Damn same

Same

Same here

I feel attacked. You literally caught me not even 2 minutes in to the video.

Lol same

I loved books too, but I love my phone more. A month ago I bought my first book on Kindle. It changed everything. My brain thinks I'm on my phone, but I'm actually reading at midnight under the blankets. It's really great!

i just bought 2 books in tangible, paper format so i can do it away from my phone. my thoughts are too scattered

Same and it’s depressing. My memory used to be amazing too

I always had an apreciation for books for some reason, i like going to my school library and read.

Same, now it's difficult for me to even read a page

This made me cry

The amount of wholesome nerdiness in this comment was amazing. I think I want some of that.

I think on a spiritual level people were a lot more happy and harmonic in for example the Middle Ages. I can only imagine the sense of community that would exist in a rural pre-industrial village.

Omg where do I go and who do I talk to to attend these events? This sounds amazing

@Andres You seem to have life in the Middle Ages confused with some kind of Hollywood image.

More like crack

@@TyroneBiggums789 not even a joke dude that's right on

@@itsreach3537 oh I know, I’m addicted as fuck and have been logged out of all accounts except for 1 hour allowed on KZfaq at night, started a few days ago and I feel like I’m going through withdrawals with anxiety and panic

Sugar Phone!

​@@dakz9296gummy phone

That's actually sounds fun

Those were the days

I agree. I grew up and lived my life before the big smartphone boom. I always went outside and did stuff

I had a very strict mom so I wasnt allowed to play outside. Such a waste

Yep I completely agree miss those days

YES, IT IS! 😍🥰❤️

Yup, I've started reading books again and I can approve. Aside from factual texts I had never really liked reading fiction, or at least I thought that... But I bought the Martian and finished in 4 days last week (which in my case is a personal record). I really tried to give it my undivided atttention. It was hard at first but I threw my dumb phone away and continued with reading and after each session my mind felt really refreshed. Something I hadn't felt for a good while.

I love Adderall and I love ripping ass. Those are my two loves in my life

But that’s also a dopamine production activity ain’t it?

@@Bennettone there is nothing wrong with dopamine. It's not the chemical that's the issue, it's the misuse of it. As was explained in the video, we can receive hits of dopamine from anything that we think will reward us. So why not retrain that mechanism to benefit us more. Instead of being slaves to self-esteem shredders like social media, we can start learning a skill. That's a positive shift in the application of the dopamine chemical. We can finish a book or create something. That is so much more healthy of a dopamine hit. Dopamine is not a dirty word, and it is totally misunderstood

that’s why it is ruining our attention spans and making us lose focus ness in being more attentive instead of disorientated in concentrating on subjects that matter. You wonder why the statistics and diagnoses for increase of ADHD diagnoses are increasing by 25% and it’s very scary whilst sounding like a dystopian fictional novel. too much distraction that’s why I barely watch tv or use anymore. And goes for social media they are all distractions in my life and aren’t helping me focus and do what I need to get done and completed.

Dude my story is exactly the same, how did you overcome it ? Please I need guidance to quit my addiction of phone

@@akashnd5293 delete your accounts - not just the apps, the accounts!! I have NO social media, except KZfaq kind of and I don't have this problem anymore. I used to look at Reddit all the time and I just had to full on delete it. I don't miss it at all. I read several books a month, my house is very clean, my dogs and family get lots of attention. I also typically exercise every day. You don't immediately have to jump into anything or prove anything to anyone but to get that monkey off your back, you need to delete your accounts AND apps. Nothing on there is worth your misery. If you have to touch your phone, get a NYT or Atlantic subscription. You read tons of interested news and can come and go as needed. At least you'll learn a lot. Best of luck, you got this!

Do you think social media was the reason you got bad grades?

That's my case right now, I'm still in high school, but ever since I got a phone, everything has just been going downhill

Even worse is the fact that unhealthy overstimulating activities are far more addictive for us ADHD people. I'm at a point now where I'm going to have severely limit my time online in order to catch up on everything else in my life....after just one more video....

