I plan on quitting the Internet for the rest of my life after I am done with my education. I want to live a life like Norman from The Promised Neverland (while he was in the Orphanage.) I really just want to simply read, study, play, explore, be curious... live a better life.

Longest time I have done was 8 months, recently I did 6 weeks. I don’t have social media and haven’t had it for years. I focused doing meditation, martial arts, reading, be in nature and involve in outdoors in extreme physical activities. Your mind will be incredibly sharp

I loved the exercise of “would I remember/ tell this story?” That was really funny and insightful.

I was 21 in the fall of 95 when the internet became publicly available. I have been always wanting to feel life the way it was before just last week I was watching KZfaq and there was a clip about how other members of a band feel about their ex vocalist. That was what made me realize this is information I don't need to know and really it has no use for me, and that made me realize I have to avoid so much distraction. I have spent this week like there is no internet unless it has a living purpose like work or pay for bills, or check an upcoming delivery. The first day it felt it was so peaceful.. I will continue to do this as I am truly leaving behind a lot of the things which consumed my time. Thanks for the video which was the only reason why I came to KZfaq.

I have a television screen (a gift) hooked to a dvd player. I pay €5 a year to the local library and I can rent as many arthouse dvd’s as I want. 😬 Nobody of my age (born in the eighties too) understands this and everyone is baffled that I only pay for very cheap internet and that’s it... 😬 no Netflix, no tv channels...

Thank you for sharing your own experience with quitting internet! I have started the process of preparing for it (spending less and less time on it, trying to focus more on everyday activities, limiting screentime) and i think im going to do a full (or as full as studying allows me) detox for at least a month soon. Altought i often feel lost with what to do with time I used to spend on social media or mindlessly watching youtube, I can tell I fell less stressed and more comfortable just... being myself. I honestly cannot wait how I will feel after letting myself be disconnected from it for longer.

》I was studying at college in 1995 (~19, age) and, as you can notice, I had the opportunity to feel this transition experience from ANALOG to digital, gradually. People were actually closer to each other in the past than now, I believe.

》At first, I thought you were US native person but that’s OK, now I understand why you English sounds so good to me.

Your channel really inspires me. I'm sure you will be very successful

》I like you English, it's clear and easy to learn, you speak it very well!

I had to experience 2 months in summer without internet being 13 years old, with a windows XP computer on a 160GB hard drive, since then i have 1 big drive with all the media i need and another one as a backup, since going linux i don't care anymore about the PC crashing so i'm always prepared to go without net and even without electricity, always keeping books unread in the shelf, the addiction resides on the social media innertia your age group may have for interaction, which innevitably takes on you, it's been a very rough thing to me to overcome. Thanks for the video, it was a very introspective journey, i hope you're doing well.

Life without internet is great for me. It's just a shame that everyone else needs it not me. Even claiming benefits to find work requires me to have access.

Wow, good job for doing that! I want to do a 72h without internet soon, but I find it so inspiring to hear that you can live without it.. It definitely helps being more mindful! PS: Your visuals are just BEAUTIFUL!

Love your channel...Keep on going...😊

reading books no matter what the subject has more value than any social media bs

Cool experiment! I wouldn't dare to. But usually when I travel, I don't use (much) internet - only for navigation or something like that. When I volunteered in Mongolia, there was no internet for 3 weeks and all volunteers agreed that this made us spend MUCH more time talking and playing games etc. than if we would have internet access. And we really didn't need it for anything, so it was perfect that way! At home, I really enjoy watching videos like yours to get inspired by other people's life choices etc. But I do watch a certain amount of time and not mindlessly, all evening, every day. Another thing I like is finding snail mail penpals on forums - isn't it a funny contradiction? Still, it works very well! So yay for the internet, but here again: "intentional" is the key word! Now I'm off to go read a book ;)

It's simple, use internet only when you need it most and in emergencies only, no social media. Spend most of time offline.

