you can tell this guy is normal unlike the rest of the world when he makes a video 3 minutes instead of 11 like the rest of these "mental help" youtubers. absolutely incredible stuff, you just got a subscriber

@TomHurls

Ай бұрын

Thank you brother ♥️♥️♥️

@goudendynamiethd2117

3 күн бұрын

They fr make 20 minutes video saying: don’t watch too much KZread

Sounds like the moral is. DELETE SOCIAL MEDIA

@TomHurls

Ай бұрын

Yeah man that's a big part of it haha

@ramzibouhadjar

8 күн бұрын

delete okhtk

@koromaru6666

4 күн бұрын

Delete social media + streaming brainwashing

@trustytrojan

4 күн бұрын

yes preach 🙏🙏

I had a very similar experience. I was using my phone for social media constantly and felt like I was missing out on life so I deleted most social media apps and told people if they needed to contact me they could text me. I also got a minimal launcher and hid or put strict timers on apps I still wanted but didn't want to get sucked into. Now I only really use my phone for core smartphone functions like calls, texts, camera, internet browser to look up answers to questions but not much else. Definitely one of the best changes I've ever made. Great video, sums up the experience perfectly and concisely.

@TomHurls

Ай бұрын

It's a great experience isn't it. The phone finally becomes a tool again and you see it for the great thing it is. My screen time these days is about 15 minutes and I feel great haha

The phone you are using has quite a few smartphone features. In fact you can listen to podcasts and music being a KaiOS device. You can make WhatsApp calls, watch KZread, browse basic internet and has WiFi. I been using this phone for the last 5 years now my backup phone.

@wagooga

6 күн бұрын

I have the same phone too and while it has wifi and you can do some basic stuff, kaios is very clunky and limited. No banking apps, no YT music or spotify, no nfc, no messaging apps that are used in my country. In the end I gave the phone to my dad and I'm using and old Xiaomi smartphone which i setup like in the video.

@TomHurls

6 күн бұрын

good stuff brother

Btw new sub man I like the way you just described this feeling without making a long ass 12-13 minutes video like the other “better help” KZreadrs

@TomHurls

3 күн бұрын

thank you brother, that means a lot

Really like the atmospheric feel of the video.

@TomHurls

Ай бұрын

Thank you brother ♥️♥️

Unfortunately many of these "dumb" phones are just a little too dumb for them to be practical for many people. I live in Sweden,.and my life would be far more unnecessarily difficult without certain apps. Public transport would be a pain, banking (we use Swish a lot for sending personal payments), basic messaging like WhatsApp,. email. What we need is a phone that only has the basic necessary apps that actually make life easier in your respective country,.and none of the crap. Banking, basic messaging, email, maps, public transport. That's it.

Recently did this with my phone too as started to notice all of the same issues you described. Way more freeing and waaaaay less brain fog. Great video man - is that ave maria in the background?

@TomHurls

Ай бұрын

It is indeed bro 🙌 it is a great feeling , I'm glad you enjoyed the video ♥️

Hey Tom, congrats for the 1k subscriber!

@TomHurls

Ай бұрын

thank you brother ❤️

Great video, youtube recommendations brought me here, they're very bad 90% of the time, but now it got me to this channel ! In my case when i quickly need to send a file or image to my parents/family, otherwise i just use it as its intended for : making phone calls. I don't listen to music that much (i used to but its much less frequent now), same with taking photos, i used to find it weird when i'm with people that take photos every 5 seconds lol.

@TomHurls

Ай бұрын

Thank you brother, I'm glad you enjoyed the video ♥️♥️ trust me , the picture taking obsession is weird I barely take any pictures haha, but then my gf takes tons so I don't have to worry about not having photos of stuff haha

Man, this video is soooooo gooood!!!!! I started watching cuz i wanted to know about productivity, now i don't give a shit about it! I just want to embrace the beauty of this world! * on the first seconds i was almost sure it's a poem. On the last seconds of the video i was completely sure it is.

