Dopamine Detox Tier List - 25 Things To Avoid

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You've probably heard of dopamine fasting or a dopamine detox (break, reset). Whatever you want to call it, it's starting to gain some traction in the scientific world. Experts do think that it can be healthy and helpful to do these every once in a while. The question is exactly what should one avoid? So in today's video I'm going to answer just that. I will tell you about the 24 hour dopamine fast rules and how to do it.
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Intro: (00:00)
Social Media: (00:39)
Gaming: (01:27)
Drinking Water: (01:57)
Eating Junk Food: (02:33)
Socializing (Hanging Out With People): (03:10)
Smoking: (03:42)
Working Out: (04:13)
Eating Healthy Food: (04:50)
Watching Shows: (05:31)
Alcohol: (07:17)
Reading Fiction: (07:37)
Reading Non-Fiction: (07:55)
Listening To Music: (08:42)
Drinking Coffee: (09:07)
Work: (09:55)
Listening To Podcast: (10:16)
Playing W/ Yourself: (10:37)
Writing/Planning: (11:03)
Hobby: (11:42)
Thinking About The Past: (12:10)
Daydreaming: (12:51)
Gambling: (13:26)
Cold Shower: (13:33)
Meditation: (13:57)
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@evan191919 Жыл бұрын

I think its crazy that the “eating healthy” and “exercising” isnt in the Do Not Do Tier.

@imGrisky Жыл бұрын

He explained it pretty well. Most people should eat healthy and exercise but not everyone should do it during the fast.

@aliaksandrilyushenka5597 Жыл бұрын

Because it's all subjective and relative. We talk about pleasure level. If working out is your only pleasure source (also the biggest) than you definitely should avoid it during the fast

@chiz161190 Жыл бұрын

If you are addicted to sport exercising may be a thing to avoid

@toprotoshow3430 Жыл бұрын

@@imGrisky wrong, doing that cheap dopamine intake like watching YT or doing yk what is bad, doing healthy things that benefit you and getting dopamine is a balance most people should get used to.

@gaffatsy9193 Жыл бұрын

@@toprotoshow3430 still the point of a dopamine fast is to reset your base levels. There is no debate that exercise is beneficial, but for the sake of the fast it isn't something to do if you get extreme pleasure from it.

@maddog3704 Жыл бұрын

dopamine detox is abstaining from all addictive activities that raise your levels of dopamine too high. The idea behind the detox is to stop being dependent on activities like social media, video games, gambling, and other addictive behaviors.

@juliuscaesar1028 Жыл бұрын

Yuh

@osamaqtaitat Жыл бұрын

Like money gathering, copy other people, being slave to “success” norms, putting goals and destroy your present life meanwhile.

@bigsleepy9889 Жыл бұрын

Sounds fkin stupid lmfao

@zarrowthehorse Жыл бұрын

but i love video games as a hobby

@maddog3704 Жыл бұрын

@@zarrowthehorse me to

@varun.bakshi Жыл бұрын

Summary : Gambling Masturbation Gaming Social Media Junk Food Fast Smoking Alcohol Consumption -------- Binge watching Podcast Healthy Eating Reading Fiction Caffeine Consumption -------- Reading Non-Fiction -------- Socializing Hobby Working Out Listening Music Planning/ Writing Past thinking Daydreaming Cold Shower -------- Water Fast Doing Work Meditation

@honeybwood Жыл бұрын

Ty! Now I can avoid youtube if I need to check one of these!

@stephenkipkoech206 Жыл бұрын

This is my whole life if ai fast I will doe for sure

@f4llenstarr Жыл бұрын

What do the ---- mean?

@unclegardener Жыл бұрын

Shouldn’t listening to music be in the S tier of things to avoid? It’s probably the reason why I’m where I’m at now.