Yes I understand. I don't have ADHD but I have phases where everything is just "too loud" and I feel lost then. Then I need some absolutely quiet time. No people, no radio, nothing. And then it feels so liberating to just be in the moment

U are a gamer No need to focus 😂😒

@@ahmedsherif286 hah But good gamer also focusing (for what is different question). It's like Joey's video about types of watching movies

He’s too distracting 😏🤤

Dang, I remember when you first started your channel for mineplex 😐

😭💀😂

Ironic. You quoted oscar wilde

The irony of this comment.

so true

Most of what we are is an inheritance anyway....even the language you are using, you did not originate, so no need to judge.

Most people who talk about "most people" are just like them.

Been telling my friends for a while now that "we're basically still apes, just with fancy new toys".

Yes exactly, thats why social media has caused alot of people mental health issues, because this type of entertainment isnt natural and its actually damaging

I only use KZfaq and I stay with my old iPhone because it does fast,so if I start mindlessly scrolling it dies and I can go read.

💯

I agree

I was born in that year too, and I did get to experience a taste of that. Simpler times they were. Much simpler. Small things seemed exciting

I was born in 2002 and i feel this way as well. I want to just get a flip phone at this point. The technological revolution is a disaster

It’s a trip to think about. After hundreds of thousands of years of human existence, our age group will be the very last to remember a time without this technology. Unless the world destroys itself or something.

@@LatestSquash fingers crossed

I remember this, it was a time where social media wasn’t as prevalent. I remember my older sister playing the games on Facebook. FarmVille. WolfQuest was another favorite of hers. I played Scribblenauts, Webkinz, Clubpenguin, NeedforSpeed, MarioKart, etc. I can’t say any of it was bad for me other than having a lack of sleep, but I’ve always stayed up late, no matter what there was to stimulate me. I miss having a small backyard and living in a close community. Having neighborhood friends and finding shenanigans to do with them is more enjoyable than anything. I moved out West in the state later in my childhood and it just caused me to be more reclusive. The atmosphere was slow and the ways of life seemed to have aged.

How’d it go ?

@@user-gd4xc2sl5oit went well for a bit, but being consistent definitely is hard. I’m back to wanting to limit it again.

i wouldn’t say that. i mean, do you really think mindlessly scrolling is more interesting than being with friends, for example? it’s not that it’s actually more interesting and a better experience, but that it’s designed to make our brains think it is so that we’re unable to fully enjoy what we actually want to enjoy.

think about it this way, the enjoyment you get out of dopamine and any other chemical doesn't make you feel better the more you have in your system, its a bell curve. if you dont have enough dopamine, you'll feel awful, but if you have too much dopamine you'll feel just as bad if not worse. the key is to find where the peak of the bell curve is and do things that bring you to the peak, and by having meaningful experiences and being present in the moment you will never exceed its threshold.

That's deep man but I hope y'all r having good health out doors fun life's because crack ain't a good thing🤣

You are right. Too right.

@@micker9830 before smartphones, I remember I used to be terribly bored. I always carried a book or a notepad to scratch doodles

well phones are good for emergencies or essential communications. Just learn to moderate it.

@@Allenzo04 ill just die thanks

One of the greatest quotes of all time and absolutely true

To just exist

Ironic that sitting quietly in a room alone is basically all we do now, and we've never been more miserable lol

@@charlesrebbel6580 Exactly -- this is a time where we would be BEST served being able to to quietly sit alone, but our inability to do so compounds the misery

Well

This is basically how I became such a passive person I remember being younger and thinking "why I am always waiting for things to go the way I want it to be, to please or entertain me?" Still got a lot of progress to do to be more proactive

4it4k “Youre waiting to *woah* “

dopamine (poem): kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mbOjjdepnJ2rZGg.html

ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED

@@younggrasshopper3531 bahaha

same for me. it's terrifying

I'm really struggling to watch this video haha I've paused it several times

Sameeeee

I personally look at comments in the same time in order to stay on a video

TikTok really fucked my attention span

Same here. Get back to music is the answer - before it's too late!

Yea man like the other guy said go back to music, sometimes its best to do things u liked doin as a kid/younger , it brings u back to ur roots where u feel comfortable

Thanks Milena I will have to try this!

