I realized that ive started to always scroll down the comments section while the video is still playing. It's my brain searching for more dopamine than the video on its own can provide Edit: thanks for all the dopamine 😁
haha yeah. You notice the trending videos are really short or if their long they release more dopamine or if there long and you actually learning something or something that doesn't release high dopamine you don't watch it. Look at the views bro. The mindless shit has more views because it's an easy swallow like PORN! Seeing girls naked release high dopamine.
I found that TikTok was hurting my mental health due to how addictive it is, and I was wasting so much time scrolling the app, I noticed a huge difference after deleting it
“The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.” - Socrates. Edit: probably not socrates who said this. Still a good quote.
Now let's brainstorm some ideas on how to develop said capacity You can start to enjoy the lesser things after that you have been enjoying nothing for a while Thus as soon as you get to feel anything it will be an enjoyable feeling You can enjoy the little things once you achieve peace within yourself Being calm and collected helps you to not worry on the big scenarios of the future but instead more focus on the present and little details in front of you
I know people may not care but I feel a little sensation or compulsion to doing my work and focusing hard in school, but then gaming and wasting time on youtube takes over it, i feel sad :(
I've been addicted to some kind of high dopamine-releasing thing for the past few months, and it's been over two months without a workday. Even now, I was randomly recommended this while binge-watching videos. Every time I try to pick up my books and study, it doesn't excite me anymore. Earlier this year, I would study for at least 7 hours a day because I liked the rewards I got from every test. But now, I barely study for 15 minutes a day, and my grades are the worst I've ever had. The thing is, I don't feel bad about it. I think my tolerance has gotten so high that I can't enjoy any of the old things I used to love. I've decided to do a 2-week detox after watching this to reset my tolerance and beat boredom to get work done. I'll update you soon!
I loved the video. I am starting my dopamine detox to start studying for a huge test that will change my life. Good luck to everyone changing their lives and thank you for the video!
I did this today. I cleaned my entire house (which was a wreck), did my laundry, washed my bedding and made my bed, took vitamins, went grocery shopping, called my mom, remembered that I hurt a friend of mine and apologized to him, brushed my teeth after every meal, cooked and cleaned up after each meal, worked out, signed up for a new gym, set a meeting with my guidance counselor, went job hunting, made my wife dinner and cleaned up after it when we were done eating. All of this and I don’t feel like I’ve worked at all today. I had no idea how much energy and attention that technology was sucking from my life until today. Words really can’t explain how I feel right now.
00:07 🕹 Preference for easy over hard tasks; understanding motivation for tackling difficult tasks. 01:28 🐀 Dopamine's role in desire and motivation; rat experiments showing extreme dopamine effects. 03:22 🧠 Dopamine's impact on behavior; prioritizing activities based on expected dopamine release. 06:09 🎮 Dopamine tolerance; preference for high dopamine activities like video games over low dopamine tasks. 07:34 🛑 Need for a dopamine detox; abstaining from high dopamine activities to reset tolerance. 08:58 🌴 Dopamine detox process; embracing boredom, letting dopamine receptors recover. 10:24 🔄 Balancing dopamine behaviors; using high dopamine activities as rewards for completing challenging tasks. 12:42 🧠 Controlling dopamine intake; limiting high dopamine behavior, finding excitement in low dopamine tasks.
How do you think people with ADHD feel? We have a deficit from the get go of dopamine, anything that is remotely boring will NOT be learned if it is not challenging or sparks our dopamine levels
i would suggest rather find fun in more different things and appriacte little things then it dont feel like its some restriction rehabby thingy what not fun. one thing is brain chemistry but other is years of psychological conditionig from external world.
SUMMARY 1. What do you need to do: for 1 whole day, you'll try to have as little fun as possible *Complete dopamine detox* - NO: internet, phone, computer, music, masturbation, junk food - just embrace boredom - YES: walk, meditate & be alone with ur thoughts, reflect on ur life & goals, journal (write down the ideas you get) *Smaller dopamine detox* Pick one day of the week, where you're going to refrain from one of ur high dopamine behaviour completely 1 hour of difficult work = 15 minute of high dopamine behavior (example: 8 hours of difficult work = 2 hours of high dopamine behavior as a reward) 2. Why does it work: dopamine detox works because you become so bored, that boring stuff becomes more fun
I used to draw a lot in my school days even when my schedule was full tight. I easily managed to draw everyday but now when i'm free all day i dont even do the things i really love like drawing, reading, exercising, researching. I realised that i used to draw because of detox dopamine and i'm gonna do it again.
I used to read a book per month, then I bought a smartphone. I just started my own detox program deleting facebook, twitter and Instagram. Interesting that this video popped-up in youtube
god your pathetic. get your life together. Just listen to me for one time. try this for a month. Pick a day where you force yourself to focus on getting shit done that would make your life tomorrow at least just a tiny bit better. Once you start this you wont be able to stop. Or go back to a life without women happiness money and all the rest of it. A live as a looser!
I have watched hundreds of videos about dopamine detox and how the brain works to make myself to love studying like I did before And by far this one is The Best video I have ever watched about it THANKS❤❤❤
I'm starting my dopamine detox now boys,wish me luck. Edit: It was a long time ago,it worked,I'm doing it every Sunday and i feel way more motivated to study,read a book,go for a walk than i did before the detox,and I'm enjoying video games way more now that I'm not accustomed to playing every single day.
Side Of the town , actually it makes a lot of sense. If he’s doing a dopamine detox, part of that would be not checking replies on social media. Basically it was a way of being supportive of the OP’s decision to do a dopamine detox. Hopefully that makes sense.
One of my favorite quotes from Bojack Horseman Series: "It gets easier. Every day it gets a little easier. But you got to do it every day. That's the hard part. But it does get easier."
I know all this but still can't get myself too do it. I beat myself up for not doing the "Boring stuff" when I am doing high dopamine activities and still won't do the boring stuff which is actually beneficial. WTF is wrong with me😭😭😭
@@vatsalsinghchauhan don't beat yourself up too hard for it. You've made the first step of change and that is to want change! Im going to try the dopamine detox he mentioned in the video cause I also indulged in so much high dopamine activities that it used to be very hard for me to do much, I'm better now but im not there just yet :) Lets try achieve our goals together 💕
Actually, they aren't. 95% of the world is results driven. There is enough dopamine to continue to motivate to acheive a result. It is in ADHD brains (low dopamine) that it is interest driven. That is why for ADHD brains there is now and not now. It isn't until the day before the paper is due that the dopamine kicks in. Neurotransmitters are not controllable. This whole thing is junk science and harmful and contributes to the stupidity and fake science. Please go read some neurobiology - your conclusions are incorrect.
@@terridactl actually since the invent of social media most people are more instant gratification it is changing us in ways they are only just starting to understand so your statement regarding results driven is incorrect. Also instant gratification is results driven hence the instant dopamine release.
