The “boring” things are what ultimately lead to success and greatness. This is a great topic- definitely true. What seems fun is usually just distracting and not very fun.
I feel that what's fun isn't even fun so much My solution is that I completely cut social media at a young age Now after the shorts I got back to it and trying to get out of this
I definitely most agree. I'll let the the Atomic Habits quote: "I can guarantee that if you manage to start a habit and keep sticking to it, there will be days when you feel like quitting. When you start a business, there will be days when you don’t feel like showing up. When you’re at the gym, there will be sets that you don’t feel like finishing. When it’s time to write, there will be days that you don’t feel like typing. But stepping up when it’s annoying or painful or draining to do so, that’s what makes the difference between a professional and an amateur. Professionals stick to the schedule, amateurs let life get in the way. Professionals know what is important to them and work towards it with purpose, amateurs get pulled off course by the urgencies of life."
I figured this out a few years ago- I quit social media entirely. I stopped playing videogames. I canceled my iPhone. My drawing/painting skills soared, and my brother and I produced five music videos... all within a span of only a few months. I can only wonder where I'd have been in life if I hadn't spent so many of my teen years, addicted to videogames.
@@somenuttysquirrel yeah its definitely easy to fall into the trap of doing something "easy" or "relaxing" instead of something "productive" but the issue is sometimes that if we focus on production constantly it gets to us. Obviously people always say to balance it but i think for some people, me included, balance is hard, and sometimes just turns to obsession. there is a price for everything and opportunity cost everywhere, you could say that if you spent your time drawing/painting you would have spent the time wishing you learned to code or something. who know if also it wasnt video games it was something else? something worse for you? The grass is always greener, and you have learned a lesson which is good. You made a choice and stuck with it and that is impressive. do what makes you happy.
I feel the same, but I wish I knew why I'm feeling wrong. Like I was manipulated by capitalism or something like that. I'm not saying you're wrong, I just want to know how to not fell so much guilt to like work with something.
It's worth noting that social media can actually be less fun than other, better activities. I often find myself bored out of my mind scrolling Reddit or RUclips and feel relieved when I go read or work out or whatever because it's more fun and a break from the monotony. Sometimes the thing keeping you scrolling isn't that it's actually more enjoyable, it's just that it holds your attention and doesn't let go. If you only think in terms of "mindless entertainment fun, purposeful growth boring" then you might not notice when a good habit is actually the most enjoyable.
Yeah, i think that's a pretty important note this video misses. Productive things can be fun, and they don't have to be the only interesting option to be so.
YES! I think that even though social media is not as "fun" like other high density fun stuff like sports etc. Social media is much more stimulating. Being stimulated and having fun are 2 different things.
One thing I noticed is that there are times when I am so saturated with "fun" that I can't find things that amuse me so I go to sleep and days later I am more motivated to do things that are not so fun.
Shoot, good perception of that phenomenon. I have the same issue and kept wondering "why is the fun stuff getting boring?" It's not that the fun is gone. You're just used to this fun and it became the new boredom. Try giving yourself a break from games for a couple days and you'll feel refreshed when you come back. Cut down on easy stimulation like social medias.
This is exactly my own thinking. When I was younger, my parents barred me from screens and games because they thought boredom was good for me. It was. I wrote hundreds of lists, read thousands of books, and that screen time was a reward for myself when I finished my work. This is ultimately what discipline is built on: boredom and relief.
LOL reading fiction books meant for fifth graders means NOTHING when you are an adult. source: read thousand of books as a kid. of course those were the fun books to read@@Mdksupreme1
I've been attempting to induce more boredom in my life for this reason but the concept of fun being relative is really eye opening and helpful, thanks!
@@mastertraps11 Sure beats using RUclips for distraction and then feeling guilty and dropping your self worth. Otherwise it's just crippling over thinking. Down the rabbit hole of nihilism and depression. Because we know full well if in that evening state we convince ourselves we will get to it the next day. We most likely won't. I see it as the failure to action has already happened. Hence we get that night time motivation. However I will say I get the daytime drive much more since I cut all social media and "friends". I get to focus on and pursue what I deem worth it. Without others questions/ societal judgement. Chase what drives you folks. Internal validation is everything.
- In a world saturated with endless stimulation from platforms like RUclips and social media, our brains constantly seek novelty, leading to a perpetual cycle of distraction. - To be productive, it's essential to prioritize less stimulating tasks like studying or exercising over endless distractions. - Embracing boredom can lead to surprising benefits, as seen in the speaker's personal experience of finding fulfillment and progress in previously mundane activities. - Lowering our stimulation baseline by embracing boredom can help us concentrate better and find fulfillment in daily tasks. - Overcoming the addiction to constant stimulation requires actively reshaping our habits and embracing the power of boredom, ultimately leading to greater productivity and fulfillment.
wow thanks chatGPT for making an already short and stimulating video about the dangers of modern society, technology, the stimuli overload, and increasingly short attention spans even shorter!
Kind of Ironic to summarize a video like this - the summary is like TL;DR for a video, for people without the patience/concentration to see it all, because their already overstimulated brain can't handle 4 and half minutes of speech
Another interesting way to think about it: it's easy to stand out today because all of your competition is mindlessly distracted on RUclips, TikTok, Insta, etc. Break free of this and you're already probably going to be in the top 10% of whatever you pursue.
I've been working on gamifying "boring" things to transition these habits into more fruitful results 🤔 but this is a great point, with regulating stimulation 💭
Dude I didn't even click on this video, it was in autoplay. However it was the exact video I needed. Over the last couple of years I have struggled too do the things I claim I want to do. I cant seem to get the important stuff out of the way, I instead settle for more instant gratification. I feel so distracted, things like my phone and videos games sometimes feel as though they are literally holding my head in place, not allowing me to look away. I had just gotten back from writing about how distracted I am when I stumbled upon this video. I don't know why this is what it took to finally commit to making a change, but please know that you helped at least one person in creating this video. Thank you.
I tell you I'm the most bored person in the world, I isolated myself from people for a year now. It still feel unfulfilling and unproductive not because I still use artificial stimulation but because I don't really know what my ambitions are. So one of the most important part to become productive while bored is to have a goal in mind, it should be a lifelong journey goal so there will be no ending.
Maybe you have fear of seeking something you value because of what other people would say about you. Has happened to me, takes some convicing to not stop because others could potentially critizice what i do.
Honestly if you want a goal for now, that would (in the long run) definitely be fulfilling, try out different ways to help others. Humans, animals, plants whatever. Then if you have the stress of the goal gone, through it you can find other goals. And if there are blockages for you in helping others, your goal for now could be healing certain parts of yourself. For me I suppose my lifelong goal is becoming the most authentic, healed version of myself and the goal I'm growing towards is trying to help people in my own way (figuring out how I want to do it). If your goal is to heal as much of yourself as you can, you get to experience one of the most beautiful parts of life, becoming your true self yourself. For me, the more I heal, the more opportunities for joy have come to me. I hope you find what you need
Yeah, I can vouch for this. When you have social media & videogames, you're gonna find work boring. But when you get rid of those things, your brain is gonna make you want to work. It's more like a, "It's better to do something than to do nothing" kind of thing.
Nah work is always boring that's why its called work and not fun. Modern day slavery. Its supposed to suck nothing you can do to change that. No amount of coping will help long term.
@@JustChill-zd4iband that is your perspective. Remember this comment you just made the next time you see someone living the life that you wish you lived
@@JustChill-zd4ib so making animations, drawing, composing music and doing all that art stuff that is called "work" is slavery? oh come fucking on, people enjoy doing this stuff, being productive is good, i think you're coping
@@JustChill-zd4ib You're right, work is not supposed to be fun, but it does enable you to do things that _are_ fun. Or you could try coping less and work for yourself, nurturing your own business and watching it grow. Would that not be fun in some way? There are many ways to play the broken corrupted game called Life, it's how *you* choose to play it.
thank you for making this, i've been trying to achieve this and it's nice too see someone put it into words. work doesn't need to be "work" as long as u can change your mindset :)
But the problem is that you can’t just get rid of everything. I mean I guess I could literally destroy my computer, but I need that for the things I actually want to do too. You can eliminate some distractions, but without the willpower to force yourself to consistently do the thing you want, you cannot form the habit of doing it. All you can do is make it harder to be distracted, but honestly that’s pretty hard. Especially because one of the distractions I use a lot is making stories in my head, no exactly something I can regulate.