When i cant get my thoughts right id like to make lyrics for a song. During your video i was just writing this. Just felt like sharing it Under the song of just the two of us I used to wake up, check my phone Then lay in bed for way too long, while the sun had already set I watched youtube while i ate, liked this chick i'd want to date But that's empty there's just regret This doesn't work for me, This isn't adding to my life It aint work for me, I'll go offline I notice that i dont draw no more, dont get my camera out anymore. Be less outside, hardly ever read a book. Only sport on the given days. I just don't do shit. Just sit behind my laptop playing games, buying stuff, watching movies. What youre saying, being entertained. Your video really speaks to me. I got two more papers i have to write before i graduate and get a job. The feeling of not having to be as much on my laptop anymore (because i have to write the papers, and gaming as procrastination)) really motivates me to finish these papers. When that stress is gone i can start forming my life as id like it.

wow very nice experience in your case it is a choice , in my case it is a necessity as I am living on a basement :D

It was interesting in my case because I use the internet for my mental health aswell. I reduced my internet usage for a month or so and even that had a major effect on me. Both positive and negative. It started when I moved to a new place (which was already a stressful event on its own). Basically a lot of stuff was changing all at once in different areas of my life and then I realised there will be no internet at my apartment. I only had limited mobile data and I could only access the wifi at work. In stressful times a lot of bad stuff comes surfacing inside me, which was normally locked away. Basically the internet was my psychologist for years. Now it was limited. At a very stressful time in my life. However, the positives I noticed were: - A lot of free time. - Feeling more balanced - I felt like practicing more of my craft, and so I was more productive. - I appreciated the small things more. - I went for walks more often. - Spent more time with people. - Used journaling more as a coping strategy. - Downloaded educational videos at work that I would watch at home. - Used the internet and my phone more as a tool than a "toy". - Realised how shit I was at dealing with my built-up negativity. So at least now I'm aware of the thing I should work on. - Realised how much I isolate myself from others. I love solitude but sometimes it's too much. - You don't know how addicted you are unless you try living with little or no internet. Now I know. - There's a kind of "hive mind" that internet users become part of after longterm usage, things like humor, patterns of thinking etc. I am finding more of my own voice more now that I have drifted away from that. - The internet is a powerful source of learning material, which should be used and appreciated as long as we have access to. - In times of negativity, simply watching videos from positive people can help. But it shouldn't be the case. I have to be aware of that fact and use more reliable strategies. - For a lot of creative people the internet is a source of inspiration and reference material. It is difficult - not impossible though - to find these in the world rather than on your phone.

I have a 19 years old son... So no internet is not an option! 😂 But a few years back he left for the summer and I did a 3 months with no home internet. It was great for me and I would like to go back there eventually. However I miss "my friends/connection" all around the world, like you for instance. So I think setting timers on my phone where apps go on "sleep mode" between 9pm and 9am and where I am limited to a certain amount of time only is a good balance for me. Just wanted to share my opinion... also I am retired so that means no home internet means no internet pretty much!

I still use internet mainly for my work, but I did remove all my social media accounts since one year ago and I don’t regret that.

I would really love to do one of these detoxes for a whole month. I think it would be fun to document the days and how I feel, however unfortunately, both of my jobs require the internet, so I can't do a 100% detox. I would imagine it would suck to ONLY use the internet for work. I think it is awesome going for 6 months, but I'm not sure I could manage that. I have some webinars I have to host next month, but maybe a month without afterwards could be something I can look forward to. I'll have to keep the internet for work though, but I think I can manage that. Imagine all the work I'll get done.

》(sometimes, I still like to draw with a pen or pencil as hobby, I don't use anything digital)

I quit social media a year ago, and now I'm actually thinking about leaving the internet due to the avalanche of AI garbage that is being forced upon me and installed, without my permission or knowledge, in my operating system and browser.