You explained things in a way that didn't simply list what not to do, but the reasons why we react in such ways. I've always seen videos talking about getting more motivation. They would say things like, "Reward yourself with that candy bar AFTER you do the hard thing" but I was irritated and confused because, "I'm an adult, and have the ability to go get that candy bar any time, and there is nobody here to keep me from doing that." I was starting to feel like I was going to have to get someone else to keep me from doing certain things, or it just wouldn't happen. But now I understand. Even one day per week of allowing myself to be bored, even if I don't cut out every single high dopamine activity, is beneficial. For instance, when i quit TikTok, within a few days to a week, I was finally able to sit through hour long tutorials and actually follow along at the same time again. Seeing as with RUclips, I'm having issues being able to do the tutorials, I need to step away from the things that are stimulating me so much, and go do something else. This video is so valuable. I only wish the people I want to share this with would actually sit through it. Because I thoguht I had ADHD and was experiencing executive dysfunction, but I actually am starting to believe that i simply wrecked my dopamine receptors, and they just need a break so I can get back to business. They say all work, no play is bad, but I have found that all play, no work is not relaxing. I am constantly sitting here with the back of my mind screaming and panicking because no income is coming in, yet I can't tear myself away from the internet to work on what will save my life. It's like being on train tracks and you're not even glued to the tracks or tied or trapped there, you're standing on it and you can't make yourself walk off to save yourself even though the train (every responsibility you have that was supposed to be worked on gradually so it wouldn't be hard) is coming and literally about to hit you. This video perfectly explains how to actually make moderation work in a way that the information actually reached me finally. This is the last video I will ever need to be able to make motivation happen. I don't think anyone knows just how life changing this would be for me, or for others. I couldn't thank you enough.
This reminded me of a poker coach a couple of years ago. He advocated treating the game like a professional if you want it to truly be your source of income. But that one sentence stuck with me. “If you approach poker like an amateur, you’ll end up getting amateur results” That lack of professionalism was abundant in my game at the time. When it comes to mindset and confidence especially, that dearth of focus and an amateur disposition will never lead to real, sustained success. My career changed overnight ever since that day due to this new line of thinking.
@@invader_ren5974 do you smoke weed by chance? Or are you younger than 20? I’ve always been into movies but got way more into the writing/acting as I got older.. but when I’m high it’s like I can see right through them and is almost ‘cringey’ lol since it’s just regular people pretending to be something else
@@mikeol510 i know exactly what you mean, smoked weed for 4 years almost everyday, clean now since 1.5 years. Somtimes when i watched movies it felt exactly like you said, and sometimes i'd have to stop, because i focused on their mouths, and saw that the german synchronisation didn't really fit to how their lip movement😂
During my dopamine detox, I woke up on day 4, I was in bed and felt incredibly bored. I grabbed my phone and couldn't do anything on it (I uninstalled social media apps). I was so bored that I grabbed a book and read it. It surprised me, and I enjoyed it, even though I've always hated reading. It's crazy what boredom can do to you.
yeah, my parents used to remove all fun things for a month. In the beginning of the month id be angry and extremely bored. After around about 2 days id start building things like a homemade ballista and making my own language. By the end of the month ill get a option about if i want my stuff back or not.
@@fizzashahid3979 if you cant delete it atleast make it harder to access, you can disable it in settings and next time you want to open youtube it will atleast take more than one clicks. Even better, throw away your phone, literally!! just put it in your wardrobe or a locker at the start of the day and take it out only when needed
I can testify that this "dopamine detox" really works. As a South Korean citizen I once served in the military some time ago, and back then soldiers were not allowed to carry any personal electronic devices for security reasons. So all I did in my free time were exercising, reading books, and writing daily journals --- pretty much out of boredom just as this video mentioned. Now imagine living that kind of life for ~2 years. I could really feel that my brain was working in a qualitatively different way. Most of all my concentration was significantly increased, such that I could well think about one particular topic for hours which I would write down in a two-paged essay every night. I can definitely say it was the most productive time of my life. To this day I still sometimes refer to the old journals, to ask for ideas and inspiration from my past self. It's kind of sad that in today's world it's nearly impossible to live without digital devices under normal human willpower, and abstain from unnecessary pleasures without outside force. In any case, I have learned one another paradox of life: the more bored you are of yourself, the more interested you become of your world.
try working in IT for 15 minutes. 6 hours of everything being on fire, 2 hours of extreme boredom with nothing to do but bullshit on the computer looking like you are "researching"
@@noshut Maybe think about looking for a job that fits better for you? Check out Jordan Peterson´s videon on IQ and what kinda job would be best for you. Doesn´t mean you have to apply for it, but hey, research says that certain kind of job would be best for you. Wouldn´t that be optimal?
@@Viroh That is just how IT is no matter your IQ, its a job with spikes of high stress and then nothing going on. Talking about good old Jordan P (who OD'd on oxy) on this video is pretty hilarious though. Dude is intelligent but probably not the guy to follow if you are looking to stabilize your neurotransmitters. Fine example of how high intelligence is a recipe for stress.
That's actually a really good idea (the dopamine detox thing), lately I've gotten so addicted to the dopamine that watching youtube shorts and eating a lot gives me that hard things like studying, cleaning my room, or working out just feel like torture to me, but doing this for just a day a week or maybe even for the weekend, since I don’t really do much anyway, doesn't seem so hard. Wow, this is the first time a video like this has actually given me good advice instead of something so unhelpful like "oh you're unmotivated? Just do it bro, come on", so if this actually helps, thank you, truly.
This was so good. I think we have to be careful with anything ending in “ine”, especially adrenaline. When I was 12, as usual my mother had to hound me about cleaning up my room. One day after I finished a good cleaning, she took the time to bring me into the doorway, turn me around and encouraged me to experience what a good job I had done. She pointed out specific things that were beneficial to me for several reasons, and told me to appreciate the beauty of clean rather than dirty. She turned my motivation into a reward for myself rather than for her. To this day I look forward to standing in the doorway and admiring my clean house, and I’m 74.
procastination has completely ruined me... but after watching this video I've realised the basic thing behind it so now Im gonna stop watching yt tmrow cuz I've got like 30 classes to watch, many notes to write and study. Exams are near.
Thank you. You're answer actually helped. The RUclipsr talks about being online for dopamine, and still strings the viewer along and doesn't get to the point.
to be honest this is probaly the best 14 minutes and 13 seconds i have spent on youtube in a while. very good explained and your defiently getting 5 stars
FEEDBACK FROM TRYING THIS OUT: Hey everyone, so I watched this video three weeks ago and wanted to share with you my personal advice about dopamine detoxing. First, you don't have to detox everyday. If you attempt to, you might encounter the "Yo-yo effect", which is basically when you get super motivated to get your life together, go super hard at being productive, healthy, etc. But then after a short while, you bounce back to being unproductive, unmotivated, etc. This is because willpower is limited and it's difficult to suddenly alter your whole lifestyle. The cycle repeats, and you bounce between these two extremes. Second, I would recommend detoxing in the morning. Similar to the yo yo effect, you don't have to detox the whole day bc it might be too hard and it could make you not want to detox again. The morning is when you're the most motivated, so try it then. Here's what I've been doing. Every 2 or 3 days, I'll decide "tomorrow, I will detox". That night, I plug in my phone and sort of hide it somewhere (behind a cabinet, under a chair) and set an alarm on my watch. You don't have to hide it, but you need to put it somewhere that you can't just reach for easily. The next day, I am free from my phone until about 3 or 4pm, when I'm done with my work and feel satisfied enough to do some high dopamine activities. Overall, my point is don't overdo it, that might end up working against you. It really is worth trying. You guys all have it in you! I believe in y'all
Amazing comment, really intelligently made. Hope it all continues to work well for you! Everybody should find his way. What you describe is definitely very productive!