This video isn't gonna be what switches my life to where I want it to be, but I definitely took some things of note from it, gonna try to apply a bit of it to my life. Great vid
when i was a freshman in high school, my parents got a divorce. My dad was too broke to afford internet, or a phone plan with data. I had an iphone like everyone else, and a gaming computer at my mom’s. But with 50% of my custody spent at my dad’s house, I was forced to live the proper life. No social media. No youtube. No distractions. I continued to spend time outdoors well into my high school years. I learned to solve a rubik’s cube by writing down the steps at my moms and practicing them at my dads. I practiced doing nothing at all just sitting and thinking. I learned to program by bringing a laptop over and writing code. With no internet access, my mind was free. All the little things in life were meaningful and fulfilling. I loved cleaning my bedroom, organizing my clothes by style and color was fulfillingly fun. My upbringing gave me the ability to decide to that I was going to do something boring and do it with 100% concentration. And with days being spent like this, I can do medial tasks for hours, without any distractions. Love my dad for giving me the best childhood i could have, one that protected me from the brain numbing of the internet, while keeping me still in touch with technology at my moms
What a beautiful outlook on life. Many people dwell on the negative effects of divorce, which though much of it is completely valid, basking in bitterness is only going to hurt a victim more. Experiences like yours shape us in ways we can’t imagine and I’m so glad you made the absolute most of it!
Such a beautiful video. Just did that 'fun' vs 'less stimulating' list, and crossing out the fun list you really see that the less stimulating activities look really exciting all of a sudden!
I use my phone to listen to music on youtube at night and I HATE that they keep shoving community posts (memes) and Shorts in my face every time I open the app so I literally cant avoid seeing it!
Patience is a virtue and while I've known this for a while I haven't done anything to achieve patience Its always been a afterthought of annoyance and impatience while doing mundane things. This video has reminded me of when I had more patience for the little things in life, waiting for things like trains or in lines, even listening to people talking. This video is a gateway to self betterment like no other. A truly amazing addition to the wasteland that is video making in todays age. Thank you.
HealthyGamerGG made a video specifically talking about "training your brain with boredum." Both that video and yours are absolutely fantastic, keep it up dude
Ok i agree with essentially everything here, but one thing that needs to be specified here is the type of video game. Multiplayer/online games are 95% of the time a waste of time/brainrot (unless ur genuinely bonding with a buddy and it isnt daily), but some games are genuinely eye opening and meaningful. For example, the two latest God of War games (the Norse ones) really taught me a lot about what it means to be a dad since my own father neglected me my entire life. I feel like it really taught me a lot, more than my dad ever did. There are many games like this in the modern day. But I also think it's important to have the occasional mindless activity to give your brain a rest. Maybe an hour or two per day max. I think if you spend your whole life on some kind of sigma male grindset, you'll just end up burned out and exhausted. That's what I experienced in early college. I'd come home after several hours of school, study Japanese for a few hours, and then go to bed having never had a chance to unwind at all. I couldn't take it anymore. Nowadays my study habits are much more healthy and more restrained, while still making progress. Get off social media and p*rn as much as possible (100% off over time) and that will already create massive results. Taking it any further is overdoing it imo.
I always have these sparks of motivation to improve myself, like what im having while watching this video. I hope i can stick to this and actually improve myself, compared to the previous maybe 10 times ive tried. I dont really have a super specific goal except to become the type of person who is able to do these things
My struggle when attempting to remove stimulating activities, is that I simply have so little motivation to do anything at all that I'd rather sleep than be productive. I literally sit there trying my hardest to something useful and I can't, I feel such a huge urge to just give up and lie down it makes me feel so tired. The only way this doesn't happen is if I'm not home, but there's so many things that simply have to be done at home.
I agree with this video half and half. I think a good middle ground between being overly "productive" to the point of seeming robotic and uninteresting is to instead set out to consume with intention. Nothing is inherently bad. It's the reason we choose to interact with something that indicates if it becomes unhealthy or not.
Conflicting. Does not speak to or for the ADD and sensory seeking crowd, however, there may be still some wisdom to glean. Stimulation is a tool to wield mindfully, and some need it more than others. It is not something to shame yourself or others for, nor demonize it and abstain completely. To exist is to feel, and there are a great many ways of feeling. We are all different and isn't that wonderful and how hasty it would be to blanket all of us to one approach.
For my ADHD, Ritalin was a prerequisite for being able to make use of boredom. The longer I'm on it, the less desire I *naturally* have to fuck around on socials. (I still do it sometimes though, hence my stopping to make this comment.) People who are neurotypical but whose boredom threshold is on the floor from too much overstimulation, or people with ADHD for who medication isn't enough, will have to intentionally train themselves to live this way, though.
I have raging ADHD since i was 2. i am 23 right now, and still haven't gotten rid of it completely, but nevertheless imo the videos applies to ADD and ADHD people EVEN MORE SO since we are more prone to seeking stimulation. i mean who needs to diet more? the person who is fit and doesn't like eating or the raging obese person with a pizza addiction?
I just discovered by this video that the things that are most fun to me are what I actually dream of doing by the work I'm not doing because of boredom. Now I have the clear objective that I've been trying to discover my whole life! You are amazing!
Actually, I'd say that certain video games are also valuable entertainment that don't overstimulate you. Of course, many, or even most of the big AAA games and repetetive Battle Royales and Shooters are comparable to sources of shallow entertainment like TikTok and such, but games that require you to actually think and and focus on them to actually make progress in them, or slow games that just let you relax are really rewarding and, at least in my case, caused me to be more productive afterwards. My go-to games that don't overstimulate or distract me are Celeste and Minecraft most of the time, because Celeste, especially when it comes to the B and C-Side levels, is extremely difficult which forces you to put effort into it to progress, and once you do it feels extremely rewarding. With Minecraft, my approach is to take it slow instead of rushing the game, and just trying to build a good looking house or something similar, which at the end is also really rewarding, because you managed to make something of your own that you like. Having those small hits of dopamine that you put effort in to get causes, at least in my experience, a kinda chain reaction that makes you to want to do more things that take time and effort, because your brain has experienced what it feels like to succeed at something hard or slightly slow/broing and is ready to do the same with something even less fun. Also, playing a few games here and there feeds your creativity, which helps with getting ideas to get things done and with your productivity as a whole.
@@user-ow7wn9mb5b League can be used as a hobby, but it can also easily be used for exorbitant escapism and does trigger addiction mechanics. It's like drugs, if you're conscious about your use something can be a benefit but if you're not very careful it can easily turn sour and give the opposite of what you want.
Nothing is overstimulating you except drugs. Anything outside of directly changing your brain chemistry by putting things into your body ain't gonna ever over stimualate you. Its complete made up nonsense by internet self professed gurus who make content on young naive fools believing them.
Yeah it's always been the hardest thing to balance. Video games are the equivalent of art to me. The stories, music, worlds, and characters are better than in any other media form and at the end of the day it's a lot of fun. I'm still working on finding a balance, though. It needs to be a reward, not the first thing I jump towards when I'm bored or don't wanna do the boring stuff that aligns with my goals.
Someone who has some realizations that made me make the decision a year and a half ago to delete all social media, start meditating, start caring about my health, and more recently stop video games. Changing how you respond to boredom works. I love reading psychology, philosophy, and anything educating, I'm fine with work (though being a wage slave will forever suck), and I love myself and being by myself. But it's not that simple, I have found myself detached from others. Others talk about this trend, that trend, these videos, those videos, etc. because everyone is so addicted to dopamine hits that these give them that I can't even communicate with them anymore unless it's a deep conversation. Deep conversations are more rare than they should be because it takes trust, this forces your circle to be small. On top of the social things you now have to resort to news sources if you wish to stay up to date with the world. Bias news is everywhere. I recommend 3 sources, Al Jazeera, Reuters, and AP News. Fact check everything you read even though these are relatively unbiased. For those of you who go down this path, you will be more alone but not lonely, be prepared. Anyone who sees this with any questions, I am an open book about anything.
@@nexum1676 And yet you just related to me. The internet is a beautiful place. Personally, I’ve gotten to know family better when possible. Limited interactions have a gravity to them now. I want to have genuine conversation each conversation, which makes me more attentive and listening good etc. All those friendly gestures people like are natural. Cheers internet wanderer!
You are the 5. youtuber today who told me how to do thinks. Everyone else try to sell me there idea, but you are the first one who told me. It helped me, thanks.
i love your editing style it has such a subtle hint of not having those crazy animations that keep people hooked hell not even motion blur on text movements intentional or not it forces me to focus on what you're saying rather than watching the fancy movements on screen that most creators use,which is not wrong but here i like that subtle nod to how fuqed our attention spans are.
People who say video games hold people back are using this as an escape goat. I’ve been playing video games since I can remember and I am about to graduate with a masters in healthcare administration.