Same! What's funny is people almost get angry when you tell them you don't have these things anymore and they just don't get it!

I need to do this

I’ve done this. People don’t understand why, maybe one day they will. People are so ignorant that it makes me sad for them. This is how people live and it’s horseshit. I hope one day they will find themselves.

i so wish i could do this, but i’m part of a national society that has so many people I’d like to keep track of all over the country. I want to know what everyone is up too since i don’t see them often 🤧

yaa bro. I almost convinced myself that maybe am feeling pain on hard things because I should not do that as a human anymore

I feel the same way too. I cant even get started on anything. Just sooo painful

the only way to get things done if u dont want to is forcing yourself.

Definitely. I think I'm just like this all the time. I've been thinking about downgrading from Smartphone.

Damn I need to go to the gym.

Download Focus me... But well my laptop...

Yes, I made phone detox

Nope... but I'm definitely addicted to coffee 😂

Na, only addicted to KZfaq, which I consume on my computer most of the time.

Yes 😭😭

100% especially porn

I'd like to see more people talking about KZfaq addiction. It's a serious source of overstimulation, masked as knowledge. Basically the new TV.

read the book Essentialism. This video is a summary of that book. tons of amazing content in that book.

Preach

How is it courageous?

😂😂😂

☠📓 that show was so good it needs more seasons

Excellent reference sir

Im so happy Joe knows this reference And 69th like? This comment is now very special to me

YAGAMIIII

Well, why would you want to get rid of smartphones? They're too useful

@@BuickGeek24 I’m too addicted to it. It’s useful, but not necessary. It’s too easy to get sucked in when it’s right there. That’s not to say I want to get rid of smartphones as whole, just mine. I think I’d be in a better place mentally without it. That’s just me though. Others may find smartphones beneficial to their life. I just feel it’s done more harm than good to mine. Does that make sense?

Why don’t you try massively scaling back the apps you have installed? Uninstall all social media apps, including KZfaq, and instead only have the fundamentals - messaging, maps, music, etc. I’ve found a lot of what I sink wasted time into on the phone are algorithmic platforms like Instagram or KZfaq. Ones designed, engineered even, to keep me tapping, scrolling and watching.

@@Brootnoodle I literally destroyed both of my I-Phones with zero regret(s).

@@BuickGeek24 Useful can lead to your demise if they are used against you.

Hey man, I'm 30 and in the same boat as you. Hope you're doing better now. This video helped me too, getting off KZfaq now to finish some laundry and cook myself dinner

They just built a park close to downtown L.A. I gotta say it’s more exciting than regular parks. Something about parks near the big city is pretty calming.

You can usually find nature in the city too. Watch birds, ants, grass pushing up through cracks in the sidewalk, spiders, clouds. Look and you will find.

I literally live in a forest and I barely do this, instead most of the time staying in the house on my phone. I really need to get out more and collect my thoughts alone... and possibly collect medicinal/nutritious plants

@@suen5006 It's because they don't see birds and insects the same way they see the other uncommon animals.