I am like this, when I get into struggles facing work that's hard for me and try to force myself to focus on that work instead of high dopamine activity, I suddenly get so tired that it's literally painful to stay up. I feel my back hurt from sitting, when I stand up my feet and legs hurt. So that I just have to lay down on my sofa and fall asleep soon after. That's how my brain tricks me into not doing the things I'd have to do. Especially bad when you are stuck in homeoffice because of Corona.
I feel as if I accidentally walked into a doctor's office without saying a word, when he begins explain to me my problem with all its symptoms and then proscribed the right medication. I'm glad I stumbled across this video!!!👍
I have watched this video twice & I love it! Thank you for your perspective & sharing! I’m looking forward to injecting the right type of dopamine into my life! 🤩👍
To summarize: Force yourself to be so bored 1 day/week by abstaining from everything fun, so that work/cleaning/exercising are an attractive alternative to just sitting around not being able to use your phone.
@Kalu V Hollywood can't produce anything worth watching, and most actors are propaganda mouthpieces. 90 percent of Top 40 hits are written by 3 people...and Sportsball is a joke now. Relevent...sure...but to WHOM? Not to me...that is certain.
This is so true people. Once I was in my grandma’s house and I didn’t have anything to do, there was no WiFi nor videogames, etc, and 3 or 4 days later I started to look for whatever to do in order to feel less bored, so I decided to learn about physics and chemistry, and I was sooo comforted doing that, it felt so good. Do this “dopamine detox” people, it really works.
When you put it this way, it's really our generation that has it hard. We have to go out of our way so that it's not easy. Entertainment is at our fingertips, and self-discipline has never before been this much in our control.
This came at such a right time! I am currently unemployed, struggling with playing mobile games, scrolling instagram vs preparing for interviews, gym, and this motivated me to chose the latter strongly. ❤
Agree, but do u also feel that somehow while you're on the internet the time is going "faster"? You know exactly what I mean. Sometimes It ruins my whole day, and all I have planned to do is too late. I get very angry at myself then and feel empty cuz my day is over and have actually nothing really done.
this I started noticing it too I now dont even check my phone anymore until I've showered eaten and cleaned whatever needs cleaning. or on a workday I wont check my phone untill the first lunchbreak. honestly does more for you then ppl think.
I don't know if you're just bad with decimal places but 2 weeks after this comment it's "half 10 million". So... agreed! Edit: Ah, I meant views and not likes^^
Mohammed Abcari I use to feel like this. I just never wanted to sleep because I didn’t see the point. I love sleep now. The best thing to do is educate yourself about how important sleep really is and it can change your mind
Mohammed Abcari i actually like to sleep But my proplem is that there are subjects i like to study and other subject that i dont want to study it at all i hate physics But i study chemistry normally and math normally but physics i hate physics
Me too feels the same as you. Hope we will feel better like before internet revolution. I only want to use social media for learning purpose. I want to trick myself to do that. but its getting addictive because of other things. Hope we will be better in future🎉
To all my fellow addicts out there getting sober: don’t be shocked when you don’t get completely better within a week. Oftentimes our dopamine receptors can take up to a year to fully recover from the hell we’ve been putting it through. Just keep pushing forward and it works if you work it!
When he said...."then the experiment was reversed" I thought the scientists would be pulling the lever over & over & over.....! Is that why I can't quit slots, I wondered
Just made 4 months sober a few days ago and I can agree. It’s a slow grind but my friend compared it to working out. He does dopamine detox and always working hard but says instant gratification is the motivation killer. Achieving something you have worked hard for achieves amazing natural dopamine levels. I’ve been trying new things and it does get better. Turns out I really like to draw and studying psychology. Just wish I would’ve found out earlier
I always wondered why I can’t study now even for 30 minutes, since I used to love studying for hours when I was younger. Now I understand. It’s because I have been been addicted and focused on my phone, scrolling from the time I wake up until I go to bed. I always hated myself for procrastinating way too much and not do anything productive which will benefit me from the long run. Thank you so much for this video! I will try my best to start my own dopamine detox, so I can prepare myself when school starts.
I got a month until college, so I'm in the same boat, although I never really liked studying to begin with. This might just be the way to enjoying physical activity more. Hopefully your journey goes well!
Yeah I feel dumber 3 years after graduating from college. Now there’s no deadline to push me to study or do productive things outside of work. My attention span is terrible now
I think the hardest part is when you need your computer to study/work. I mean, RUclips is just a tab away, and I need to access the internet for research purposes. This video may help explain why I felt so much more efficient back in school when I could solve everything on pen and paper. But being conscious of this is the first step to overcome the procrastination. Thank you so much!
@@_mahiii yeah, I feel you. Sometimes I manage to impose myself some targets to reach before allowing myself to watch videos, but sometimes I'm too burned out :/
I'm very grateful that my phone has a focus mode, where you can block usage and notifications for any distracting app, but even then sometimes I need to search things up on RUclips and there is always a more intriguing video being recommended 😞
one thing i have tried to be more productive is logging in as guest. yeah the internet is still there but 1000 notifications from all the apps and accounts signed in go away. it helps a little - but apparently not today 😆
@@jjuujjaa Ofc. I used to check my IG, Twitter feeds whenever I wake up for at least 30 min, I stopped that. I stare at the floor, ceiling and then get bored and stand up in 5 min. I used to watch youtube/netflix early in the mornings now I only do it at night before sleeping. I use marinara (pomodoro assistant) chrome extension to study, work on my project. I strictly obey every rule in that app. I sometimes realize myself checking my phone for no reason at all. So I kinda working on it to stop doing this nonsense habit :) Hope that helps.
Great logic and included responsible comments about addiction... a decade of opiates even after 5 yrs sober has forced me to readjust... I walk in somewhat uncomfortable circumstances then cold shower... then I feel happy about simple things again... very humbling
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@@fracapolligummala3548 Ha! On a serious note: 1. Stop doing things that bring high dopamine, but temporary reward. Abstain completely, to reboot sensitivity to dopamine. 2. Start doing things that previously brought low dopamine, but due to reboot in #1, now bring an increased sense of dopamine and lasting/long-term reward.
i dopamine detoxed unintentionally when a hurricane hit my country and left us without electricity. i kept a NOTEBOOK of tweets and gained a lot of muscle from exercising out of boredom. it also made me and most of my friends better at school when we were back😭
It’s actually crazy to think that people at one point had no television, phones, games, internet, junk food, porn, drugs, alcohol, etc. Their dopamine came from eating and actual sex and wasn’t flooded with excessive (and likely unhealthy) levels of it. We’ve invented all these things as a species which flood the brain with dopamine not actually realizing we’re frying our brains and missing out on the true pleasures of life. For me personally, when I do a dopamine detox, I sleep fucking fabulous and feel insanely calm. Almost like I’m tapping in to my true self without all the distractions. It’s hard to be upset or anxious when you’re not frying your brain with news, games, social media drama, etc. it’s just you and your thoughts and some meditation and exercise. Don’t get me wrong, it ain’t easy. But it’s rewarding.