@varun.bakshi Жыл бұрын

@@f4llenstarr tier change

@yourcalmplace Жыл бұрын

- I just want to let anyone who’s reading this, and going through a tough time know that it’s going to be okay. You’ll get through it! ✨

@mylivespot77 Жыл бұрын

🤞

@sneakystalker6500 Жыл бұрын

✌️

@Mnisbeth Жыл бұрын

Everything in God's own timing

@subneo61 Жыл бұрын

F u bot

@Me-mt4dp Жыл бұрын

@@subneo61 this acc is 100% not a bot lol

@amarug Жыл бұрын

Finally a list where my entire life is located in the S tier

@scout_yt4680 Жыл бұрын

I’m not too interested in a dopamine detox/fast, but I do think this video helped me and made my mind more clear on what I should be doing and avoiding, and why it all matters

@dimitriospapageorgiou Жыл бұрын

Excellent video! The only suggestion I would have is renaming the bottom category "Do Not Skip Tier" to avoid confusion. Keep up the great work!

@thatguynamedtohuki Жыл бұрын

I did not even know dopamine detox/fast is a thing, i'm so trying this tomorrow. edit: it is now the next day. I managed to do it until 5:30pm. Instead of the usual sitting at my computer all day, i read a book, went for a walk and worked out. Going to try to keep this up though! The grind never ends.

@anhhuynhquanghoang8233 Жыл бұрын

Nice, u r actually making progress, and why is there a bot here?

@thatguynamedtohuki Жыл бұрын

@@anhhuynhquanghoang8233 honestly, no idea about the bot, but thank you :)

@christopherlittle630 Жыл бұрын

7 days later, how you feeling? If you’ve stuck to it!

@thatguynamedtohuki Жыл бұрын

@@christopherlittle630 I am still definitely trying, although the sitting at the computer part definitely got worse again. I've started studying Japanese, so that's pulling me away from the computer at least a little bit. Will be trying to keep myself away from social media and gaming more next week though.

@2isa Жыл бұрын

@@thatguynamedtohuki you got this my dude

@mylivespot77 Жыл бұрын

I so need this right now. I’m so glad you just published this. I’m going to do this in the next couple days. Thanks for the great videos

@kanishkaraj2539 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this improvement pill I was getting lost in dopamine recently, and I even take a half-ass dopamine detox in which I do most of the things that I should avoid. But now I can do it and I am doing this on 12th Feb

@The_TreyWay Жыл бұрын

how was it

@djjayem100 Жыл бұрын

Great information but don't cut everything or you will be so depressed at dangerous levels. I quit alcohol, PMO and nicotine in one hit and had 4 hours sleep each night for a whole month. I am now getting to the end of the tunnel and I can tell you my life has improved In every aspect. Dating, health, goals, mentally I feel fantastic and confidence is through the roof. My only big dopamine hit is video games, but I only play shooters. I think 1 big hit is enough for a fulfilling life, just be prepared to sacrifice A LOT and suffer temporarily.

@bienvicoy865 Жыл бұрын

As for the daydreaming. Negative visualization is actually helpful to increase motivation as it tips the pain-pleasure balance to the side of pain and your dopamine system then compensates that.

@ismailaliyavuz9671 Жыл бұрын

he probably meant cringe memories

@Freakazoid12345 11 ай бұрын

I find that if I'm eating unbearably spicy foods, thinking of painful memories makes the spicy food seem easy to tolerate by comparison.

@knowhowtodo Жыл бұрын

Dopamine detox is a real game changer, once you get the hang of it. Everyone who is trying: Keep going, you got this 💪🏻

@pokineusz3501 Жыл бұрын

right on time, dopamine fast is just something I need to do right away, thanks for making this video it helps a lot, starting tomorrow :)

@sneakystalker6500 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for always guiding and support me and all of us thank you so much ✌️

@Finnprovement Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Improvement Pill! You've helped inspire me to start my own channel!

@sergei9912 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. I have only one favour to ask you - Please do not delete this video.

