLED BODY THERE TO SEE YOU, A LITTLE ATTENTION IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO. PHONES CAN CAUSE PEOPLE TO BE SOOOOOOOO RUDE AND UNCARING OF OTHERS FEELINGS. JUST MY OPINION.

@richardwebb2348

4 жыл бұрын

Tracy - are teachers not concerned about the children being glued to their phones 'always'? Good to establish some boundaries for the children.

Can't help but wonder whether ads in the middle of the video are remotely positive for your focus. Guess not.

It ain’t just the kids. It’s everybody else too

Thanks.

This video is very true because it is the norm of todays world, the smart phones have become the life of human beings, phones can instantly distract you from the environment around you causing you to be more careless.

Ha ha, good job Dave!!! ;D

These are so true 😃

Agreed

I just silent it, with no vibration, or put it straight in airplane mode.

@michaelthem3

4 жыл бұрын

@@arjun-iv4wr have work hours, rest minutes, and end of the schedules. We're not machines (I wish some days).

at 1:05 ... I think that explains why there are SOOOooooooo Many "Reaction Videos" out there "kids" these day do not know how to "React" and need a "How To..." video more research is needed on this subject matter but I think you'd agree with the 1st minute of this video ... WOW .... I'll try NOT commenting on every lil thing ... let's watch the rest of the video now

I've always used my phone as a phone only. no texting, no internet, etc. I have used the same model phone for over 15 years and many people make fun of me because of that. all my internet, social media, etc is on my lap top. It is easier to control and get less distracted

Iam really feeling better than yesterday 🤗

Hate social media, BORING and POINTLESS. KZread and its life vids i do so enjoy!

@brendalg4

3 жыл бұрын

He's talking about anything that keeps you looking at your phone. KZread counts

love the content! so useful . . . Attention Residue Dopamine Hit No to multitasking

Hi better than yesterday, can you make one video about - why working at home is not good for productivity.

I am de-interneting my evenings :) No phone, tablet, no computer etc. Time for a good old fashioned paper book and some quality sleep.

@Jesse_andrew

3 жыл бұрын

I'm going to try this😄

@brendalg4

3 жыл бұрын

What happened?

If you can't use it responsibly, don't have none!

i appreciate you very much

Fantastic video! I disabled every notification from yt to email. I now only check once daily. I canceled facebook over 3 years ago. I don't have any social media accounts. Just got a landline phone set up through google voice, less need for the cell and after the initial set up cost, there are no monthly charges. I don't even have a home computer of my own, they, like cell phones are built to fail in this age of obsolescence. On rare occasions, I'll use my sons or better yet, the one at the library. Time to unplug as much as possible folks. Be well everyone. 😎🏖

All the 68 people who disliked this video Are the social media companies trying to make you addicted.

I can’t delete all the social media apps off my phone. Mainly because they aren’t there to delete

This amazing video was interrupted twice by adverts. One was video by Dave Ruben for Prager U... I think it was 3 or 4 minutes long, but it was fascinating so I watched all the way to the end (you're welcome!). I think this inability to focus/concentrate is what is allowing these politicians (especially the Democrats, but Rebubs too!) and mainstream media companies to literally STRAIGHT OUT LIE to the American people about things like Russia Collusion and get away with it. It should be illegal to do this, but those same politicians gave corporations the right to legally lie and get away with it. It's sad what is happening to this country.

@ClassicJukeboxBand

4 жыл бұрын

Kevin, install adblock plus.

Weakness (not thinking before using the phone)

It’s so stress free deleting Facebook. You feel more peaceful and you realise it is really a hassle and meet all the wrong people.