This is why our levels of anxiety and depression are waaaay higher than ever. I try to tell my friends technology, social media, video games, porn and weed/alc every day causes this shit, and they laugh at me lol
"Their dopamine came from eating and actual sex..." ...and torturing animals, or looking for witches, or enjoying public executions, or praying, or fantasizing about hell. they did not have junk food. instead, they had bread with ergot. they did not have porn. instead, they started to have sex in the age of 12, and women were non-stop pregnant with children, most of whom used to die in infancy.
Video start at 7:30 And I did Dopamine detox with yoga and walk for a week. First day for hard. Second was harder. Third day was trying to kill me with boredom. Fourth day was good. Fifth day was life changing. I got rid of my addiction. And was studying 2 hrs a day continuously. That may not seem much to some people but I couldn't cross 20 minutes limit. But here is the worst con. If you start being again with phone, tv, computer etc. You will lose all the gains. So once you detox and are ok without those things, never look back to them.
@Subhasis Nandi I was feeling good in one week. And I actually tried this 2-3 months ago, came back here few days before. Now till date I never take phone for more than total of one hour a day, divided in 5 minutes every hour.
Yes, that's correct. My struggle is with the reward system. If I reward myself with 5 minutes social media, next thing I know is, I am watching YT/FB for hours. Any suggestions on how to overcome that or new reward that I can use and are not related to TV, phone or PC?
@@totatoto8761 Actually even I sometimes come to search something important on RUclips then head towards other video bcoz of recommendations. Turn on grey scale. It reduce Dopamine release upto 35% And you have to stay away from your phone as much as you can. Stay alert, remind yourself that it's waste of time and type of addiction. Save it to watch later if it's something really important or interesting.
I want to do this but I’m doing the chloe ting challenge rn 🥴 also I’m waiting for a call on a job. . . but I’m going to limit all this to only doing the workout & checking my phone once in the morning & I’ll see how it goes
Thank you for this comment because it’s very motivating to see people do this successfully ❤️ I’m nervous to try. For everyday use, I’m going to limit my screen time on apps I use too often and I think I’ll pick Sunday as my complete detox day. We got this!
I was a meth addict for 2 decades. What you are talking about is the exact thing I did to recover. I am now 3 years sober. But I, or my will, can't take all the credit. Motivation and deep understanding from my wife gave me the strength to finish what I have started. I guess you can say that seeing my wife proud gives me a rush of dopamine.
It's interesting how not everybody feels stimulated by the same things, though. You mentioned practicing the piano as a low dopamine activity. To me, practicing the piano is literally the best part of my day.
it’s an activity that normally wouldn’t produce dopamine for some, but if it’s productive and already producing dopamine then you’ve just achieved an optimal habit :)
This is actually super interesting. I've been dealing with anxiety and depression for a while. I ended up going on a dopamine detox without realizing. A storm made my house lose power, internet, etc, for like ~10 days. Because of this, I wasn't able to use the computer at all. No games, porn, had to limit my phone's internet usage heavily. I already had a semi consistent study and workout routine, but during this blackout I went on more walks, started valuing my free time more, and working out became more fun for some reason. When I got my power back, I felt better overall. Can't really explain it, but small things make me feel happier. Although I still feel anxious and depressed at times, I'm overall a happier person because of some event I couldn't even control. Damn bro
comfort and complacency are the killers of motivation. if you always feel comfortable because of internet, junk food, and masturbation, you have no desire to do things that improve your health and self-worth. take away the comfort and you’re forced to find something else to latch on to, usually things that are naturally healthier.
me too bro. That's why in a personal sense- not trying to be indifferent here since this doesn't really affect my overall sentiment regarding the tragedies that happened(i remain in solidarity who have suffered), Im thankful for this pandemic.
Oh my god you just explained to me why I suddenly stopped having any interest in books even though I’ve been an avid reader my entire life! It had been bothering me so much! Now I know what to do about it! Thank you!
I think I’m going to start by rereading my old favorites. That’s another thing too, it seems that recently the books I’ve been recommended seem to be all the same and I don’t have patience for them anymore.
@@arielpankonin9651 the way I got back into reading was by reading books which have films based off them (I read ready player one and Harry Potter) from there it’s pretty easy to transition into others. I understand everyone’s different though, hope this helps anyways :)
The way you analyzed the impact of dopamine on human behavior and decisions is really impressive. I learned a lot about balancing between desire and reality!💝
It's like ticking a box, maybe. The brain also processes information presented in colour more rapidly than in monochrome, possibly because we don't live in a monochrome world. Bright colours are also associated with cleanliness and ripe food.
Essentially you give yourself an ultimatim. Either do the boring work, or do nothing. If your brain doesn't want to work, just sit around doing absolutely nothing until you get so bored that doing boring work is more fun than doing nothing. Either that or doing boring work, with the promise of eventually moving onto something fun, is more fun than doing nothing.
I haven't done any kind of physical fitness activity for like 8 years. Last week I was so unbelievably bored and saw the weather was nice so I randomly just got up out of bed and said I'm going hiking today. It was so bizarre
It's hard to do absolutely nothing when you have a brain capable of thinking, visualizing and coming up with interesting new ideas for stories you've been cooking up. I find it so hard to just switch off all thought.
I’ve fallen into a deep hole of procrastination for my schoolwork in college. I’m on the verge of failing this semester so I’m in desperate need of motivation. I’ll be going on a dopamine detox today and tomorrow, and I will be updating this post a few times per week to update you all on my situation.
Some advice I wish someone would've given me. When you get urges, embrace them. Don't try to distract yourself from them, I found it only made things worse. I think because trying to distract myself stressed me out which in turn made my brain seek comforting things and that usually meant dopamine activities. I tried to instead embrace my urges it works so much better. Here's an example so you know what I mean. lets say you're on a detox period and you get a strong urge to check your instagram, or see how many likes your youtube comment got. Instead of trying to not think about it, just take a deep breath, calm yourself down, and FULLY FEEL that urge. Feel how it's affecting your mind and your body, get to KNOW it. Remind yourself that it's just that, an urge. You will realize that it doesn't have as much power over you as you think it does. Within a few seconds, you will see it fading away like it was never there at all. Whether you have to do this a lot or a little depends on how much you were affected by dopamine. In the beginning, you might have to do it over and over again many times, but with time it will get easier and easier. Then one day it will become the norm. If it starts to feel like a loosing battle, then get up and do something physical like working out. It may be a sign of some pent up energy that you need to release. Good luck, you can f*cking do this!
What helpful advice. It reminds me of being mindful of what you're feeling rather than giving into it and letting it take control over you. Then redirecting it into something that'll actually be good for you in the long run.
There was an Indian guru, forget his name, who predicted suicide would rise because people have access to so much stimulation, that they'll get bored of life and find less pleasure from it. Sounds crazy but I relate, I often feel bored of life.