I’ve always wondered why we’re always seeking for stimulation in a world that survived nearly 7 million years without it before. And it always seems like humans were never bored back then, and only now, when we’re OVERLOADED with things to do, are we consistently bored and understimulated. We thrived on working and socializing and learning and making art and *simply living* before the age of the internet. Yes, the past was primitive and lacked a lot of modern sophistication, but it also lacked complacency in a world that manipulates complacency. Brilliant video.
hes just trying to say that you're brain would rather watch the cool minecraft clip and not boring text which isnt a bad thing i dont think hes saying its bad
@@notlegoguy2511 I had the same "Because I already read it" reaction, but I think you're correct here. The point was not, "You _should be_ looking at the text, you dopamine-addled loser!" but rather he was just expressing an obvious truth: The brain prefers stimulating things to not-stimulating things.
@@Selrisitai I still think it's stupid since we've already processed the text wheras in the minecraft clip there is new information and something might happen (he misses a jump, or there will be a change in scenery, etc) and being direct to the viewer like that is just weird
well the problem for me is, in a lot of boring situations, I wont get bored because I can daydream. my mind is just constantly flooded with all my ideas for my game projects and stuff, since Ive been working on one for a year and another for 2 years, and I can never have a clear head that being said though, when our wifi went down recently, I was suddenly really productive, but only for the first day. then I just kept looking at discord with mobile data
One tip I heard was sort of induce that change in the hierarchy is to simply stare at a blank wall. That will initiate some boredom, which will make the important things like studying/learning/going after goals more fun.
I've gamified my grades in school. I have straight A's and love studying. This is coming from someone who squandered their 20's playing counter strike and just craving leisure.
As a guy who stopped every social medias except RUclips (not Shorts) and Discord, it crashed my journey as an artist on the Internet, but I've never been as productive and happy as ever
Here is title for ya: *"Exercise your judgement".* You are hungry, you need good food. Don't just eat anything you find off the side of the road no matter how edible.
Here’s a thought: If you were being productive and enjoying where you are in life, you wouldn’t be watching this. If you choose a goal, and separate everything in your life bluntly that doesn’t help your life improve.. you’ll hate it, but love it later. It’s like laughing at a dumb thing you did as a little kid. Try just unplugging everything instead of turning things off, and maybe even be as blunt as to unplug your wifi or turn it off in settings. Problems aren’t problems, as they actually could be new missions and adventures to tackle. It’s hard, but step one is to ultimately change your environment. I even slept on hard floor for a while so it wasn’t as comfortable when I got up in the morning and I’d just stay slumped while already awake. Even putting your devices in another room before bed will force you to get up to go get it when you want it. As long as you have a general basic goal of what you want to do to improve life, and you can get comfortable with the monotonous feeling of doing it as your only source of stimulation like this guy is saying.. you’ll appreciate and outright experience more in your craft as you enter the flow state. The flow state is when boring transitions to enjoyment, satisfaction, and fluid-like movement all at the same time.
This is my GIFT to you and anyone reading this.. These suggestions have made me the person I am today. So take one or two or all of them and transform yourself to a super being. Thank me later. I personally did and do everything listed below and I got massive results. 1. Write out a statement of your Short Term Goal AND your Chief Aim/Main Goal... on a "goal card" or paper. 2. Write it out 50 times a day for 30 days preferably around the same time each day. After the 30 days, you go back and write it out ONCE a day. This is your compass in life. 3. Set your phone alarm to go off every 3 hours (to disrupt your daily routine) and when it goes off write down your statement and then close your eyes and see yourself with your goal for 2 mins. 4. Record your statement in your voice on a voice recorder on your phone, and play it back to yourself on loop while you sleep and as often as you can daily, example... in the shower or when you are using the rest room. 5. Find an accountability partner. If you cannot find someone, then you MUST write out your statement DAILY. By doing this you make yourself accountable to YOURSELF. 6. Find a community or FB group/group chat, etc and from that community form a Mastermind with one or two people who have studied from REAL Mentors and are giving VALUE. There is a "Law of Giving" and many people are using it. Andrew Carnegie told Napoleon Hill this back in the early 1900s. Its a LAW and it works. Its what I am doing with this post. 7. Auto-Suggest (Think and Grow Rich Chapter 4) to yourself in front of the mirror in the bathroom at least twice a day. Look directly INTO your eyes OR one eye and recite your WRITTEN statement. Then splash cold water on your face. This sudden shock seals the thought into the subconscious due to emotional and physical shock from the cold water. 8. Write out ten "I AM" statements a day. example. I AM happy, I AM more confident. Use the word MORE; implying you already have it, but want more. You trick the brain. 9. Write out 5 things you HAVE that you are grateful for and 5 things that you are grateful for that are coming to you. Mix up the list one after the other. 10. When in public tell people you see that you love them in your mind. Simply say "I LOVE YOU" to them as you pass them, especially when driving, because their subconscious hears and FEELS the intention. Say it to about 10 to 15 people daily. This increases your Good Karma. It might seem like a lot. But it took me less than two weeks to incorporate the list into my life and 32 days later I started getting massive results. What have you got to lose, try some or ALL and see your results. Let me know know too. Have a great day... and thanks for reading.
This is amazing advice and a great video, I’ve happily subscribed! But like many people, I can quit the scrolling and the over consumption, but I struggle to ever quit games because of the social aspect. I don’t ever get to speak to anyone outside of working remotely or friends on discord. I’ve completely quit gaming, socials and news in the past, and after a few months I was absolutely miserable because I missed being able to play with my friends in the evenings. Recently I’ve found that a good balance is waking up earlier, doing stuff I want to do before work (reading, coding) and after I’ve finished work and eaten, I let myself relax and play stuff for 4-6 hours, with an hour of “boring” stuff before bed, like reading or a little more coding. I’ve kept this up for two weeks now and it feels way less isolating than quitting games but I still feel like I’m making progress.
figured this out myself about a year ago. I have ADHD and wanted to adjust my baseline dopamine levels. I cut out video games, deleted all social media, and I avoid "shorts" on any video platform. I try not to multitask my leisure activities, and I don't do anything with infinite scrolling or algo traps (I use newpipe for YT so no algo feed). Now I'm at the level where writing music is the most fun thing I do, and I ended up writing more music in 9 months than I had in my entire life up to that point. Crazy what happens when we start saying "no" to the attention industry.
@@bobojenkins5805 i disagree. I remember when I did my 200hr CYT and my cohort discussed the strict lifestyle of traditional yogis. I brought up that, for me, while I respect the ascetic lifestyle and practices - I don't believe that I exist in a human form to constantly be trying to escape it. I don't need to be in a constant meditative or astrally projecting space because the point of existing now, in my opinion, is to be here and present in all that right now has to offer. Sometimes, what life has to offer and what you want to experience is a highly stimulating videogame. Sometimes, it's a moment of meditative silence. Being too bored sounds like a waste of what could be enjoyed but being too stimulated is like gluttony and leads to also never being satisfied because there is never enough. Balance is the only real solution. And that's pretty much what the Buddha determined. And most people consider Buddha to be a very exceptional character in our history.
You can absolutely have balance. As with anything else, partake in moderation. Life is too short. You won't become obese eating a cupcake once in a while, just like you won't become a desensitized internet addict by watching a video or two in your downtime. Practice self control.
@@bobojenkins5805 To be fair, there often must be balance. You see, for instance, in movies and cartoons where the young hero is trained by the old mentor. He'll be pushed and pushed to breaking, but in reality, the human body needs actual rest. If we could push that hard and it would continually improve us, then a lot of us would actually be capable of accomplishing it: It's the fact that it requires intelligence and consideration that oftentimes makes it too difficult. For instance, if just eating _nothing at all_ were O.K., then I would be thin right now, but instead I have to be around food because I have to eat to continue living, so. . . it's way more difficult to lose weight. There are things that _shouldn't_ be balanced. For instance, you don't need to eat fruit or vegetables. Just protein, fat and, of course, water. But people who think they are reasonable will say, "You need a balanced diet!" No, you need a diet of meat, which has all the nutrients you need to be healthy, and no useless filler like vegetable starch or fructose from fruit. So you're not wrong, it's just a matter of what's being discussed.
@@bobojenkins5805Eh I mean you’re not expecting people to solve all their problems by throwing their phone out the window and disabling their wifi right? Don’t you see how balance would probably make some sense?
Boredom is a key component that we actively try to avoid. Social media and other platforms take full advantage of our aversion to boredom. I think starting to pick up fiction helped me appreciate the non-fiction I was reading. Who doesn't love a great story in some far-off land where elves, dwarfs, and space mages rule the day?
the fact that i saw this video a month ago without understanding a damn thing and rewatching it again fully understanding everything just makes me so proud at the progress i made with my attention span
wow. you' re right bro. i ABSOLUTELY thought i was just always low on time but in reality... i'm just choosing to be everywhere at once. instagram facebook tinder imessage listening to a video cleaning my room if i wasn't doing at least 3 things at once, i'd shame myself into feeling unproductive. i'm not low on time.. i'm low on concentration. i'm low on focus.