Not really. Only pedophiles hang around in woods by themselves

Well he is no man. but yes

Believe it or not, this might be the most important post you'll read Everyone of us has broken God's moral law, the Ten Commandments. We have all lied, stolen, hated and lusted. And James 2:10 states that breaking one of the Commandments makes us guilty of breaking them all. Problem is, we can never outweigh our sins through good works because the Creator is perfect in Holiness, meaning His standard is far above ours. And He is also perfect in Justice, meaning not a single sin will go unpunished. And the punishment of sin is being cast into hell, where there is weeping and gnashing of teeth with no end. Ever. Fortunately, God is also perfect in love, so 2000 years ago, Jesus Christ left His throne in Heaven and came to this earth as a man. He lived a perfect, sinless life and He so loved us, that He took the punishment of our sin, when He suffered horribly on the cross. Isaiah 53 tells us that his face was marred beyond recognition and that he suffered more than any man. But right before His death, Jesus said "It is finished" meaning the the debt for our sins was paid in full. But on the 3rd day, Jesus conquered death and He was resurrected. So that means now, we can go free from the wrath of God's judgment not by earning it, but rather as a free gift of grace, if you accept Jesus. But, a gift can either accepted or rejected. So if you want to accept the free gift or forgiveness, of grace, and of salvation, this is what you should do: Humbly admit to God that you have sinned against Him, and through gratitude in the sacrifice of His Son, repent (turn away) from your old sinful ways. Then, confess with your mouth that Jesus Christ is Lord, your Savior. Believe that Jesus Christ died on the cross, was buried, and was resurrected 3 days later. Roman's 10:9 and 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 says that if you do this you are saved. I'm not telling you to get religious, because Christianity is not a religion, but a relationship with God. Religion says DO, but Jesus Christ says DONE! Ephesians 2:8-9 says For it is by grace we are saved through faith, not of works, lest any man should boast. And the moment you do this, God will grant you a new heart, which does not take pleasure in sin and He will give you eternal life. Nothing on this earth even close to compares to what awaits believers. What you do with this information will determine where you will be for Eternity; meaning accepting Christ is the single most important decision you'll EVER make. And all of us here, believer or atheist, know that this is very true. Jesus Christ wants YOU to come to Him this very moment; don't even think about sleeping until you have accepted Christ as your Lord and Savior, because your tomorrow isn't guaranteed. You could die at any moment. Hebrews 9: 27 "It is appointed unto man once to die, but after this, the Judgment." All praise and honor to Jesus Christ, King of kings, Lord of lords.

Each of the few videos I watched from him have changed the way I see something

@@jesusisking3814 I think i'll keep sinning, thanks :)

@@jesusisking3814 Sharing the gospel is the most loving thing you can do for someone!

Homeostasis of the mind, just like the body.

That was really good! Thanks

Thank you for writing this. I think our behavior should be a more alarming concern for us... during quarantine, I actually wrote a poem: Dopamine (on my channel) that is similar to what your thread is saying. If you want to check it out! -- Take care :)

That poem was great! Highly recommend watching Kristian Flores’s video!

@@kristianxventura The poem was amazing...well done bud

Hahahaha maybe i did not get the enough amount of dopamine today but actually this comment make me laugh so hard xd

operating at maximum efficiency

I bet the other areas of his body has his hair maximum

a e r o d y n a m i c

Its not minimal bro, its completely gone

Can you tell us please in what field your phd is?

The fact that a might is more rewarding than certainty of that reward is funny to me😂

id like to read it

i would love to read it! i’m a first year psychology major :)

Is it also relatable to anxiety?

I am. And I will stop from now on.

@@7thsky585 lol

me 🥲

Me!

All about balance

same here… i’m starting to freak out. not getting into uni if i don’t start studying instead of consuming hours and hours of yt.

Same bro youtube is one of those things were you think, “ah it’s not that bad, it’s not like other social media and it’s educational” but the problem is 80% of the shit you learn on youtube ends up being useless knowledge that you forget, you don’t get shit done that you’re actually meant to do and unlike other social media, you’re not socializing with other people AT ALL

@@dsrtsnw I'm warning you now, that will not stop just because you get a job. I'm proof. We need to fight

i miss the old youtube where you had to think of something to search for in order to watch something there was no home page or explore tab that pushes a specific list of videos to keep us watching as long as possible

What the fuck should I so all day without These Things?🤣 What’s the alternatives ?? I like Watching Movies 2-3 per Week. Playin Video games with my Friends 2-3 per week. Im addicted to fast Food and porn ??

I gotta cut out every pleasure possible? Nah bro, that it ain’t it. Moderation is key

"pu$$y & religion is all i need"

@@Razor837 Yea you definitely can be addicted to fast food and porn. I recommend trying to see if you can easily stop using porn. If you find it difficult, you're an addict. Honestly I feel like there's a gray area with gaming, but that's a debate for another day.

uhhhhh what else to live for friend

Totally. Thanks.

more like outside the screen lol try meditation and then say that staying inside your head is easy

Probably depression and anxiety

@@michaeld4861 agreed if you stay inbed you should meditation to help relax the nervous system

What you wrote Is sometimes true. Nevertheless I believe in you! Take care man!