@TomHurls

2 күн бұрын

thank you man, I appreciate your kind words so much ❤️

Nice video man! Keep it up! What’s funny is that I really want to go back to using flip phones, however I am in this position where I really don’t have to since I am not addicted to my phone and I am not using it 24/7. I treat my smartphone like a flip phone or a dumb phone to say the least just to make calls and text and that’s it because I have this habit stuck with me since my first phone was a flip phone back in 2015. I don’t spend hours and hours on my phone at home and if I go somewhere, I would use my phone for like 6 minutes to check some stuff and play games and that’s it. I get off of it, I really just get bored using my phone. As far as social medias go, I’ve tried them, didn’t like em’ I hated em’. I really thought I was missing out on stuff but really, I wasn’t. I deleted all the accounts on the same day I’ve created them without a second thought and I don’t regret it. Maybe one day I’ll go back to using a fliphones, but in the mean time just not now.

@TomHurls

6 күн бұрын

thank you brother, and yeah man i totally agree. I think the flip phone is good to get someone who's addicted to their phone off of it, but tbh after a month of using a flip phone youre pretty much cured haha, now I barely use my phone even though I'm back to my smartphone

Wow this was incredible how you talk I now want to this now my mind just was open and absorbed every thing you said

@TomHurls

Ай бұрын

Thank you brother, I'm glad you got some value from it ♥️

This is why I enjoy the iPhone mini , It’s for text & calls only. I have noticed it’s people when it comes to communication & how we operate around each other.

@TomHurls

10 күн бұрын

yeah its so sad that mini phones are a thing of the past. I bought a samsung s22 because it was the smallest I could find and it was stil 6.1 inches haha

I guess the problem is not with our smartphones but the way how we use them.

@TomHurls

Ай бұрын

exactly brother ❤️

@harshitnautiyal4995

Ай бұрын

@@jamesmoore3624 Without smartphones our life will become pointless up to some extent.

Can you read "The Freedom Model" or listen to the audiobook and do a video on it. I think it could really help out a lot of people. Thanks. Been with you for over 1.5 years. :)

@TomHurls

Ай бұрын

thank you for the support brother. I'll give it a read and see what I think ❤️

The problem with most smartphones is the user, especially with flagship phones. Who needs all these helpers, if you aren’t disabled? 95% of my iPhone 13 I use for disability accomandations, be it therapeutical apps, helping me understand what someone hath said, planning meals and help me understand what meals are ate able and what are just pure junk; the rest is music, WhatsApp, and a local catastrophe warning app. I barely use it for calling family, for it I use a normal cell. It’s easier to dial, especially in dire situations, and hath a torch I can use without opening the phone itself.

One of the best content creators out here

@TomHurls

13 күн бұрын

thank you brother that means a lot

The irony of this video is that im watching this on a smartphone

i love your storytelling, im also on a journey to cure my phone addiction

@TomHurls

13 күн бұрын

thank you brother, good luck to you 🙌

If you really want to feel free when you're outside just don't use your phone and savor the moment. What you need is self-control not limiting yourself to obsolete technology.

its becoming impossible these days to quit smartphone as almost everywhere uses cashless payment.

one word: same. helped me a ton

@TomHurls

Ай бұрын

Good stuff brother ♥️

very cool idea! keep it up :))

@TomHurls

Ай бұрын

thank you brother, glad you enjoyed ❤️

It's relatable AF

@TomHurls

Ай бұрын

thank you brother, glad you got some value out of it ❤️

You'll be back

That ave maria in the background hits hard

@TomHurls

12 күн бұрын

haha trust me bro

If I uninstalled KZread I wouldn't need the dumb phone.

@TomHurls

Ай бұрын

Do it then brother

All valid, but a bit wishy washy. I ditched my smartphone because I didn’t want to be reliant on it, I was fed up of having my every movement tracked, and was fed up of the invasion to my privacy. Oh, and it was rubbish as an actual phone, and needed to be constantly on charge.

You can still escape awkward situations with a dumb phone lol. You have to be proactive about not doing that.