It’s not the videos themselves that are stimulating, but rather how they are used. Subway surfers and mc parkour gameplay are often used in shorts that aren’t related to the topic whatsoever (like Reddit stories). The stimulating videos are only used to keep a viewers attention and nothing else.
Not all of us are addicted. Many of us _just don't know what to do,_ or don't realize what's hurting us. It's like a lot of people in America are fat not because they're addicted to overeating, but because they don't know how much they're overeating, or how to regulate their intake. My brother is an example. The _instant_ he began to calculate his calories, he started losing weight, and went from 230lbs to 184lbs in the span of a few months. Now, it isn't working that well for me because I'm more addicted to overeating than he is, but the advice is still true, it just may require some extra help.
This is a great video and a different way of looking into the idea of "dopamine reset". I have to always remind myself of simple stuff like this. It seems like it is always so easy to just fall back into my old habits, which were for the first 25 yrs of my life. I'm 33 now. It's hard to dig yourself out of such a hole. Sometimes you don't feel like you're getting anywhere because each day is such a tremendous challenge. But, I am certainly no longer that person who spent his life wastefully. I have made tremendous changes. And if you're moving forward like anyone should be, you will know because certain tweaks in your everyday life will have suddenly shifted. Your perspective truly can change and your brain can change. You just have to keep going and never give up, as cliche as it sounds.
I cut out caffeine cut out smoking, i started working out, i finally got my driving license, and i am trying to better myself, what i have found out is that games and social media are one of my last and biggest roadblocks i have to some form of living a fulfilling life. it is so hard and i have relapsed so many times, it seems to me in my darkest hours like i will never get out of this all consuming horrible habit but at least i am aware of it now, ever since i was a kid i was glued to the tv screen, and as i was growing up it switched to pc and phones. And it really ruined my life, i flunked collage, i never got a real job, and it was all because my baseline for tolerating discomfort is so low i can't do menial basic tasks without the constant urge to fricking be immersed into this shit, i will once again try to set free. It is helpful to stumble upon this kind of content thank you sir for redirecting me towards the light again i will strive for more !
Thank you for sharing your ideas with me ! I appreciate it because now I can change the way I approach writing. I've noticed that reading, which used to be a tedious task, has become a daily habit since I started doing it whenever I had free time. However, I'm still struggling to find motivation for writing. You gave me an interesting idea to tackle this issue - I will restrict my reading habit to help me become bored again, and then add writing to my routine. By cutting off my old habit and reintegrating it later, I believe I can make writing enjoyable. I think this approach will help me incorporate a new habit into my routine and will be easily applicable in my life.
Don’t put reminders not to click away in your video, made me want to click away when I was immersed already. It’s like, I’m already watching the video ABOUT being disciplined. So why would you put that there? It’s nearly belittling.
I thought the same while editing, but I just wanted to try it out. Another viewer actually commented that he wanted to click away in this exact moment, so it probably annoys and helps people 50/50. Thanks for the feedback.
I literally started to search for the next video as that guy started talking, I found that the explicit message not to was helpful (and a little bit shameful). My brain is so cooked.
I'm trying not to watch the video at all but close my eyes and focus on the words. I'm just starting out but I feal like it could help with internalizing it and making it easier to think in that direction.
after i got to college those stimulations became so infectious and i had no idea how to address them. I've been doing sm better now but i wishhhhhh i wouldve came across this vid earlier bc it encapsulates it all so well and really gives you a direction to combatting overstimulation!!
I've been trying to work on a certain type of group of papers for close to a year now, I've recently started camping in places where there are no cell phone signal and I've realized that my work can equivalate to two weeks of work and it being one day of work over there, some places and sometimes you really do just need so much concentration to get some things done I am very happy with the amount of progress I've gotten done on my papers at this location and I go back once a week to continue my work sometimes we need a place where we can work.
You just made me figure out what's been keeping me from going to bed early. You've also given me a reason to start training my brain each night with boredom. Thank you very much 🙏🏽
I think you're a very forward thinker and this video was short, simple, and genius! Just looked at your profile & videos and subscribed. So cool to see how this one video blew up. You deserve the attention!! Please keep up the videos🙏🙏
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Little does he know, I wasn’t watching the Minecraft clip because I was playing video games while listening to the video
that's literally what I was doing
That's what was amazing growing up in the 90s, playing games while the tv or radio played in the background. Good times.
Dear Lord
@@CJFreeza b-but, I was doing dat this morning after my duolingo lessons. watching a tubi movie called "the lawnmower man" dat shts good bro.
i was reading comments and looking for the next video to watch while listening to this one 😭😭 i’m addicted to being stimulated
if u want to succeed in any part of your life, just read the book called escape the comfort cage, it really helped me
The “boring” things are what ultimately lead to success and greatness. This is a great topic- definitely true. What seems fun is usually just distracting and not very fun.
I feel that what's fun isn't even fun so much
My solution is that I completely cut social media at a young age
Now after the shorts I got back to it and trying to get out of this
Not necessarily
What about skiing?
I definitely most agree. I'll let the the Atomic Habits quote:
"I can guarantee that if you manage to start a habit and keep sticking to it, there will be days when you feel like quitting. When you start a business, there will be days when you don’t feel like showing up. When you’re at the gym, there will be sets that you don’t feel like finishing. When it’s time to write, there will be days that you don’t feel like typing. But stepping up when it’s annoying or painful or draining to do so, that’s what makes the difference between a professional and an amateur.
Professionals stick to the schedule, amateurs let life get in the way. Professionals know what is important to them and work towards it with purpose, amateurs get pulled off course by the urgencies of life."
except for college. it's boring and useless.
Turning boredom into productivity is a true skill.
If you cut distractions productivity become your default mode effortlessly
It even has a name. TORTURES:p
Omg soo true, a lesson of gold @@douglas.videos
I figured this out a few years ago- I quit social media entirely. I stopped playing videogames. I canceled my iPhone.
My drawing/painting skills soared, and my brother and I produced five music videos... all within a span of only a few months.
I can only wonder where I'd have been in life if I hadn't spent so many of my teen years, addicted to videogames.
@@somenuttysquirrel yeah its definitely easy to fall into the trap of doing something "easy" or "relaxing" instead of something "productive" but the issue is sometimes that if we focus on production constantly it gets to us.
Obviously people always say to balance it but i think for some people, me included, balance is hard, and sometimes just turns to obsession.
there is a price for everything and opportunity cost everywhere, you could say that if you spent your time drawing/painting you would have spent the time wishing you learned to code or something. who know if also it wasnt video games it was something else? something worse for you?
The grass is always greener, and you have learned a lesson which is good. You made a choice and stuck with it and that is impressive. do what makes you happy.
Nice try Big Book Company
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The big book industrial complex
Thanks bro, big book almost convinced me here 😮💨
Big book
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The other day I realized I work harder than everyone because I'm so lazy and bored all the time. It was nice to love one of my flaws.
I don’t think that’s a flaw my love
And then you don't work at all. And then you work hard on topic that interested you or a deadline
I feel the same, but I wish I knew why I'm feeling wrong. Like I was manipulated by capitalism or something like that. I'm not saying you're wrong, I just want to know how to not fell so much guilt to like work with something.
It's worth noting that social media can actually be less fun than other, better activities. I often find myself bored out of my mind scrolling Reddit or RUclips and feel relieved when I go read or work out or whatever because it's more fun and a break from the monotony. Sometimes the thing keeping you scrolling isn't that it's actually more enjoyable, it's just that it holds your attention and doesn't let go. If you only think in terms of "mindless entertainment fun, purposeful growth boring" then you might not notice when a good habit is actually the most enjoyable.
Yeah, i think that's a pretty important note this video misses.
Productive things can be fun, and they don't have to be the only interesting option to be so.
Working out and reading both loser activities that are boring and pointless. Why would anyone wanna do that? Live a little!
@@JustChill-zd4ibpointless? I digress
YES! I think that even though social media is not as "fun" like other high density fun stuff like sports etc. Social media is much more stimulating. Being stimulated and having fun are 2 different things.
Thank you.
One thing I noticed is that there are times when I am so saturated with "fun" that I can't find things that amuse me so I go to sleep and days later I am more motivated to do things that are not so fun.
the mind resets
Shoot, good perception of that phenomenon. I have the same issue and kept wondering "why is the fun stuff getting boring?"