Depends what I'm dreaming about 😜

and it would be interesting to consider if the negative impact on health is even higher than that of smoking.

nico freiler i smoke bunch while browsing social media

It’s probably the case for a lot of people, but there are so many productive things we can do with phones if we use the more valuable apps. It just depends how people use it.

Thank you for writing this, Mike. You know, our behavior should be a more alarming concern for us... during quarantine, I wrote a poem: Dopamine (on my channel) that has everything to do with what this thread is saying. If you want to check it out, mate! -- Take care :)

Got u. Will smash my phone, probably

How long have you noticed it takes to downshift?

@@patrickcops5549 For me, a few days to a week. But making it an actual part of my lifestyle has been a longer change over years.

I like that….being mindful and downshifting. I have to do more of this. Well said!

That's actually very helpful, my neurodivergent brain functions on analogies

Wow, what an awesome way to think about it. Thank your for writing this

That's something that has to be addressed with a psychologist or even a psychiatrist, because that's is depression and ignoring it with KZfaq, games or social media is no different than drowning your problems in alcohol or drugs. I know is hard but ignoring it will not make it go away, hope you can get help and find happiness.

Distraction can be a healthy coping mechanism, particularly if it’s able to help pull you out of a difficult state of mind. You just don’t want to become too distracted which is easy to do

@@brandoncbh yes.

@Vela S gotta love the internet judges.

Hey. Back to work. 😉

@@ace3998 I feel you!!! I work two jobs but quit the one where things like you described are happening. Now I’m slowly going to use that time to build my own small business! It’s tough because of the dopamine distractions, but I’m learning to have discipline which is rewarding! I’m far from perfect or ‘normal’ by others standards but I’m happy I have something to work towards. Hopefully you can find a dream, big or small that you can maybe work for. Then you will be less tired!

fucking mood

@TK W do you have any tips or a summary of how you accomplished kicking the habit?!

@@noedoublell I think it's like cold turkey is for drugs. I admit having a computer inches away to distract is habit and we have to be willing to stop our own need for escapism.....so how do we do that? If you meditate with high self - that helps. But just very simply admit you want to escape, ask yourself why, and then choose different. Over & over & over until THAT is the habit. There has been many a time where I wished I had the distraction but went to that 5 sense grounding exercise instead. I think to stop is to be mindful that you want to. 🙏❤️

Same. People don't realize what a time suck it is. I go off social for months at a time even though I'm nowhere near as addicted to it as most people, I just see it for what it, irrelevant to my joy and success in life. I bake and cook new recipes, workout, run, hike, bike, read take a walk, talk to my family, meditate, organize, clean, listen and dance and sing to music. I mean there's sooo much one can do without a damn screen!

@@Darima2 that sounds so boring, to be honest. It sounds like your life is from some movie. The things you said aren't THAT interesting. They could entertain for maybe a couple days and the I would be bored again

​@@Darima2 That sounds awesome, you've got it worked out

What is lightphone?

@@supremeleader5516 what’s google

@@supremeleader5516 it’s a dumb phone alternative

Lol same

😭👍

I just don't have notifications on for any channels. When it's time to watch youtube(after work and a walk with my dog) I just check my subscription box what is new. I don't watch videos randomly during the day even if I got notified, but then again I'm never in the early "notification squad" getting likes on my comments. But I still enjoy the vids.

@@ninjal7588 The whole 'notification squad' thing is cringe even to most people who click on notifications as soon as they appear to be fair

I took a long break from social media and I haven’t really had the desire to go back. Life is just better without it.

@Randy Lahey photonic probably means social networking

I got rid of all my social media except Signal as a means of communication. Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat gone in a week. It feels great to have so much time

@@photoniccannon2117 Same, I had to turn on Facebook again because there are some groups there I need for college, but it doesn't pull me any more even as a distraction. Same with LinkedIn and Twitter and Instagram. I tried not commenting a lot on you tube except under specific channels, so there's not much of social interaction there as well. It really helps to have a clearer mind.

@@But_WhatIf how much time were you spending on them lol? I wasn't even spending that mcuh time on Facebook, I just found it exhausting to interact with content or messages

Except I wouldn't kill it. I'd make it a nice pet.