@TomHurls

Ай бұрын

True but it does feel a bit weirder just flicking through the same screen of 3 apps every time you get bored/ the situation gets awkward

i have only ever used dumbphones. in 2020, i got the nokia 2720. i liked it, but it had some issues, mostly turning itself off without warning once in a blue moon. i saw the cat s-22 a couple years ago, and wanted one, but $200 cdn too much when i still had the 2720. i saw that the s-22 is now $91 cdn, so i ordered it and im looking forward to the more capable unit while retaining the form and function and 4g of a flip. plus its a water/dustproof tank.

@TomHurls

13 күн бұрын

cool man, let me know how you find it !

@daiichidoku

13 күн бұрын

@@TomHurls lol sorry. only now i figured out you meant how i like the phone. i will. im only expecting a better experience than the nokia 2720 ive been using til now

@daiichidoku

13 күн бұрын

@@TomHurls i only need a phone for the phone. i use ipod classic 6.5 for music for optimal sound quality, and my social media crap i use from my desktop at home. but im in my 50s and grognard-y ;)

@TomHurls

12 күн бұрын

Nice man :)

Great video. I can tell you care.

@TomHurls

2 күн бұрын

thank you man 🙌

❤ love... from India.. great video.

@TomHurls

8 күн бұрын

thank you bro , much love ❤️❤️

How did you solve the problem with group chats

@TomHurls

Ай бұрын

it depends what platform you use the GCs on i guess. I still use groupchats on whatsapp for example, but then the groupchats I've been in are never distracting. I guess what you need to ask yourself is whats the purpose of the gc. If its just to send memes to each other then youd probably be fine just checking it once a day on your laptop and that being it.

You're not free at all. You still rely on your phone to do things such as take the bus, listen to music. I use the light phone 2. only text and call and that's it, not date, time, nada. What you should do is to train yourself to live life with no conveniences, just how our grandparents and 1000+ years ago used to live.

@northernswedenstories1028

3 күн бұрын

Why make life unnecessarily harder for yourself? I bet you'd be crying yourself to sleep each night if you got transported back 1000 years and had to live like our ancestors.

@amitzdullnicker2k

3 күн бұрын

Generation X here. This all makes me laugh.

@beanbon666

3 күн бұрын

@@northernswedenstories1028 Unnecessarily harder? Conveniences makes life boring. These devices does not allow you to use your brain at all due to the fact the devices do everything for you. being transported back is a whole different topic. My point is to not rely on your phone to do everything for you.

@beanbon666

3 күн бұрын

@@amitzdullnicker2k explain.

@northernswedenstories1028

2 күн бұрын

@@beanbon666 yeah it's pretty easy, don't be a wimp who blames everything on a tiny electronic device. If you think your device is controlling you or making you dumb,.you are probably weak and dumb already. Grow a spine. I don't ever rely on a phone, but I choose it when the option is easier. Should I carry around a paper map with me when driving on my own or use Google maps and gps? Easy answer. When i take public transport, here in Sweden you need an app. Want to pay for dinner at a small family owned restaurant? Goes what none take cash and often use Swish payments. You need an app. Heck,.I can't even enter my work security without an app. There's much utility in phones, but the weak minded get sucked into stupid apps like tiktok.

Which launcher did you use?

@TomHurls

Ай бұрын

its called flow launcher on android

I wish i wasn't tied by job and school to my phone that will be freedom

Yeah, I just need compact wrist phone, that can make calls and display time, instead of a 4.5" brick on my waistband.

@TomHurls

8 күн бұрын

Thats a good point, maybe a LTE smartwatch would be a good middle ground. It's been something I've wanted to try for a while.

I uae an mp3 player seperate from my phone and I use a flip phone. The mp3 player allows me to listsn to music and pod casts.

@TomHurls

14 күн бұрын

Good stuff brother, analogue everything is the way 🙌🙌

For most people, phones are a crutch or something they use too often that they can’t live without… For me, my phone is a distraction from the insane depression country I live in… earbuds to block out my yelling parents and engine noise and a screen to blind me from the way evil people treat others… (just wish I had someone to talk to)

@TomHurls

3 күн бұрын

Ah fuck man I'm sorry. What country do you live in if you don't mind me asking? I get how shit that is, struggle builds strong men. Do you workout or lift weights, any boxing gyms in your area you could check out?