It's not that the fun is gone. You're just used to this fun and it became the new boredom. Try giving yourself a break from games for a couple days and you'll feel refreshed when you come back. Cut down on easy stimulation like social medias.
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This is exactly my own thinking. When I was younger, my parents barred me from screens and games because they thought boredom was good for me. It was. I wrote hundreds of lists, read thousands of books, and that screen time was a reward for myself when I finished my work. This is ultimately what discipline is built on: boredom and relief.
You read thousands of books, how did you buy them all?, also how has this helped your career prospects?, do you have a great career?
@@Mdksupreme1 ever hear of a library?
@@Mdksupreme1pdf Books for iPhone or android, or library card for book apps which gives books for free.
LOL reading fiction books meant for fifth graders means NOTHING when you are an adult. source: read thousand of books as a kid. of course those were the fun books to read@@Mdksupreme1
@@fluke1 Ah yes that place for loser nerds that read instead of doing.
I've been attempting to induce more boredom in my life for this reason but the concept of fun being relative is really eye opening and helpful, thanks!
I often feel most motivated to do work at night when I'm in bed, waiting to fall asleep for this reason.
When that happens I get up and do the work I feel like doing.
@@VenomRoadRacing Same, and it usually turns out to be some of my best work
@@mastertraps11 Sure beats using RUclips for distraction and then feeling guilty and dropping your self worth.
Otherwise it's just crippling over thinking. Down the rabbit hole of nihilism and depression.
Because we know full well if in that evening state we convince ourselves we will get to it the next day. We most likely won't.
I see it as the failure to action has already happened. Hence we get that night time motivation.
However I will say I get the daytime drive much more since I cut all social media and "friends".
I get to focus on and pursue what I deem worth it. Without others questions/ societal judgement.
Chase what drives you folks.
Internal validation is everything.
"We have reached the pinnacle of stimulation"
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literally what I was thinking@@therealscarhomie
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I have this with schoolwork lately, whenever you don't have anything to do you just do something useful
exactly, like cleaning around the house, fixing stuff. but that gets boring, thats why we must train this capacity for boredom
- In a world saturated with endless stimulation from platforms like RUclips and social media, our brains constantly seek novelty, leading to a perpetual cycle of distraction.
- To be productive, it's essential to prioritize less stimulating tasks like studying or exercising over endless distractions.
- Embracing boredom can lead to surprising benefits, as seen in the speaker's personal experience of finding fulfillment and progress in previously mundane activities.
- Lowering our stimulation baseline by embracing boredom can help us concentrate better and find fulfillment in daily tasks.
- Overcoming the addiction to constant stimulation requires actively reshaping our habits and embracing the power of boredom, ultimately leading to greater productivity and fulfillment.
wow thanks chatGPT for making an already short and stimulating video about the dangers of modern society, technology, the stimuli overload, and increasingly short attention spans even shorter!
@@tx7300 either its chatgpt or chatgpt writes exactly like this guy, which is hilarious in its own way
Kind of Ironic to summarize a video like this - the summary is like TL;DR for a video, for people without the patience/concentration to see it all, because their already overstimulated brain can't handle 4 and half minutes of speech
@@itay31390 true
Wow your so cool for using ChatGPT
Short, to the point, not overly stimulating.
Another interesting way to think about it: it's easy to stand out today because all of your competition is mindlessly distracted on RUclips, TikTok, Insta, etc.
Break free of this and you're already probably going to be in the top 10% of whatever you pursue.
I've been working on gamifying "boring" things to transition these habits into more fruitful results 🤔 but this is a great point, with regulating stimulation 💭
That reminder not to click away from the clip caught me right when I was about to scroll down to the comments lmfao
Same
I've realized that I always scroll the comments during videos, and it proves the point of this video 😅
Dude I didn't even click on this video, it was in autoplay. However it was the exact video I needed. Over the last couple of years I have struggled too do the things I claim I want to do. I cant seem to get the important stuff out of the way, I instead settle for more instant gratification. I feel so distracted, things like my phone and videos games sometimes feel as though they are literally holding my head in place, not allowing me to look away. I had just gotten back from writing about how distracted I am when I stumbled upon this video. I don't know why this is what it took to finally commit to making a change, but please know that you helped at least one person in creating this video. Thank you.
we are addicted to dopamine
@@gaynzz6841 Dopamine makes us addicted to things, I believe is the truth of it.
I was so called out at 0:30 😭😭
I tell you I'm the most bored person in the world, I isolated myself from people for a year now. It still feel unfulfilling and unproductive not because I still use artificial stimulation but because I don't really know what my ambitions are. So one of the most important part to become productive while bored is to have a goal in mind, it should be a lifelong journey goal so there will be no ending.
same
I'm curious, what brought you to isolating yourself from people for a full year?🤔
Maybe you have fear of seeking something you value because of what other people would say about you. Has happened to me, takes some convicing to not stop because others could potentially critizice what i do.
Honestly if you want a goal for now, that would (in the long run) definitely be fulfilling, try out different ways to help others. Humans, animals, plants whatever. Then if you have the stress of the goal gone, through it you can find other goals.
And if there are blockages for you in helping others, your goal for now could be healing certain parts of yourself.
For me I suppose my lifelong goal is becoming the most authentic, healed version of myself and the goal I'm growing towards is trying to help people in my own way (figuring out how I want to do it). If your goal is to heal as much of yourself as you can, you get to experience one of the most beautiful parts of life, becoming your true self yourself.
For me, the more I heal, the more opportunities for joy have come to me.
I hope you find what you need
The magic you're looking for lies in the work you're avoiding
Yeah, I can vouch for this. When you have social media & videogames, you're gonna find work boring. But when you get rid of those things, your brain is gonna make you want to work. It's more like a, "It's better to do something than to do nothing" kind of thing.
Exactly, that's why people in jail get ripped. Out of boredom
Nah work is always boring that's why its called work and not fun. Modern day slavery. Its supposed to suck nothing you can do to change that. No amount of coping will help long term.
@@JustChill-zd4iband that is your perspective. Remember this comment you just made the next time you see someone living the life that you wish you lived
@@JustChill-zd4ib so making animations, drawing, composing music and doing all that art stuff that is called "work" is slavery? oh come fucking on, people enjoy doing this stuff, being productive is good, i think you're coping
@@JustChill-zd4ib You're right, work is not supposed to be fun, but it does enable you to do things that _are_ fun. Or you could try coping less and work for yourself, nurturing your own business and watching it grow. Would that not be fun in some way? There are many ways to play the broken corrupted game called Life, it's how *you* choose to play it.
I did this strategy a couple of months ago and it was amazing. I have fall into YT again, I need to re-bore myself again.
You got this man! Just put your phone in another room or turn it off and put it under your pillow.
@@JK-fw4ph That's a great strategy, I will try thanks.
thank you for making this, i've been trying to achieve this and it's nice too see someone put it into words. work doesn't need to be "work" as long as u can change your mindset :)
But the problem is that you can’t just get rid of everything. I mean I guess I could literally destroy my computer, but I need that for the things I actually want to do too. You can eliminate some distractions, but without the willpower to force yourself to consistently do the thing you want, you cannot form the habit of doing it. All you can do is make it harder to be distracted, but honestly that’s pretty hard. Especially because one of the distractions I use a lot is making stories in my head, no exactly something I can regulate.
This video isn't gonna be what switches my life to where I want it to be, but I definitely took some things of note from it, gonna try to apply a bit of it to my life. Great vid
Short and to the point. This video is the key to a fulfilling life
This how I changed my own habits. I have been trying to explain this to people for years. This video just solved my problem.
when i was a freshman in high school, my parents got a divorce. My dad was too broke to afford internet, or a phone plan with data. I had an iphone like everyone else, and a gaming computer at my mom’s. But with 50% of my custody spent at my dad’s house, I was forced to live the proper life. No social media. No youtube. No distractions. I continued to spend time outdoors well into my high school years. I learned to solve a rubik’s cube by writing down the steps at my moms and practicing them at my dads. I practiced doing nothing at all just sitting and thinking. I learned to program by bringing a laptop over and writing code. With no internet access, my mind was free. All the little things in life were meaningful and fulfilling. I loved cleaning my bedroom, organizing my clothes by style and color was fulfillingly fun. My upbringing gave me the ability to decide to that I was going to do something boring and do it with 100% concentration. And with days being spent like this, I can do medial tasks for hours, without any distractions. Love my dad for giving me the best childhood i could have, one that protected me from the brain numbing of the internet, while keeping me still in touch with technology at my moms
that's a nice story
What a beautiful outlook on life. Many people dwell on the negative effects of divorce, which though much of it is completely valid, basking in bitterness is only going to hurt a victim more. Experiences like yours shape us in ways we can’t imagine and I’m so glad you made the absolute most of it!