@Random_5tuff Жыл бұрын

This is really helpful. Thanks a lot man!

@theotht Жыл бұрын

bro tryna starve us

@kerematlass Жыл бұрын

💀

@utsabbhanja0193 Жыл бұрын

💀💀

@Kingman. 11 ай бұрын

💀💀💀

@mylivespot77 Жыл бұрын

Any chance you have an infographic that summarizes the the video and shows the key steps?

@N0Xa880iUL Жыл бұрын

Great video brother

@sayyedsufiyan6758 Жыл бұрын

Now I can understand why I postpone or not complete the activities like cleaning, organising or studying a new language..I use my phone a lot..I thought I was lazy and would always blame me, but now I understand its due to high dopamine I get from social media..thanks for this video..will reduce the social media usage for sure..

@theunholybanana4745 Жыл бұрын

And weak willpower, it's still you who chose to go on your phone. Dopamine is a product of how our brain (you) processes information, you chose instant gratification instead of earned gratification, which is a sign of weak willpower. Btw I postpone chores as well but I find it encouraging to know that I'm fully in control and that it's my fault if I sit on my phone, if I blame my phone then not only will I be avoiding responsibility and become even lazier, but I will start to dislike something which brings me joy.

@bassgirl_denalia9087 Жыл бұрын

It's essentially about cutting out "dopamine cheats", allowing your body and mind to create dopamine from healthy foods, hard work, gaining skills, and meaningful, in-person experiences with others.

@zenyatta5064 Жыл бұрын

Why are there zero stories of people who did it in the comments

@hunterrex8507 Жыл бұрын

I don't get it does dopamine detox really mean to stop enjoying your life because stop eating healthy food seems a bit too far

@maddog3704 Жыл бұрын

He means don't eat junk food, don't get distracted, pop sugars, junk food, it actually helps you feel better. It's helps your life get better it doesn't mean stop having fun.

@honeybwood Жыл бұрын

That’s why it’s in that section of the list, it’s an option.

@honeybwood Жыл бұрын

There facts that show benefits of fasting especially in ppl over 40 I think is the age. If u don’t want to do it you don’t have to

@honeybwood Жыл бұрын

Physical not so mental when it comes to cancer and what not

@Norhiree2137 Жыл бұрын

@@jeremy-likes-cats Well some ppl (like me) are eating for dopamine. Yes i eat (almost)all the time.

@Antonio1350 Жыл бұрын

Finally! Thank you💜

@mohammadikhlas8837 Жыл бұрын

I wonder how productive this guy would be

@marcussorensen5549 Жыл бұрын

Wdym

@nephalem770 Жыл бұрын

He has 3.2M subs. You dont get that from sitting on your ass all day :-)

@davidadesign Жыл бұрын

I did a month without drinking, Tik tok and energy drinks. Really enlightening. I did crave sweets and coffee alot more. More drive to make art and read.

@9reyJ Жыл бұрын

Fast af boi, exactly the vid i needed

@alexanderwindh4830 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic video. Cool concept.

@vicke7398 Жыл бұрын

Great video, thanks :)

@CROHardRap Жыл бұрын

24 hour dopamine fast is an instant gratification way of doing dopamine fast. Instead, you should try to do lifelong dopamine reduction, where you reduce all instant gratification activitiea by 80%

@theunholybanana4745 Жыл бұрын

I think the point of a dopamine fast it to reset dopamine levels so you can enjoy things more the next week, never enjoying anything won't reduce dopamine levels but will instead release more dopamine from simpler things, which isn't fun since you have a constant state of slightly above average, instead of an average state of average but sometimes happier and sometimes less happy. It's the opposite of how drug addicts only get joy from their drug of choice.