About 2 weeks ago, I was walking in a woodland area in northern England and I saw a deer, it was a beautiful creature. We looked at each other for a while, I wondered if it was suspicious of me. I was a bit worried it would try and attack me, but I just walked on and it left. That was an interesting experience.

It really is! Even popping some bushytails can be exciting

That's how it feels like when folks get together in a game to go kill a superboss.

me kill the horn creature, tribe have food. Me feel strong emotion👍

Yes but I don’t think she’s bored when reading for a long period of time. I think we don’t have the same perspective and definition of being bored than our parent’s generation

Being bored is a mind killer so having moderative bad habits like Gaming are nothing wrong with it but just try to enter flow state(creative mode dancing and drawing etc) now and then it's fine :).

Reading has more to do with attention span. If you can't sit still long enough to read/concentrate, then you probably have a learning disability(ADHD, ADD). It has nothing to do with "being used to doing boring things."

@@pinkbouquet1955 adhd and blablabla is bs... things created to make us take medicine we dont need. If im reading something that isnt me i wont focus. If im reading something i love i will focus. Its that easy, but we are so trapped on our minds that we dont even know what we love.

Am I the only one who actually *enjoys* reading?

May I ask if the smart phone was your primary problem? I'm using an acient Galaxy S4, which can do everything I need it to do and little more and I'm reluctand to upgrade because I know, with 8 times the storage capacity and other advancements, I'd use my phone a whole lot more than I do now (I really only use it for messaging and music). However, I'm absolutely sucked in by my computer, so I think I'll need to approach the problem there.

@@jayhill2193 yup,I use mine for music and occasionally look up videos on life advice like this one.

I used to joke about the zombie apocalypse and then you look around and realize its already here, in the form of a smartphone.

I'm seriously considering this, specially because it reminds me of Star Trek. Does whatsapp works on flip phones? That's really the only concern I have since I'm bound to it for work and university stuff.

@@thenot-so-smartfox4145 honestly, deleting social media apps helps immensely (not including whatsapp in this). I still have a smartphone but removed Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, and Twitter. Smartphones are useful for things like having tickets readily available, a decent camera, mobile banking, etc. I have a couple simple games like Solitaire for when I want a distraction, like waiting in line in the bathroom avoiding eye contact lol.

I know what you mean. I'm a huge gamer, to the point where it gets in the way of doing important things. In the past, I've taken breaks from gaming (a few days to a couple weeks), and my mind feels SO much better. My attention span increases tenfold, my productivity quadruples, and I feel more relaxed and less pushed for time.

It's like he knows. 👀

Social distancing

Me too

Yeah same and I honestly think a lot of people are coming to this conclusion in parallel. Fingers crossed we all snap out of it.

Me too I’ve been so addicted to my phone

how are u now are u still into reading?

@@LawAbidingSociopath69 I’m a lot better right now, but went back to work, I’m consultant and work life balance is pretty aufull. Can say I never experienced that kind of feeling. I want to try again to fast and avoid phone/social/etc. because the sensation you have when reading books is amazing. Is literally like your brain is eating knowledge because he want to use it to rule the world. Time is an immense asset. I remember i red somewhere that Ancient Greek philosophers used fasting as a tool to stimulate brain. I think it’s a nature tool: if you cannot satisfy your need you’ll be hungry for tools to use for your goals.

@@parlocosizarathustra so fasting like no eating food help brains also?

@@LawAbidingSociopath69 yes it does

@@AdrianDanielGuard what to do if we feel hungry?

You mean over-stimulated?

@@lilypad2 She spelled it wrong because she's far too overstimulated. Lol

This comment is underestimated.

Hey Christopher! Have you changed something since our commented here?

I think you’re overestimating Christopher..😅

Yea keep telling yourself that.While you are at it go buy yourself a cave to live in.