One question tho. Do you actually enjoy programming?
Your dad was broke because the court was forcing him to give the majority of his money to themselves and your mother to stay out of jail.
Amazing video, funnily enough, it's a lonely day and i was starting to enjoy myself, and distract from work and adult stuff.
Such a beautiful video. Just did that 'fun' vs 'less stimulating' list, and crossing out the fun list you really see that the less stimulating activities look really exciting all of a sudden!
When you discover yourself and you passion it becomes fun. I get lost for days in my work I absolutely love it. Stay Uncommon!
Ironically, I appreciate you making this video concise, and therefore more stimulating, so I can digest the information best!
I use my phone to listen to music on youtube at night and I HATE that they keep shoving community posts (memes) and Shorts in my face every time I open the app so I literally cant avoid seeing it!
Patience is a virtue and while I've known this for a while I haven't done anything to achieve patience Its always been a afterthought of annoyance and impatience while doing mundane things. This video has reminded me of when I had more patience for the little things in life, waiting for things like trains or in lines, even listening to people talking. This video is a gateway to self betterment like no other. A truly amazing addition to the wasteland that is video making in todays age. Thank you.
Boredom is the mother of creativity.
Loved the script, you're a great writer!!!
Subscribed
And this is what I call "dopamine redirection". Good video, man!
HealthyGamerGG made a video specifically talking about "training your brain with boredum." Both that video and yours are absolutely fantastic, keep it up dude
Ok i agree with essentially everything here, but one thing that needs to be specified here is the type of video game. Multiplayer/online games are 95% of the time a waste of time/brainrot (unless ur genuinely bonding with a buddy and it isnt daily), but some games are genuinely eye opening and meaningful.
For example, the two latest God of War games (the Norse ones) really taught me a lot about what it means to be a dad since my own father neglected me my entire life. I feel like it really taught me a lot, more than my dad ever did. There are many games like this in the modern day.
But I also think it's important to have the occasional mindless activity to give your brain a rest. Maybe an hour or two per day max.
I think if you spend your whole life on some kind of sigma male grindset, you'll just end up burned out and exhausted. That's what I experienced in early college. I'd come home after several hours of school, study Japanese for a few hours, and then go to bed having never had a chance to unwind at all. I couldn't take it anymore. Nowadays my study habits are much more healthy and more restrained, while still making progress.
Get off social media and p*rn as much as possible (100% off over time) and that will already create massive results. Taking it any further is overdoing it imo.
I love your videos! Not only are they well done, but they're to-the-point and don't waste my time. Thank you!
"We always feel like we don't have enough time. But actually we just don't have enough concentration."
bold claim.
I always have these sparks of motivation to improve myself, like what im having while watching this video. I hope i can stick to this and actually improve myself, compared to the previous maybe 10 times ive tried.
I dont really have a super specific goal except to become the type of person who is able to do these things
Thank you for making this so readily available for everyone!
thanks for keeping it short and to the point
My struggle when attempting to remove stimulating activities, is that I simply have so little motivation to do anything at all that I'd rather sleep than be productive. I literally sit there trying my hardest to something useful and I can't, I feel such a huge urge to just give up and lie down it makes me feel so tired. The only way this doesn't happen is if I'm not home, but there's so many things that simply have to be done at home.
Could be dehydration or even diet!
Could be depression
Could be bad sleeping habits, like
Oversleeping
Not sleeping enough
Not having the same waking and going to bed hours every night
Also consider ADHD
@@marisophi.01 i definitely have adhd lmao
I agree with this video half and half. I think a good middle ground between being overly "productive" to the point of seeming robotic and uninteresting is to instead set out to consume with intention.
Nothing is inherently bad. It's the reason we choose to interact with something that indicates if it becomes unhealthy or not.
Conflicting. Does not speak to or for the ADD and sensory seeking crowd, however, there may be still some wisdom to glean. Stimulation is a tool to wield mindfully, and some need it more than others.
It is not something to shame yourself or others for, nor demonize it and abstain completely.
To exist is to feel, and there are a great many ways of feeling.
We are all different and isn't that wonderful and how hasty it would be to blanket all of us to one approach.
Thank you for your comment. After watching the video I was conflicted but your comment validated some of my feelings.
For my ADHD, Ritalin was a prerequisite for being able to make use of boredom. The longer I'm on it, the less desire I *naturally* have to fuck around on socials. (I still do it sometimes though, hence my stopping to make this comment.) People who are neurotypical but whose boredom threshold is on the floor from too much overstimulation, or people with ADHD for who medication isn't enough, will have to intentionally train themselves to live this way, though.
I have raging ADHD since i was 2. i am 23 right now, and still haven't gotten rid of it completely, but nevertheless imo the videos applies to ADD and ADHD people EVEN MORE SO since we are more prone to seeking stimulation. i mean who needs to diet more? the person who is fit and doesn't like eating or the raging obese person with a pizza addiction?
Just want to say thank you for providing a fulfilling and informational video without dragging it on for 30-60 minutes like so many RUclipsrs nowadays
I just discovered by this video that the things that are most fun to me are what I actually dream of doing by the work I'm not doing because of boredom. Now I have the clear objective that I've been trying to discover my whole life! You are amazing!
A huge part of this is being content and present in the moment
Actually, I'd say that certain video games are also valuable entertainment that don't overstimulate you.
Of course, many, or even most of the big AAA games and repetetive Battle Royales and Shooters are comparable to sources of shallow entertainment like TikTok and such, but games that require you to actually think and and focus on them to actually make progress in them, or slow games that just let you relax are really rewarding and, at least in my case, caused me to be more productive afterwards.
My go-to games that don't overstimulate or distract me are Celeste and Minecraft most of the time, because Celeste, especially when it comes to the B and C-Side levels, is extremely difficult which forces you to put effort into it to progress, and once you do it feels extremely rewarding.
With Minecraft, my approach is to take it slow instead of rushing the game, and just trying to build a good looking house or something similar, which at the end is also really rewarding, because you managed to make something of your own that you like.
Having those small hits of dopamine that you put effort in to get causes, at least in my experience, a kinda chain reaction that makes you to want to do more things that take time and effort, because your brain has experienced what it feels like to succeed at something hard or slightly slow/broing and is ready to do the same with something even less fun.
Also, playing a few games here and there feeds your creativity, which helps with getting ideas to get things done and with your productivity as a whole.
league is a pretty good game for that
wtf, league is the most addictive and frustrating game at the same time @@user-ow7wn9mb5b
@@user-ow7wn9mb5b League can be used as a hobby, but it can also easily be used for exorbitant escapism and does trigger addiction mechanics. It's like drugs, if you're conscious about your use something can be a benefit but if you're not very careful it can easily turn sour and give the opposite of what you want.
Nothing is overstimulating you except drugs. Anything outside of directly changing your brain chemistry by putting things into your body ain't gonna ever over stimualate you. Its complete made up nonsense by internet self professed gurus who make content on young naive fools believing them.
Yeah it's always been the hardest thing to balance. Video games are the equivalent of art to me. The stories, music, worlds, and characters are better than in any other media form and at the end of the day it's a lot of fun. I'm still working on finding a balance, though. It needs to be a reward, not the first thing I jump towards when I'm bored or don't wanna do the boring stuff that aligns with my goals.
I'm really happy that now I can watch this video from the perspective of someone who has already embraced these ideas.
Someone who has some realizations that made me make the decision a year and a half ago to delete all social media, start meditating, start caring about my health, and more recently stop video games. Changing how you respond to boredom works. I love reading psychology, philosophy, and anything educating, I'm fine with work (though being a wage slave will forever suck), and I love myself and being by myself.
But it's not that simple, I have found myself detached from others. Others talk about this trend, that trend, these videos, those videos, etc. because everyone is so addicted to dopamine hits that these give them that I can't even communicate with them anymore unless it's a deep conversation. Deep conversations are more rare than they should be because it takes trust, this forces your circle to be small.
On top of the social things you now have to resort to news sources if you wish to stay up to date with the world. Bias news is everywhere. I recommend 3 sources, Al Jazeera, Reuters, and AP News. Fact check everything you read even though these are relatively unbiased.
For those of you who go down this path, you will be more alone but not lonely, be prepared. Anyone who sees this with any questions, I am an open book about anything.
there is no such thing as dopamine addiction. Only drug addiction. Stop thinking this pseudo science bs ples you'll hurt yourself.
thank you so much for addressing the loneliness issue, Ive quit social media almost entirely and its hard to relate to others sometimes.