@JayYeahJustJay

3 күн бұрын

@@TomHurls I live in Nigeria And it’s not as interesting as people think it is Yeah there aren’t any gyms anywhere near me, but i could try workouts at home… maybe that’ll help

@TomHurls

3 күн бұрын

try it brother, its not much but build up a strong body, build your confidence, build your discipline, become hardened, a warrior. You can try and use things around your house or room as weights, just whatever you can find thats heaviest but really even just doing pushups, squats, sit ups, pull ups every day will work. Value your friends and keep them close, they're your family. However bad your situation is brother you can pull yourself up.

@JayYeahJustJay

3 күн бұрын

@@TomHurls I definitely will, Thank you man fr I really appreciate this

@TomHurls

3 күн бұрын

no worries brother, keep me updated. if you wanna talk again ever you can add me on Discord at tom.h0153 or just leave another comment on whatever video 🙏 I'm proud of you bro

You're right, smartphones are a crutch and I commend you for making improvements. Especially migrating many activities back to a regular PC. That said, your phone is still a crutch if you're using it as a payment method.

@TomHurls

Ай бұрын

I use a physical card as my payment method

@TomHurls

Ай бұрын

But yeah bro, was great for me to finally get rid of the crutches of the phone

@tech-bore8839

Ай бұрын

@@TomHurls Ah, I see. Thanks for the clarification.

You may have made some progress, but your still a tech zombie. The way you mentioned taking a tram, and swiping your mobile phone for payment suggests that you've still been sleepwalking away from using cash, and accepting electronic credits as being normal. But progress is still progress. Good luck. 👍

What's the notebook you're using?

@TomHurls

4 күн бұрын

hey man, its not a specific brand, its just a little A6 Sketchpad i bought in a bargain store for $3 haha

the only and i repeat ONLY social media i use is youtube i dislike social media in general as ive used facebook once and HATED it it just paints a huge picture of a waste of time and space for me. my only requirements for a phone is: A: play youtube using youtube Revanced B: do simple account management for services like google and steam and finally C: serve as a good MP3 player they DO make android flip phones and i MAY consider buying one but at this current moment i dont even need a phone in general

@TomHurls

8 күн бұрын

ah, nice man, sounds good

Enjoy the last and best Nokia device to ever run KaiOS! Enjoy the last Nokia smart feature phone. KaiOS had a nice run. It was so exciting when it was first announced. I still carry around my 8110 4G. It has suffered a slow and painful death, unfortunately.

@aquaponieee

28 күн бұрын

And enjoy freedom from the cages that are modern smartphones!

@TomHurls

28 күн бұрын

i know its a tragic downfall :/

whats the launcher? Thank you ahead of time

@TomHurls

Күн бұрын

its called flow launcher, its a free download but then i paid the extra like £2 on top of that for the extra features

U wear a damn smart watch

@TomHurls

3 күн бұрын

keeps me off my phone 🤷‍♂️

Using smartphone to upload this

Thanks,but i am not gonna quit eating chicken and become vegan,i will eat on few days of a week only

What flip phone u have?

@TomHurls

22 күн бұрын

its a nokia 2720 flip

It's literally just social media that is a problem, everything else to do with a phone makes you navigate your world easier, better and safer.

@TomHurls

12 күн бұрын

Very true brother it's just a question of how we alter our relationship with our phones so social media isn't an issue

This is exactly what I'm doing..

@TomHurls

16 күн бұрын

good stuff bro

I bought a Smart Watch 5 Pro and replaced my phone :)

@TomHurls

Ай бұрын

I also bought a smart watch a actually, it helped me quite a lot, having the notifications come to my wrist means I don't have to check my phone to see if anything important came through

nokia model pls

@TomHurls

Ай бұрын

A 2720 flip. Rn id recommend a 2660 flip though

@4khl.

29 күн бұрын

@@TomHurls thank u

But how did you upload this video when you exit social world 😂

Many people take on an experiment where they use burner and will always say how great it is. 1. Working in a company doesn’t allow you to use dumb phone. 2. It’s just an excuse after breakups to feel good about yourself. I have a lot of points why this is useless but im not interested to type