@knowhowtodo Жыл бұрын

Very interesting tier list 💪🏻

@user-tl8ne1bk6j Жыл бұрын

I've only just discovered your channel and already eI feel so much more confident and equipped to really take this on now because I need my son back who was taken from me because I relapsed and its broken my heart! So...many thanks in advance for your help 😊

@CA-nu5qy Жыл бұрын

I love your channel. You present so many meaningful videos. Thanks a lot

@hk6474 Жыл бұрын

This is a pretty extreme view. People should eat healthy and exercise regardless of a dopamine fast.

@cechlol9277 Жыл бұрын

This is the type of channel you watch for 20 minutes and then end up waking up next morning coming back to bad habits

@Spoomis Жыл бұрын

I did one of these for about 24 hours, it was nice. I read some books, went grocery shopping, and when I got off it, certain activities were certainly more enjoyable.

@theunholybanana4745 Жыл бұрын

Grocery shopping is designed to release dopamine, buying anything releases dopamine and shops have lots of bright colours to make u impulse buy, target is an infamous example.

@sadiqshafisati7854 Жыл бұрын

Improvement pill designed video's in such a way that it release low dopamine

@acro9779 Жыл бұрын

I’ll take these videos one at a time. Thanks

@user-kelsier Жыл бұрын

Thank for the best beneficial content

@w0mpyy25 Жыл бұрын

can't understand the concept of literally doing nothing for a week, this list removes 100% of my life lmao

@carlmiggy4875 14 күн бұрын

I am going to do a dopamine fast for the next 7 days (and probably for a long-term period with other S-tier level things to avoid). These are the things I wish to avoid: - Social Media - Playing Video Games - Eating Junk Food - Smoking - Watching Shows - Alcohol - Listening to Music - Playing with myself - Thinking about the past (negatively) - Daydreaming (about fantasies) And these are the things that I wish to do during the dopamine fast based from the tier list" - Working out - Eating Healthy Food - Work - Podcast - Writing/planning - Hobby - Thinking about the past (positively reflecting and writing on it) - Daydreaming (about my ideal future and writing on it) - Cold shower - Meditating Wish me luck everyone and likewise to those who are doing or about to take on the fast!

@ferris194 Жыл бұрын

08:15 for me it's quite the opposite, but in terms of a Kindle. I find a physical book more attractive and use my Kindle because the books are inexpensive

@bradywellman9097 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for telling me I shouldn’t stop drinking water

@Droid3455 Жыл бұрын

I used to get a lot of dopamine from just listening to music, to me those songs would feel like a new trip and I would get lost in my imagination to the point where I got huge adrenalin rushes just by imagining

@user-qb5qk9jj9k Жыл бұрын

great video!

@oleander161 Жыл бұрын

Definitely one of the videos ever made

@obamas.7963 Жыл бұрын

Will do today is my birthday and I feel sad , depressed and unmotivated to do anything

@speedkobold72 Жыл бұрын

Hey man. Happy Birthday to you! Wish you all the best. :-)

@marcussorensen5549 Жыл бұрын

OBAMNA

@mylivespot77 Жыл бұрын

Happy Birthday!! Don’t let your situation get you down… it’s just temporary

@mansurialamgir9233 Жыл бұрын

Hey there ! A very happy birthday don't feel so sad life is all about ups and downs so accept it and achieve your dreams.

@Lord_ofGods Жыл бұрын

Happy Birthday

@umeshpandey7417 Жыл бұрын

How can we master art of avoiding distraction

@mylivespot77 Жыл бұрын

10:41… doing the deed! Now that’s a challenge 🤣

@altheuss Жыл бұрын

Socmed, binging, playing with myself, chatting - thats why i was stuck. Thanks for the tier list

@13thravenpurple94 Жыл бұрын

Great video Thank you

@rahulisgreat4911 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much

@Dr.PeterLaFleur Жыл бұрын

Great video

@dywan8716 Жыл бұрын

Could you make a list of activities TO DO while dopamine detox? I already done dopamine detox once and mine problem was that I had nothing to do, I had too much free time

@Andre-zg8wg Жыл бұрын

There is no list. The less you do and consume the more eficient the detox is gonna be. Try to stay 24 hours in bed. No lights, no phone, no water, nothing! Its a nightmare. Because you are allowing the body to do a more aggressive detox. Every activity or movement you do, sooner or later, more or less is gonna promote dopamine. Even pain promotoes dopamine because your body naturally gets motivated to overcome that pain. So the level of detoxing is gonna depend how much are you willing to suffer from a extremely boring useless day.