The key is find your passion for example I like being an entrepreneur and focus on growing my business its fun because of the risk i also excersice and what motivates me is that I know that I'm living today like others wont so I can live tomorrow like others cant
@@shubhamsehgal2336 Now this is the problem. Why does a guru need to be someone who has taken sanyaas or wears only a certain type of clothes? The word guru has come from the word "gu" which meams darkness and "ru "which means light. So ,guru is a person who helps other people come out of darkness into light.I think people like sadhguru does that preety well. so i dont see aharm in him being idealised? it is his spiritual thoughts whay matter not his materialistic clothes or whatever
@@swastikaakhanna6755 you can't serve two masters. I honestly respect your reply and it is good on the surface level. The truth is you can't serve the light, and serve the dark. Eventually, one must choose.
Can't explain how much this helps to know - back when I was in school and afterwards university, I used to be extremely productive and creative. When I say I used to write stories every single day I mean 100% - it was my biggest reward for all my hard work in studying, I was absolutely addicted. I graduated university two years ago, and I've been idling trying to build an art portfolio and figure out my life. But all the free time I thought would lead to more creativity... has been the complete opposite. The more time goes by, the less I create. This year I've literally only made half the amount of art I made last year - and writing? Forget about it. Barely wrote anything this year. It doesn't give me the same joy as it used to. I think it is because I spend so much of my time being brainless on the internet, watching fun RUclips videos to relax instead of actually activating my own imagination. It's gotten so bad that even playing video games that I used to be obsessed with, doesn't make me feel happy and I don't get hooked on them. Even hyperfixations I normally get on shows and such that interest me, isn't happening anymore. This year I've just felt like a passionless meh. I think I need a good dopamine reset 😅
Shit dude that sounds quite bad, for real gotta be on that dopamine detox grind 😤 Ive also been kinda meh this year, when i got introduced to the loop station i wrote a new song every day infact one of my most popular song (amongst family) was an improvisation and my best songs came from that era about a yr ago, now i struggle to touch on creativity, whenever i pick up my guitar i play all the songs i already know and its kinda getting boring. So yeah i get watchu mean man, good luck im gonna go for it tomorrow
if you're not finding enjoyment from video games or shows either, it's probably not (only) a "dopamine" problem. this year has been really rough for everyone and many people have started experiencing symptoms of depression, such as not being interested in their usual hobbies anymore. while it's really good to reflect and try to understand why your habits have changed, also remember to be kind to yourself - I think it will help in trying to re-kindle your passions
@@wassup9hiya Definitely think there are signs of depression, tryna work on that through journaling and meditating I am luckily a usually resilient person always out to find new solutions to issues I know I spend way too long on RUclips specifically, to the point where it's been like 2-3h and, save for the last video, I won't even remember what I've watched 😅 I think switching off the videos and giving myself a chance to want to do something else is probably worth a go You're absolutely right about being kind to yourself, and I wish that for you and everyone else going through a hard time too ☺️ This year has been crazy difficult and it's important to remember that
This is how tech companies hook you up with highly addictive contents through their algorithms. But they miscalculated this time by referring me to this dopamine detox video.
Unless this is all part of their plans. Hoping we detox a day to make us wanna stay hooked even longer on the other days? Lmao But in all honesty, true. Big miscalculation.
The whole point of the dopamine detox is to feel alive. Cause thats actually the hard thing to do for a lot of people. But believe me, once you disconnect from the fast pleasure and connect to yourself again and become conscious of the things that really matters, there’s no going back to not wanting to feel alive! Its a process, that can help dealing with depression too. You can see it from a spiritual perspective also :). I’ve had depression years ago and its so good to live a conscious live, hope everyone reading these a nice mental health, peace and happiness!
@@vanshika3851 start with taking a silent walks & listen to the thoughts that come through your head & just acknowledge them. This is a training form of meditation. Once you're comfortable with that, just sit in one spot& listen to your thoughts. Listen to your body etc.
I’m not lazy, I’m just low on dopamine 😆 (seriously though = adhd = low dopamine) There are 3 different kinds, and only one kind is the hyper kind. You might might have this, but if you do, or know anyone that might, have them look up the RUclips channel “How to ADHD”. Helpful
Two weeks ago I started exercising everyday and for some reason, I also started feeling a strong need to stop eating junk food, watching youtube videos no end, and switching from one video game to another...turns out I just became aware of my own body and once again was able to listen to it. I went from someone who could read a 300 page book in half a day to a fucking dopamine addict who can’t even read a paragraph without getting the urge to do something “more fun”. First, I thought I was depressed because nothing was fun or enjoyable anymore, so I went to see a psychiatrist. Nothing, I was a bit down, but nothing seem out of the ordinary and I had no reason to feel like that anyways. But then it hit me: this all got a lot worse when I bought my new laptop. It began as a strong need to alternate between playing LoL, Black Desert, Celeste, and other personal favorites, but it eventually scalated to feeling overwhelmed all the time and a total inability to focus on literally anything...not even what made me addicted in the first place. So yeah, if you’re experiencing brain fog, ADHD-like symptoms, sudden bursts of anxiety/anger, or feeling pretty anhedonic in general, you should seriously consider doing this, it’s painful af when you first start but it’s life changing.
I get dopamine hits from self-help video's. It feels like "YES I'VE LEARNED SOMETHING NEW!' or get a 'motivation-dopamine' hit form it. While in fact I didn't done anything with it. Most of the time its just a repeat of something I've seen in a previous video explained in a different way. Without action and implementing of what you just learned, it's just another dopamine hit like social media, gaming or pornography. Self-help w/o action is just another dopamine-hit.
I realized that ive started to always scroll down the comments section while the video is still playing. It's my brain searching for more dopamine than the video on its own can provide
Edit: thanks for all the dopamine 😁
Hahqhaha, same!!!!
Ditto
oh my god i always do this
Literally what I’m doing right now, busted
You really made me realize my mistake and instantly got me focusing on the video only. Thanks.
When you’ve been on RUclips for so long that the algorithm gives you ways to do other things.
Copycat
LOL...message received and understood
Same though
It’s faxxx
So true 😂😂
Fun fact: Even forcing myself to watch this video to completion, as opposed to funner content, was difficult. Which I think is part of your point.
Had it the same way.
haha yeah. You notice the trending videos are really short or if their long they release more dopamine or if there long and you actually learning something or something that doesn't release high dopamine you don't watch it. Look at the views bro. The mindless shit has more views because it's an easy swallow like PORN! Seeing girls naked release high dopamine.
same here :))
Exactly I had to force myself to click it because I knew i would skip it unconsciously because it wouldnt give me enough dopamine...
😂 I’m glad to hear that at least I’m not the only one feeling this way 🤷🏻♂️ #EndorphinJunky
I found your video in 2024 and I really have problems with dopamine addiction. thank you for wonderful video. its help me alot.
As much as I hate to admit, social media is destroying our lives
The key is in your own comment, it is YOUR life, so take the power back!
nah it damages just parts of our lives, we just gotta integrate it well, get that balance back and it will be fine.
I found that TikTok was hurting my mental health due to how addictive it is, and I was wasting so much time scrolling the app, I noticed a huge difference after deleting it
No doubt, the internet has been terrible for humanity. Turn it off.
@@dylankhenry yeah some apps are very addictive, hard to control, if it's too much for you it's better like this
“The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.”
- Socrates.