I've been thinking for quite a while now about ditching my home broadband and going offline. For the last few years, I have found myself being much less productive than I have ever been and the Internet plays a big role in this. I have also realized that the online world has an enormously negative effect on my mental health. The reason I have not yet done it, even though these thoughts have been buzzing around my head for a couple of years is that without internet access much of what I do for entertainment and communication requires the Internet and so I was fearful that without it things might be worse. I realize that this is also a symptom of how the Internet has a grip on me. I'm reaching out for help. What do others think? Has anyone else taken extended time away from the Internet? Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for listening

I recommend study with digital detox

Many remote artists working with graphic tablets have second monitors for entertainment/refs during work. Its more of a manual labor than intellectual. I have youtube or netflix turned on most of times and some music if I really have to hurry and focus. Never had a problem. Very often I start thinking very deeply about a topic from the video while its playing. And I may not recognize the actors after "watching" a show for days ahaha

Internet is the BEST thing that happened to minimalists - no more books, no more photo albums, no more TV, no more radio, no more CDs, no more paperwork, no more encyclopedias, no more dictionaries, no more newspapers, no more cookbooks, no more paper bills, no more letters or postcards, no more VCR, no more players of any kind... I decluttered 80% of my possessions because of the Internet. Furthermore, without Internet no more Undine Almani, lol.

I want to try this

Yeah, people are mean somtimes! It should be safe to have an internet cleanse or cleanse of any sort! No phishing at all!❤ It does steal time like a toolset from people from a time before who I wouldn't want following me online planting negative plants knowing personaly what information me or other's dislike! Correct, not much meaning! Easy way to leave life and add a buisness that's stressful for people! All positive thoughts in mind

i been "online" for 25 years since it 1st started.... in the beginning it was mostly for gaming purposes... in the past several years it has turned more into a learning tool.... i watch vids about stuff i want to learn about... i realize there is other ways to learn... but they require so much effort when i can do the same thing in comfort of my room..... i mean why go to a library when there is thousands of pages to read online with the same info... it comes down to being more easily affordable and convenient lately my insomnia has been getting the better of me and its so hard to just drop the internet when everyone else around me is not its like an alcoholic hanging with drunks! i have prolly had insomnia longer then i can remember just recently it has started causing anxiety at work

I’ve try’d to live without it for a month And the only true con about it for me is the fact that due to how ingrained it is in everything i am absolutely pressured into using it for certain things Which imo is the most annoying part for me the fact that i can not live a truly free life from it.

Sometimes I really want to delete all of my social media accounts haha. But due to my work I have to be present there, so when I have those moments, I try my best to rethink everything and take a short break from everything and then move on. Same with the internet. To tell the truth now I can't imagine my life without it. But I do love spending time with my friends and traveling without checking the emails and websites. It's the most amazing time.

I'm 10 year old and my connection got cutted off for 3 months because I played my pc long and I had friends on online but now there gone, now I'm just on mobile :(

I’m an addict considering to quit. Thank you for this.

The society is already progressed to the point where the internet is a requirement to function. The problem I have with the internet is that I have ~20:1 ratio of input to output of information or productive work. You can clog your backlog with stuff to read, to watch, to learn, just 5 clicks and you have 500 hours worth of content waiting for you to consume, at the same time my whole life is basically meaningless, emotionless broken record, same thing over and over and over, it's depressing.

i'm curious when humanity will be done with the internet. I think there is already a vibe of people building something beyond internet. real world, connection and society. but how to communicate it with humanity and let them find the offline life? hmm

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I really enjoy your perspective. I don't agree or disagree perse, so please don't take my questions as attacks, but why is being intellectual so important to you? Is it self-esteem related or some biological drive or a need to separate yourself from others? I myself want so badly to be seen as intellectual because I don't think I am, but when I confront that thought I feel it's silly. How about you?

I'm a stoner so all this shit is my jam! I'm old school n shit, I smoke joints and look through the tapes and use the atlas incase I get lost.

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Cute, your name means "mermaid" in my language - Lithuanian :)

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Shows and social media is the social matrix. You are subscribing to a whole bunch of assumptions

Looks like Internet addiction (I will only drink beer, no cocktails)

18 years? you're barely 12 wtf