@@nexum1676 And yet you just related to me. The internet is a beautiful place. Personally, I’ve gotten to know family better when possible. Limited interactions have a gravity to them now. I want to have genuine conversation each conversation, which makes me more attentive and listening good etc. All those friendly gestures people like are natural. Cheers internet wanderer!
You are the 5. youtuber today who told me how to do thinks. Everyone else try to sell me there idea, but you are the first one who told me. It helped me, thanks.
I sense this channel will grow even faster in the upcoming days you earned my sub brother
i love your editing style it has such a subtle hint of not having those crazy animations that keep people hooked hell not even motion blur on text movements intentional or not it forces me to focus on what you're saying rather than watching the fancy movements on screen that most creators use,which is not wrong but here i like that subtle nod to how fuqed our attention spans are.
That subtext you added in that clip to NOT click away actually stopped me 😂. Good job man. Great video.
That subtext is what made me click away to go to the comments lol.
thank you for this sir!
People who say video games hold people back are using this as an escape goat. I’ve been playing video games since I can remember and I am about to graduate with a masters in healthcare administration.
So a pseudo master.
I’ve always wondered why we’re always seeking for stimulation in a world that survived nearly 7 million years without it before. And it always seems like humans were never bored back then, and only now, when we’re OVERLOADED with things to do, are we consistently bored and understimulated. We thrived on working and socializing and learning and making art and *simply living* before the age of the internet. Yes, the past was primitive and lacked a lot of modern sophistication, but it also lacked complacency in a world that manipulates complacency. Brilliant video.
"you're looking at the minecraft clip instead of the unmoving text" yeah because i already read it
Exactly! Are we suppose to just stare forever at the unmoving text which one will grasp & understand what it is within few seconds? SMH
hes just trying to say that you're brain would rather watch the cool minecraft clip and not boring text which isnt a bad thing i dont think hes saying its bad
@@notlegoguy2511 I had the same "Because I already read it" reaction, but I think you're correct here. The point was not, "You _should be_ looking at the text, you dopamine-addled loser!" but rather he was just expressing an obvious truth: The brain prefers stimulating things to not-stimulating things.
@@Selrisitai yeah, i think he was just trying to familiarize the viewer with that fact, its important for the lesson of the video.
@@Selrisitai I still think it's stupid since we've already processed the text wheras in the minecraft clip there is new information and something might happen (he misses a jump, or there will be a change in scenery, etc) and being direct to the viewer like that is just weird
Awesome vid! Thank you for this!
Earned my sub, please dont lose ur genuine advice and switch to ones that sound good and inticing like meny sadly do
I try my best, once you spot me making this mistake, please leave a critical comment.
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well the problem for me is, in a lot of boring situations, I wont get bored because I can daydream. my mind is just constantly flooded with all my ideas for my game projects and stuff, since Ive been working on one for a year and another for 2 years, and I can never have a clear head
that being said though, when our wifi went down recently, I was suddenly really productive, but only for the first day. then I just kept looking at discord with mobile data
One tip I heard was sort of induce that change in the hierarchy is to simply stare at a blank wall. That will initiate some boredom, which will make the important things like studying/learning/going after goals more fun.
"going after goals" god that sounds cringe. Can't believe people still believe this self improvement crap.
@@JustChill-zd4ib I'm sure I'm misunderstanding. Are you saying that accomplishing things is not good?
Great video! It is unbelievable on how some external attention-grabbing factors can make your life miserable, even when you control your impulses…
I've gamified my grades in school. I have straight A's and love studying. This is coming from someone who squandered their 20's playing counter strike and just craving leisure.
That was the video I needed, thank you so much!
As a guy who stopped every social medias except RUclips (not Shorts) and Discord, it crashed my journey as an artist on the Internet, but I've never been as productive and happy as ever
i legit had just touched my mouse to scroll away and that's when that text popped @3:22 lmao
Here is title for ya: *"Exercise your judgement".* You are hungry, you need good food. Don't just eat anything you find off the side of the road no matter how edible.
This was very quality content that showed up at the perfect time. I needed this. Thank you.
Here’s a thought:
If you were being productive and enjoying where you are in life, you wouldn’t be watching this.
If you choose a goal, and separate everything in your life bluntly that doesn’t help your life improve.. you’ll hate it, but love it later. It’s like laughing at a dumb thing you did as a little kid.
Try just unplugging everything instead of turning things off, and maybe even be as blunt as to unplug your wifi or turn it off in settings. Problems aren’t problems, as they actually could be new missions and adventures to tackle.
It’s hard, but step one is to ultimately change your environment. I even slept on hard floor for a while so it wasn’t as comfortable when I got up in the morning and I’d just stay slumped while already awake.
Even putting your devices in another room before bed will force you to get up to go get it when you want it.
As long as you have a general basic goal of what you want to do to improve life, and you can get comfortable with the monotonous feeling of doing it as your only source of stimulation like this guy is saying.. you’ll appreciate and outright experience more in your craft as you enter the flow state.
The flow state is when boring transitions to enjoyment, satisfaction, and fluid-like movement all at the same time.
I needed that, mate. best wishes for all that's ahead for you.
@@Limeffs Bro, make the best of your life. Bordem will make you see what’s truly important above all else homie, I believe in you dearly.
Holy yapping. Its like religious preaching or some shit. Crazy mf's.
This is my GIFT to you and anyone reading this.. These suggestions have made me the person I am today. So take one or two or all of them and transform yourself to a super being. Thank me later. I personally did and do everything listed below and I got massive results.
1. Write out a statement of your Short Term Goal AND your Chief Aim/Main Goal... on a "goal card" or paper.
2. Write it out 50 times a day for 30 days preferably around the same time each day. After the 30 days, you go back and write it out ONCE a day. This is your compass in life.
3. Set your phone alarm to go off every 3 hours (to disrupt your daily routine) and when it goes off write down your statement and then close your eyes and see yourself with your goal for 2 mins.
4. Record your statement in your voice on a voice recorder on your phone, and play it back to yourself on loop while you sleep and as often as you can daily, example... in the shower or when you are using the rest room.
5. Find an accountability partner. If you cannot find someone, then you MUST write out your statement DAILY. By doing this you make yourself accountable to YOURSELF.
6. Find a community or FB group/group chat, etc and from that community form a Mastermind with one or two people who have studied from REAL Mentors and are giving VALUE. There is a "Law of Giving" and many people are using it. Andrew Carnegie told Napoleon Hill this back in the early 1900s. Its a LAW and it works. Its what I am doing with this post.
7. Auto-Suggest (Think and Grow Rich Chapter 4) to yourself in front of the mirror in the bathroom at least twice a day. Look directly INTO your eyes OR one eye and recite your WRITTEN statement. Then splash cold water on your face. This sudden shock seals the thought into the subconscious due to emotional and physical shock from the cold water.
8. Write out ten "I AM" statements a day. example. I AM happy, I AM more confident. Use the word MORE; implying you already have it, but want more. You trick the brain.
9. Write out 5 things you HAVE that you are grateful for and 5 things that you are grateful for that are coming to you. Mix up the list one after the other.
10. When in public tell people you see that you love them in your mind. Simply say "I LOVE YOU" to them as you pass them, especially when driving, because their subconscious hears and FEELS the intention. Say it to about 10 to 15 people daily. This increases your Good Karma.
It might seem like a lot. But it took me less than two weeks to incorporate the list into my life and 32 days later I started getting massive results.
What have you got to lose, try some or ALL and see your results. Let me know know too.
Have a great day... and thanks for reading.
seems like what you have to lose is sanity, from being so obsessed about a goal, or the failure to achieve it
This is amazing advice and a great video, I’ve happily subscribed! But like many people, I can quit the scrolling and the over consumption, but I struggle to ever quit games because of the social aspect.
I don’t ever get to speak to anyone outside of working remotely or friends on discord. I’ve completely quit gaming, socials and news in the past, and after a few months I was absolutely miserable because I missed being able to play with my friends in the evenings.
Recently I’ve found that a good balance is waking up earlier, doing stuff I want to do before work (reading, coding) and after I’ve finished work and eaten, I let myself relax and play stuff for 4-6 hours, with an hour of “boring” stuff before bed, like reading or a little more coding. I’ve kept this up for two weeks now and it feels way less isolating than quitting games but I still feel like I’m making progress.
Yeah it seems like you really need to focus more on the social aspect of your life. After all we are communal creatures and we need each other.
figured this out myself about a year ago. I have ADHD and wanted to adjust my baseline dopamine levels. I cut out video games, deleted all social media, and I avoid "shorts" on any video platform. I try not to multitask my leisure activities, and I don't do anything with infinite scrolling or algo traps (I use newpipe for YT so no algo feed). Now I'm at the level where writing music is the most fun thing I do, and I ended up writing more music in 9 months than I had in my entire life up to that point. Crazy what happens when we start saying "no" to the attention industry.