Edit: probably not socrates who said this. Still a good quote.
Now let's brainstorm some ideas on how to develop said capacity
You can start to enjoy the lesser things after that you have been enjoying nothing for a while
Thus as soon as you get to feel anything it will be an enjoyable feeling
You can enjoy the little things once you achieve peace within yourself
Being calm and collected helps you to not worry on the big scenarios of the future but instead more focus on the present and little details in front of you
I LOVE SOCRATES!!! 💜
Excellent quote ...
Homeboys where ahead of their time for thousands of years
🤔first of all how did you know I was smoked while reading this... Wait what 😗
People should be learning this at school. These are critical times!!
Yes! Consider checking out my channel. The last 4 uploaded videos go DEEP on dopamine addiction and addresses it from various angles.
Agreed - I teach this at school in my chemistry class of all places... no one else was doing it.
Right!
I know people may not care but I feel a little sensation or compulsion to doing my work and focusing hard in school, but then gaming and wasting time on youtube takes over it, i feel sad :(
I did in college.
I've been addicted to some kind of high dopamine-releasing thing for the past few months, and it's been over two months without a workday. Even now, I was randomly recommended this while binge-watching videos. Every time I try to pick up my books and study, it doesn't excite me anymore. Earlier this year, I would study for at least 7 hours a day because I liked the rewards I got from every test. But now, I barely study for 15 minutes a day, and my grades are the worst I've ever had. The thing is, I don't feel bad about it. I think my tolerance has gotten so high that I can't enjoy any of the old things I used to love. I've decided to do a 2-week detox after watching this to reset my tolerance and beat boredom to get work done. I'll update you soon!
update?/
This is what actually people need to see rather than those scary motivational videos
😂 😂 😂 Exactly!!
Ikr!😂
Facts 😂
YES
Kanye west is talking to me as if he’s angry at me 😢
I’ve been on RUclips for so long that it’s recommending to me ways to get off of the site
lol
😂
🤣
Me too
😂😂😂
This video caught my attention since I procrastinate a lot. Gonna put it on watch later
You sir. Just procrastinate.
Howard Alien you’re the king of procrastination.
This is what life is
solahnasir no shit
Lol
I loved the video. I am starting my dopamine detox to start studying for a huge test that will change my life. Good luck to everyone changing their lives and thank you for the video!
how did the test goes bro ?
Hope it’s going better than mine. I just commented on my own comment from two years ago… fail.
how did the test go?
“The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.”
- Socrates.
Well said!!
"Same as above"
- Any rich Hypocrite.
You literally just copied this from another comment made a long time ago XD
@@speedydratini8868 the coment is right above the op's one
Stolen...?
I did this today. I cleaned my entire house (which was a wreck), did my laundry, washed my bedding and made my bed, took vitamins, went grocery shopping, called my mom, remembered that I hurt a friend of mine and apologized to him, brushed my teeth after every meal, cooked and cleaned up after each meal, worked out, signed up for a new gym, set a meeting with my guidance counselor, went job hunting, made my wife dinner and cleaned up after it when we were done eating. All of this and I don’t feel like I’ve worked at all today. I had no idea how much energy and attention that technology was sucking from my life until today. Words really can’t explain how I feel right now.
keep us updated and i hope you will be able to find a jon and continue this amazing routine
@@feb2094 wow man i totally agree, technology has literally just destroyed us
Send pictures or it didn't happen
@Dhritiman Bhattacharya - Sure. Just like if you use it for work. Taking breaks helps the mind reset.
@Dhritiman Bhattacharya As long as you're not having any fun on that PC.
Almost didn’t watch this video because my brain went “informative, learning, boring” no dopamine. But logically knew it’s something I needed to watch.
exactly!
Same
Same here.
Static101 so sad but true..
Same haha I went to switch apps like 3 times within the first 6 mins - I'm like "noooo, bad, watch the thing"
00:07 🕹 Preference for easy over hard tasks; understanding motivation for tackling difficult tasks.
01:28 🐀 Dopamine's role in desire and motivation; rat experiments showing extreme dopamine effects.
03:22 🧠 Dopamine's impact on behavior; prioritizing activities based on expected dopamine release.
06:09 🎮 Dopamine tolerance; preference for high dopamine activities like video games over low dopamine tasks.
07:34 🛑 Need for a dopamine detox; abstaining from high dopamine activities to reset tolerance.
08:58 🌴 Dopamine detox process; embracing boredom, letting dopamine receptors recover.
10:24 🔄 Balancing dopamine behaviors; using high dopamine activities as rewards for completing challenging tasks.
12:42 🧠 Controlling dopamine intake; limiting high dopamine behavior, finding excitement in low dopamine tasks.
Thank you
:)
People like you deserve a medal!
Thank you for the summary
@@yesterdayitrained he just using AI to make that conclusion.
Makes a lot of sense, I use to be able to read through entire books in a day, once I got my phone and tablet I can barely get through a few chapters
Mingze Hong yep same here. i think i’m about to go on a dopamine fast soon.
How do you think people with ADHD feel? We have a deficit from the get go of dopamine, anything that is remotely boring will NOT be learned if it is not challenging or sparks our dopamine levels
Mingze Hong I’m with U. I love I my phone ☎️ I used to read so much more
Ye same thing happened to me, I've recently started to read more and it's just not the same as when I didn't a phone
*pages
the hardest thing is actually watching this video trying to ignore the urge to fast-forward to the main point.
EXACTLYYYY...
😅
Me toooo! We're all so tech overloaded that we don't have time for anything anymore. That's the programming damage.
Me going to comments hoping someone explained it in one sentence
We all should've stuck to cable TVs
"For one whole day you will try to have as little fun as possible". Sounds fun, I'm in.
Oleh Gults 😂 I got that
Whait... that's illegal
It sounds like Grumpy cat's idea of a perfect day!
i would suggest rather find fun in more different things and appriacte little things then it dont feel like its some restriction rehabby thingy what not fun. one thing is brain chemistry but other is years of psychological conditionig from external world.
@@Revotap wait, whait is illegal
Just commenting to boost this video in the algorithm.
Thank you for all the value you’ve given out
SUMMARY
1. What do you need to do: for 1 whole day, you'll try to have as little fun as possible
*Complete dopamine detox*
- NO: internet, phone, computer, music, masturbation, junk food - just embrace boredom
- YES: walk, meditate & be alone with ur thoughts, reflect on ur life & goals, journal (write down the ideas you get)
*Smaller dopamine detox*
Pick one day of the week, where you're going to refrain from one of ur high dopamine behaviour completely
1 hour of difficult work = 15 minute of high dopamine behavior
(example: 8 hours of difficult work = 2 hours of high dopamine behavior as a reward)
2. Why does it work: dopamine detox works because you become so bored, that boring stuff becomes more fun
can do exercise and meet people?
can you read? i dont like reading very much so it could be a good way to get into it
@@ExtremeBassBoosted I would assume you are allowed to make your own exeptions and rules as long as you follow them
Very important edit: only engage in high dopamine activities at the end of the day
Thanks for the summary!
Ah, so that explains why I loved reading as a kid but find it harder and harder to read books as an adult.
Same
That is what I realized too
Precisely.