@@lazarusblackwell6988 say your addicted to procastination and go

I am struggling with this addicted to internet and struggling to get back into reading a good book and reading really slow and sometimes I get really frustrated and bored as I am turning the pages and reading can't relax enough to enjoy the process of reading

reading online has improved my already good ability to read books somehow. i realized that i read a sentence in a frame or two somehow

@@dino4812 why do u measure time as frames

Pff same man. Working on a busines and instead of creating content I keep checking the likes of my social media posts....this video really helped. I also like the calm voice he has! also One of the reasons why i don't watch motivational videos because the voice is just too in my face

Sure you are, we all say that, youtube is the devil

I got off of social media roughly 3 years ago and it was simply the best thing ive ever done. I dont miss anything about it. It took my wife a number of months to finally stop asking me "have you seen this... or have you heard about so and so" ect ect. My guilty pleasure is youtube and some video games here and there but mostly i read books or study the stock market or look into home improvement projects and wood working. I would give anything for everyone to get off the curse that is social media.

@@jamesbondage03 same, except I quit videogames too. Also I quit talking shit online years ago. I watch motivational videos like Goggins everyday too.

Yeah and u use ignocito lmao

get the chrome extension distraction free youtube, you can block things like recommended videos, subscriptions and comments so you aren't just watching videos for the sake of it

I experience the problem for others part on a daily, wish you well :)

I 100% agree. I’m not necessarily diagnosed with autism, but I have been with ADD. There’s countless amounts of times where I have to just sit in silence, let my senses rest. I’m also a hippie, so I absolutely adore the natural landscape of the world

You lucked out to have not experienced those things - I have one autistic friend who’s absolutely obsessed with games and computers because he says the world rejects him. I wish I could get him to stop, but we are adults now and I really don’t know what to tell him :(

@@Anna-po1sb Well, if i felt like the world rejected me, thatd be my way of telling someone "i dont feel accepted and im happy doing this thing i love!". I play fames like 8 hours a day and i dont even mean to because its my safe space, im 23 and completely functional in public i think! Sometimes it might be more about perspective. Maybe they might even wanna spend that time with you but is too afraid to ask, ya never know. Hopefully he finds his comfort elsewhere as well and you get a happy ending with your friend :)

@@notbryun I wish we could - young adult life is very busy and we live far away from each other :( I saw him recently and he got into cooking which I think is a great thing

He would look awesome with a beard.

@@gorilafrommanila ok coomer

@@kidflersh7807 yeah, he looks like the coomer XD

more like Zuck

Hmmm, quite the choice of words there

Exurbla,kurzgesgt, Improvement pill, motivation hub and inspired soul , are the golden gems of human drive on KZfaq.

andrew kirby, he has a whole dopamine detox playlist

What I've Learned is great! Opened my eyes to a new reality

I like the "Better Than Yesterday" videos. He's a very calm speaker and I don't mind the cartoon pictures. I'm just waiting for the video where he says "Mike used to be a serial killer. But Mike replaced his anger with a special morning routine of getting up early, cold showers and no coffee" ;)

A bit late to the party but might I add "How to Get Your Brain to Focus"? It's a Ted Talk by Chris Bailey that coever exactly this topic. Highly recommend.

What hell? What are you talking about?

I can deeply feel what you're experiencing. I'm not even 20 and I am feeling completely colourless in respect to the boy I used to be just a few years ago.

@@turbofanct6679 You need to pick one thing you would like to learn and do it. When I was your age I would get up in the morning and sew myself a skirt or macrame a plant holder. If you find it difficult to deal with silence then put on some music and dance. You could also read a good fiction novel instead of watching T.V. I go for a walk everyday and see bunnies. Every spring I look for them. You can create your own life . Your 20's are the best time to explore. And do not get involved with the whole "woke crowd". They are so toxic and annoying.

@@bluewaters3100 Thanks for having taken your time to respond. What do you mean by "woke croud"? (I'm not a native speaker, so I could be missing something)

@@turbofanct6679 they probably mean the virtue-signaling SJWs on the internet that force you to think a certain way without actually educating you. these people most likely have no lives & ultimately no real education on the issues they’re virtue-signaling about; they need to get a real social life with other people who think differently than them & ultimately stop being hypocrites. twitter is basically where the majority of this happens, so if you steer clear of that site, you’re most likely fine.

me too..and I'm 68