"We have reached the pinnacle of stimulation"
VR: Hold my beer.
Drugs are pinnacle of stimulation guy has no clue what he is on about.
Been needing this because I've been highly aware of the amount of timewasting I do scrolling youtube and twitter
But does cutting out everything stimulating totally necessary? Isn’t there a balance we can have? Any advice on that?
balance is another name for mediocrity. always someone who wants both in the name of 'balance' because they cant just do what needs to be done
@@bobojenkins5805 i disagree. I remember when I did my 200hr CYT and my cohort discussed the strict lifestyle of traditional yogis. I brought up that, for me, while I respect the ascetic lifestyle and practices - I don't believe that I exist in a human form to constantly be trying to escape it.
I don't need to be in a constant meditative or astrally projecting space because the point of existing now, in my opinion, is to be here and present in all that right now has to offer.
Sometimes, what life has to offer and what you want to experience is a highly stimulating videogame. Sometimes, it's a moment of meditative silence.
Being too bored sounds like a waste of what could be enjoyed but being too stimulated is like gluttony and leads to also never being satisfied because there is never enough.
Balance is the only real solution. And that's pretty much what the Buddha determined. And most people consider Buddha to be a very exceptional character in our history.
You can absolutely have balance. As with anything else, partake in moderation. Life is too short. You won't become obese eating a cupcake once in a while, just like you won't become a desensitized internet addict by watching a video or two in your downtime. Practice self control.
@@bobojenkins5805 To be fair, there often must be balance.
You see, for instance, in movies and cartoons where the young hero is trained by the old mentor. He'll be pushed and pushed to breaking, but in reality, the human body needs actual rest. If we could push that hard and it would continually improve us, then a lot of us would actually be capable of accomplishing it: It's the fact that it requires intelligence and consideration that oftentimes makes it too difficult.
For instance, if just eating _nothing at all_ were O.K., then I would be thin right now, but instead I have to be around food because I have to eat to continue living, so. . . it's way more difficult to lose weight.
There are things that _shouldn't_ be balanced. For instance, you don't need to eat fruit or vegetables. Just protein, fat and, of course, water. But people who think they are reasonable will say, "You need a balanced diet!"
No, you need a diet of meat, which has all the nutrients you need to be healthy, and no useless filler like vegetable starch or fructose from fruit.
So you're not wrong, it's just a matter of what's being discussed.
@@bobojenkins5805Eh I mean you’re not expecting people to solve all their problems by throwing their phone out the window and disabling their wifi right?
Don’t you see how balance would probably make some sense?
Boredom is a key component that we actively try to avoid. Social media and other platforms take full advantage of our aversion to boredom. I think starting to pick up fiction helped me appreciate the non-fiction I was reading. Who doesn't love a great story in some far-off land where elves, dwarfs, and space mages rule the day?
Very true, I'm gonna take action now 💯
the fact that i saw this video a month ago without understanding a damn thing and rewatching it again fully understanding everything just makes me so proud at the progress i made with my attention span
wow. you' re right bro.
i ABSOLUTELY thought i was just always low on time but in reality... i'm just choosing to be everywhere at once.
instagram
facebook
tinder
imessage
listening to a video
cleaning my room
if i wasn't doing at least 3 things at once, i'd shame myself into feeling unproductive.
i'm not low on time.. i'm low on concentration. i'm low on focus.
I would rather try eating a live wasp than call stupid minecraft jumping videos stimulating, let alone the "pinnacle of stimulation".
It’s not the videos themselves that are stimulating, but rather how they are used. Subway surfers and mc parkour gameplay are often used in shorts that aren’t related to the topic whatsoever (like Reddit stories). The stimulating videos are only used to keep a viewers attention and nothing else.
I’ve been actively trying to be bored more, I fall back into the shorts often, but it has really helped me to be bored.
TLDR: Punish yourself for your corporate overlords by cutting away everything that is fun in life.
you missed the point
@@grayfilms8751 How did I miss it?
you missed the point
What if you work for yourself instead?
@@amit_patel654 yes because that isn't the exeption genius
One of the best things I do is to listen to videos instead of watching them, unless I have to. Helps avoid overstimulation.
"Hey addicts, have you tried not being an addict till you're so bored you do something else?"
This is how you sound to me.
Not all of us are addicted. Many of us _just don't know what to do,_ or don't realize what's hurting us.
It's like a lot of people in America are fat not because they're addicted to overeating, but because they don't know how much they're overeating, or how to regulate their intake. My brother is an example. The _instant_ he began to calculate his calories, he started losing weight, and went from 230lbs to 184lbs in the span of a few months.
Now, it isn't working that well for me because I'm more addicted to overeating than he is, but the advice is still true, it just may require some extra help.
This is a great video and a different way of looking into the idea of "dopamine reset".
I have to always remind myself of simple stuff like this. It seems like it is always so easy to just fall back into my old habits, which were for the first 25 yrs of my life. I'm 33 now. It's hard to dig yourself out of such a hole. Sometimes you don't feel like you're getting anywhere because each day is such a tremendous challenge. But, I am certainly no longer that person who spent his life wastefully. I have made tremendous changes. And if you're moving forward like anyone should be, you will know because certain tweaks in your everyday life will have suddenly shifted. Your perspective truly can change and your brain can change. You just have to keep going and never give up, as cliche as it sounds.
I cut out caffeine cut out smoking, i started working out, i finally got my driving license, and i am trying to better myself, what i have found out is that games and social media are one of my last and biggest roadblocks i have to some form of living a fulfilling life. it is so hard and i have relapsed so many times, it seems to me in my darkest hours like i will never get out of this all consuming horrible habit but at least i am aware of it now, ever since i was a kid i was glued to the tv screen, and as i was growing up it switched to pc and phones. And it really ruined my life, i flunked collage, i never got a real job, and it was all because my baseline for tolerating discomfort is so low i can't do menial basic tasks without the constant urge to fricking be immersed into this shit, i will once again try to set free. It is helpful to stumble upon this kind of content thank you sir for redirecting me towards the light again i will strive for more !
Thank you for sharing your ideas with me !
I appreciate it because now I can change the way I approach writing. I've noticed that reading, which used to be a tedious task, has become a daily habit since I started doing it whenever I had free time.
However, I'm still struggling to find motivation for writing. You gave me an interesting idea to tackle this issue - I will restrict my reading habit to help me become bored again, and then add writing to my routine.
By cutting off my old habit and reintegrating it later, I believe I can make writing enjoyable. I think this approach will help me incorporate a new habit into my routine and will be easily applicable in my life.
Don’t put reminders not to click away in your video, made me want to click away when I was immersed already. It’s like, I’m already watching the video ABOUT being disciplined. So why would you put that there? It’s nearly belittling.
I thought the same while editing, but I just wanted to try it out. Another viewer actually commented that he wanted to click away in this exact moment, so it probably annoys and helps people 50/50. Thanks for the feedback.
I literally started to search for the next video as that guy started talking, I found that the explicit message not to was helpful (and a little bit shameful). My brain is so cooked.
I'm trying not to watch the video at all but close my eyes and focus on the words. I'm just starting out but I feal like it could help with internalizing it and making it easier to think in that direction.
after i got to college those stimulations became so infectious and i had no idea how to address them. I've been doing sm better now but i wishhhhhh i wouldve came across this vid earlier bc it encapsulates it all so well and really gives you a direction to combatting overstimulation!!
Bro, why does everything have to be about being productive? Chill out for a bit.
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@@eincroassaint Fair enough. To each their own. 🤝
Cause we all meat cogs bro, never forghetti
I've been trying to work on a certain type of group of papers for close to a year now, I've recently started camping in places where there are no cell phone signal and I've realized that my work can equivalate to two weeks of work and it being one day of work over there, some places and sometimes you really do just need so much concentration to get some things done I am very happy with the amount of progress I've gotten done on my papers at this location and I go back once a week to continue my work sometimes we need a place where we can work.
Man, must be nice to have a brain that works this way. Hopefully science gets a cure for what I’ve got soon lol
God Bless you for making this video. This is what I needed!
You just made me figure out what's been keeping me from going to bed early. You've also given me a reason to start training my brain each night with boredom. Thank you very much 🙏🏽
On God. Just remember that changing habits like that is much easier said then done. (At least for me 😢)
I think you're a very forward thinker and this video was short, simple, and genius! Just looked at your profile & videos and subscribed. So cool to see how this one video blew up. You deserve the attention!! Please keep up the videos🙏🙏