I used to draw a lot in my school days even when my schedule was full tight. I easily managed to draw everyday but now when i'm free all day i dont even do the things i really love like drawing, reading, exercising, researching. I realised that i used to draw because of detox dopamine and i'm gonna do it again.
I used to read a book per month, then I bought a smartphone. I just started my own detox program deleting facebook, twitter and Instagram. Interesting that this video popped-up in youtube
when they said “the rats lost all will to live” i felt that
I feel you
Classic
god your pathetic. get your life together. Just listen to me for one time. try this for a month. Pick a day where you force yourself to focus on getting shit done that would make your life tomorrow at least just a tiny bit better. Once you start this you wont be able to stop. Or go back to a life without women happiness money and all the rest of it. A live as a looser!
@@nullptr0319 * Loser
@@nullptr0319 what if I am a woman
I have watched hundreds of videos about dopamine detox and how the brain works to make myself to love studying like I did before And by far this one is The Best video I have ever watched about it THANKS❤❤❤
I now know your taste, u must watch The snowman movie 🎬 😅
I'm starting my dopamine detox now boys,wish me luck.
Edit: It was a long time ago,it worked,I'm doing it every Sunday and i feel way more motivated to study,read a book,go for a walk than i did before the detox,and I'm enjoying video games way more now that I'm not accustomed to playing every single day.
I hope u won't be reply..
siddharth rastogi makes no sense what so ever
Side Of the town , actually it makes a lot of sense. If he’s doing a dopamine detox, part of that would be not checking replies on social media. Basically it was a way of being supportive of the OP’s decision to do a dopamine detox. Hopefully that makes sense.
@@PardonMyHandle yeah but that grammar didn't make sense
@Murun GD @Jeff Jones that’s my point but I see what he’s saying know. I wasn’t sure one what he said.
One of my favorite quotes from Bojack Horseman Series:
"It gets easier. Every day it gets a little easier. But you got to do it every day. That's the hard part. But it does get easier."
Oh yeah
Bojack was woke trash tho, but sound advice in this case
I know all this but still can't get myself too do it. I beat myself up for not doing the "Boring stuff" when I am doing high dopamine activities and still won't do the boring stuff which is actually beneficial. WTF is wrong with me😭😭😭
@@vatsalsinghchauhan don't beat yourself up too hard for it. You've made the first step of change and that is to want change! Im going to try the dopamine detox he mentioned in the video cause I also indulged in so much high dopamine activities that it used to be very hard for me to do much, I'm better now but im not there just yet :)
Lets try achieve our goals together 💕
@@loki-of-asgard7877 greatest show of all time.
It's about instant reward VS long term. Humans are mostly motivated by instant gratification.
@Silumesii Lunda That is exactly the reason why they are hard to quit.
Actually, they aren't. 95% of the world is results driven. There is enough dopamine to continue to motivate to acheive a result. It is in ADHD brains (low dopamine) that it is interest driven. That is why for ADHD brains there is now and not now. It isn't until the day before the paper is due that the dopamine kicks in. Neurotransmitters are not controllable. This whole thing is junk science and harmful and contributes to the stupidity and fake science. Please go read some neurobiology - your conclusions are incorrect.
@@terridactl thanks this was helpful
Definitely! I can admit I can be one of them.
@@terridactl actually since the invent of social media most people are more instant gratification it is changing us in ways they are only just starting to understand so your statement regarding results driven is incorrect. Also instant gratification is results driven hence the instant dopamine release.
You explained things in a way that didn't simply list what not to do, but the reasons why we react in such ways.
I've always seen videos talking about getting more motivation. They would say things like, "Reward yourself with that candy bar AFTER you do the hard thing" but I was irritated and confused because, "I'm an adult, and have the ability to go get that candy bar any time, and there is nobody here to keep me from doing that." I was starting to feel like I was going to have to get someone else to keep me from doing certain things, or it just wouldn't happen. But now I understand.
Even one day per week of allowing myself to be bored, even if I don't cut out every single high dopamine activity, is beneficial. For instance, when i quit TikTok, within a few days to a week, I was finally able to sit through hour long tutorials and actually follow along at the same time again. Seeing as with RUclips, I'm having issues being able to do the tutorials, I need to step away from the things that are stimulating me so much, and go do something else.
This video is so valuable. I only wish the people I want to share this with would actually sit through it. Because I thoguht I had ADHD and was experiencing executive dysfunction, but I actually am starting to believe that i simply wrecked my dopamine receptors, and they just need a break so I can get back to business.
They say all work, no play is bad, but I have found that all play, no work is not relaxing. I am constantly sitting here with the back of my mind screaming and panicking because no income is coming in, yet I can't tear myself away from the internet to work on what will save my life. It's like being on train tracks and you're not even glued to the tracks or tied or trapped there, you're standing on it and you can't make yourself walk off to save yourself even though the train (every responsibility you have that was supposed to be worked on gradually so it wouldn't be hard) is coming and literally about to hit you.
This video perfectly explains how to actually make moderation work in a way that the information actually reached me finally. This is the last video I will ever need to be able to make motivation happen. I don't think anyone knows just how life changing this would be for me, or for others. I couldn't thank you enough.
"if u want radical results, u need to take radical action"
This hit me hard
This reminded me of a poker coach a couple of years ago. He advocated treating the game like a professional if you want it to truly be your source of income. But that one sentence stuck with me. “If you approach poker like an amateur, you’ll end up getting amateur results”
That lack of professionalism was abundant in my game at the time. When it comes to mindset and confidence especially, that dearth of focus and an amateur disposition will never lead to real, sustained success. My career changed overnight ever since that day due to this new line of thinking.
I never thought a day would ever come when I say this
But I'm at a point where watching a movie is Low Dopamine Activity
Fr bro i just wanna watch tick toks when i start movies n shit
@@Antonio-zq9ux damm.. social media really shortened the global attention span
I've been that way for 5 years. Movies are stupid to me
@@invader_ren5974 do you smoke weed by chance? Or are you younger than 20? I’ve always been into movies but got way more into the writing/acting as I got older.. but when I’m high it’s like I can see right through them and is almost ‘cringey’ lol since it’s just regular people pretending to be something else
@@mikeol510 i know exactly what you mean, smoked weed for 4 years almost everyday, clean now since 1.5 years. Somtimes when i watched movies it felt exactly like you said, and sometimes i'd have to stop, because i focused on their mouths, and saw that the german synchronisation didn't really fit to how their lip movement😂
During my dopamine detox, I woke up on day 4, I was in bed and felt incredibly bored. I grabbed my phone and couldn't do anything on it (I uninstalled social media apps). I was so bored that I grabbed a book and read it. It surprised me, and I enjoyed it, even though I've always hated reading.
It's crazy what boredom can do to you.
turn your phone to black and white to boost your dopamine detox
yeah, my parents used to remove all fun things for a month. In the beginning of the month id be angry and extremely bored. After around about 2 days id start building things like a homemade ballista and making my own language. By the end of the month ill get a option about if i want my stuff back or not.