@arnabchatterjee694 5 ай бұрын

Dopamine Fast (in no order) S: Social Media, Video games, Junk Food, Smoking, Drinking, Masturbation, Gambling A: Watching educational shows, Healthy Food, Reading Fiction, Caffeine, Entertaining Podcast B: Socialising, Exercise, Reading Non-Fiction, Music, Educational Podcast, writing/planning, hobbies, Reminiscing the past, Daydreaming about the future, Cold Shower Do not: Water, Working, Meditation

@Arwyn864 Жыл бұрын

Yay new upload

@alanalan9652 Жыл бұрын

The dopamine detox thing is interesting. However i have one objection on this.. What if you play video games or anything else that you enjoy doing are counciously enjoyed by you? I am talking about a hobby or passion. You should actually think about a passion/hobby and an addiction being seperate. I am not trying to be blackpill or be a Jeffrey but i am trying to seperate something incorrectly recognized from other.

@pokineusz3501 Жыл бұрын

you have the answer in this video - everything has been explained: why this, why that, now you need to think yourself how to use this tool for your particular case :) most people take dopamine detox because they feel awful when not stimulated, not beceause they enjoy those stimulations too much

@jayza426 Жыл бұрын

I am an informatics engineering student and I use KZfaq as an off-campus learning medium. Do I have to stop using KZfaq to detox my dopamine, considering that social media is one of the biggest contributors of dopamine.

@emregul13 Жыл бұрын

I don't understand how watching shows can be less stimulating than gaming.

@kamrannasibov481 Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@SkellyMC Жыл бұрын

Playing w yourself while watching the "movies" is one of the most dopamine activities. If it's hard for you not to do it, the best thing might be to play w yourself without the "movies"

@theunholybanana4745 Жыл бұрын

99% of people can go without playing for a day, it feels a lot better if you do it less often

@henrique-ww9gf Жыл бұрын

quit only the toxic habits, avoiding healthy food, gym and reading is just insane, pure BS

@wolfsiejk 8 ай бұрын

3:42 the cigarette being backwards lol

@rebeccapinto9926 Жыл бұрын

So this should be followed for 24 hours? Am I correct? How often? Can you just sleep through it? Thanks.

@r-type4945 Жыл бұрын

The idea of the fast is appealing but it won't get you anywhere if just done once in a while. Long term habit formation is required here.

@mattc825 Жыл бұрын

I love that last tier lol. Do not NOT do some of these things. 🍻🤣

@GenevaSevenfold Жыл бұрын

I felt personally attacked when you said thinking about the past 😂

@funygameur Жыл бұрын

*- Drink Water* *- Work* *- Méditation*

@orokusaki4987 Жыл бұрын

I think everybody greatly underestimated caffeine and music consumption. They both drain far more dopamine than video games, tv, social media. Caffeine especially I’d put on the same level as drugs and porn.

@cool_gaming_f.f5890 Жыл бұрын

Hey improvement pill Love ur videos I have a some curse Which makes people hate me more they talk to me

@chichimoshokoa18 Жыл бұрын

Don’t day dream, don’t read fiction , no games , no fast food, don’t binge, don’t drink coffee

@Randomly.assembled.molecules Жыл бұрын

I don't have any social life and not use any social media I am literally living in the shadows

@harihari-ou9in Жыл бұрын

go touch some grass my friend start combat sports like mma or kickboxing or start playing football in a club. your social life will improve instantly because people there are forced to talk to you

@godiegogo3280 Жыл бұрын

“It’s a one time thing and a great way to start the day”

@BeEmoBro Жыл бұрын

For how long should I do dopamine fast?

@readyfordiscussion3724 Жыл бұрын

So basically if I wanna do a proper dopamin detox Im only allowed to drink water, work and meditate?

@aisforapple2494 Жыл бұрын

Can I just sleep for 24 hours because everything in 'S tier' are basically daily habits that I seriously doubt I can avoid for even a day?

@drblitz3092 11 ай бұрын

Crazy how grounded I feel after 3 days. I’ll be driving 60 mph and it feels like 40. It’s like I’m looking for some type of stimulation and don’t realize it

@thelifejunction Жыл бұрын

Should i sleep during dopamine fast?

@SapSapirot Жыл бұрын

"originally considered to be a pseudoscience, but is somewhat relevant now" > Proceeds to talk about 80% pseudoscience

@slimisslow244 Жыл бұрын

How long should a dopamine detox last?

@bienvicoy865 Жыл бұрын

This video is S tier

@ravenharu3034 Жыл бұрын

how long should the fast be?

@tomerschannel3248 Жыл бұрын

One suggestion is to change the bottom tier from “do not do” to “do not avoid”

@monsterftw4481 Жыл бұрын

How long does it take to recover your dopamine base line?

@lukeizze Жыл бұрын

KZfaq is my biggest addiction and I,ve been in denial about this for years. I need to limit my time on here.

@DistortedShelf0 Жыл бұрын

Valuable Alternative To Be More Practical: Dopamine Fast Lite Gist: begin by looking at your OWN behavior, and eliminate what is most stimulating for YOU. Video games are addictive for me, so I avoid them; porn on the other hand isn't all that stimulating for me, so I watch it every now and then without much issue. Follow up by analyzing YOUR goals--figure out what stimulating behavior is creating mental obstacles between you and your goal, then eliminate them. Side note: occasional dopamine spikes are okay. Your baseline dopamine cravings are based on your AVERAGE level of dopamine release day-to-day. Anything you can limit in terms of hours-per-day and days-per-week is okay; anything you cannot control yourself around needs to GO.

@NoobDoesGamingBS Жыл бұрын

You will eventually get addicted to porn so I would say QUIT IMMIDEALTY DON'T RISK IT

@DistortedShelf0 Жыл бұрын

@@NoobDoesGamingBS I do not get addicted to porn, it's not a problem for me. What's addictive for someone varies from person to person.

@NoobDoesGamingBS Жыл бұрын

@@DistortedShelf0 not when it comes to porn. It may not be addictive for you but still high Jacks your brain with Domaine making dopamine detox impossible. Devil is tricking you into thinking its okay and that you control it. OK if you control it try going entire month without it. Once you do that which I'm certain you won't be able to do than you can do it.

@DistortedShelf0 Жыл бұрын

@@NoobDoesGamingBS I've gone over a month before without using porn. It's really not that big of a deal.

@taimoorali818 8 ай бұрын

sounds like you're justifying yourself watching porn by saying its not too stimulating cuz how is that possible? It is THE most stimulating thing on this tier list for anybody unless you're jerking off to it alot that it isn't THAT stimulating, which in itself is a problem

@Anlonn Жыл бұрын

what some call pseudosience, casinos call profit.

@elliottchard Жыл бұрын

Great video but I think it would be important to separate out 'benign' and 'malevolent' sources of dopamine

@frogozzzz Жыл бұрын

Would I be allowed to knit during a detox? It's not addictive and I dont like it THAT much, I just dont hate it and it's not that boring

@batteryjuicy4231 Жыл бұрын

In my opinion dopamine detox is a temporary fix. If you want the results to be permanent, you need to stop the behavior that release so much dopamine (quitting social media for example. And when I say quit, I mean delete the account forever) . It's like cigarettes, you need to stop doing them forever unless you want to relapse.