What about youtube? I can't delete it
@@fizzashahid3979 if you cant delete it atleast make it harder to access, you can disable it in settings and next time you want to open youtube it will atleast take more than one clicks. Even better, throw away your phone, literally!! just put it in your wardrobe or a locker at the start of the day and take it out only when needed
hahaah "so bored I started reading" wait what ?! ^^ nice ! congrats 🎉
Believe me brother
You are saving this generation......💞💫
Keep going
I can testify that this "dopamine detox" really works. As a South Korean citizen I once served in the military some time ago, and back then soldiers were not allowed to carry any personal electronic devices for security reasons. So all I did in my free time were exercising, reading books, and writing daily journals --- pretty much out of boredom just as this video mentioned. Now imagine living that kind of life for ~2 years. I could really feel that my brain was working in a qualitatively different way. Most of all my concentration was significantly increased, such that I could well think about one particular topic for hours which I would write down in a two-paged essay every night.
I can definitely say it was the most productive time of my life. To this day I still sometimes refer to the old journals, to ask for ideas and inspiration from my past self. It's kind of sad that in today's world it's nearly impossible to live without digital devices under normal human willpower, and abstain from unnecessary pleasures without outside force. In any case, I have learned one another paradox of life: the more bored you are of yourself, the more interested you become of your world.
You could still try journaling.
Hi how are u
thank you for those helpful insights
God that sounds exactly what I need, only I don't think I have the willpower to pull it off
Yep, that was life in the 80s!
More tech= less work= less happiness!= us looking up "how to be happy" videos.
I do dopamine detox every day from 9 to 5. I call it "a job".
Hahahahaha
try working in IT for 15 minutes. 6 hours of everything being on fire, 2 hours of extreme boredom with nothing to do but bullshit on the computer looking like you are "researching"
@@noshut Maybe think about looking for a job that fits better for you? Check out Jordan Peterson´s videon on IQ and what kinda job would be best for you. Doesn´t mean you have to apply for it, but hey, research says that certain kind of job would be best for you. Wouldn´t that be optimal?
@@Viroh That is just how IT is no matter your IQ, its a job with spikes of high stress and then nothing going on.
Talking about good old Jordan P (who OD'd on oxy) on this video is pretty hilarious though. Dude is intelligent but probably not the guy to follow if you are looking to stabilize your neurotransmitters. Fine example of how high intelligence is a recipe for stress.
Lol
This guy: dont use your phone or internet
Me: *doesn't attend online classes*
Stop giving me dopamine
Ikkkkk
lol dude same i only did it for half a day idk why am i proud of myself
Use your tools wisely. I don't think this guy is saying to abstain because that wouldn't be wise.
gaaawd 💀
That's actually a really good idea (the dopamine detox thing), lately I've gotten so addicted to the dopamine that watching youtube shorts and eating a lot gives me that hard things like studying, cleaning my room, or working out just feel like torture to me, but doing this for just a day a week or maybe even for the weekend, since I don’t really do much anyway, doesn't seem so hard. Wow, this is the first time a video like this has actually given me good advice instead of something so unhelpful like "oh you're unmotivated? Just do it bro, come on", so if this actually helps, thank you, truly.
how things are now after 9 months?
This was so good. I think we have to be careful with anything ending in “ine”, especially adrenaline.
When I was 12, as usual my mother had to hound me about cleaning up my room. One day after I finished a good cleaning, she took the time to bring me into the doorway, turn me around and encouraged me to experience what a good job I had done. She pointed out specific things that were beneficial to me for several reasons, and told me to appreciate the beauty of clean rather than dirty. She turned my motivation into a reward for myself rather than for her. To this day I look forward to standing in the doorway and admiring my clean house, and I’m 74.
What a good advice from your mom !
That's so wholesome, you must have had a great mom!
That's very clever of your mother, i think i will start doing this for my younger siblings, thank you!
She turned it into motivation for you rather than for her. That’s so clever. Thanks for sharing your story. I’ll have to try this out with my kids.
What about discipline specifically the self variety?
I am literally procrastinating on videos about how to stop procrastinating
😂😂😂😂
procastination has completely ruined me... but after watching this video I've realised the basic thing behind it so now Im gonna stop watching yt tmrow cuz I've got like 30 classes to watch, many notes to write and study. Exams are near.
When you over optimize yourself haha
ME:
@@huntermaxwell3086 over-optimize? like how?
The actual "how" starts at 7:30. Yes, I am a quick-fix-seeking dopamine addict! :)
HAHA THANK YOU
But I’m gonna watch it all ;)
Thanx mate, coz "how" is the reason im here🙂
Yeah I watch all educational or self-help RUclips videos sped up 😅
Perfect 😎. Thanks:)
Thank you. You're answer actually helped. The RUclipsr talks about being online for dopamine, and still strings the viewer along and doesn't get to the point.
to be honest this is probaly the best 14 minutes and 13 seconds i have spent on youtube in a while. very good explained and your defiently getting 5 stars
FEEDBACK FROM TRYING THIS OUT:
Hey everyone, so I watched this video three weeks ago and wanted to share with you my personal advice about dopamine detoxing.
First, you don't have to detox everyday. If you attempt to, you might encounter the "Yo-yo effect", which is basically when you get super motivated to get your life together, go super hard at being productive, healthy, etc. But then after a short while, you bounce back to being unproductive, unmotivated, etc. This is because willpower is limited and it's difficult to suddenly alter your whole lifestyle. The cycle repeats, and you bounce between these two extremes.
Second, I would recommend detoxing in the morning. Similar to the yo yo effect, you don't have to detox the whole day bc it might be too hard and it could make you not want to detox again. The morning is when you're the most motivated, so try it then.
Here's what I've been doing. Every 2 or 3 days, I'll decide "tomorrow, I will detox". That night, I plug in my phone and sort of hide it somewhere (behind a cabinet, under a chair) and set an alarm on my watch. You don't have to hide it, but you need to put it somewhere that you can't just reach for easily. The next day, I am free from my phone until about 3 or 4pm, when I'm done with my work and feel satisfied enough to do some high dopamine activities.
Overall, my point is don't overdo it, that might end up working against you. It really is worth trying. You guys all have it in you! I believe in y'all
AwesomeJaneUniverse this is a lovely comment thank you for the tips
AwesomeJaneUniverse best comment!
Awesome here too
Thank you so much for sharing detox experience, I'll definitely try what you did.👍
Amazing comment, really intelligently made. Hope it all continues to work well for you! Everybody should find his way. What you describe is definitely very productive!
Me: tries to trick my brain
My brain: *I know what you're doing*
Right!? Like I’m so stubborn not even I can tell myself what to do
@@kirafeara finally i'm not the only one
So true lol
I am like this, when I get into struggles facing work that's hard for me and try to force myself to focus on that work instead of high dopamine activity, I suddenly get so tired that it's literally painful to stay up. I feel my back hurt from sitting, when I stand up my feet and legs hurt. So that I just have to lay down on my sofa and fall asleep soon after.
That's how my brain tricks me into not doing the things I'd have to do.
Especially bad when you are stuck in homeoffice because of Corona.
Its not your brain you are your brain
I feel as if I accidentally walked into a doctor's office without saying a word, when he begins explain to me my problem with all its symptoms and then proscribed the right medication. I'm glad I stumbled across this video!!!👍
I stumbled across this video in the EXACT same way
You are accidentally right brother
Lets do it, its us and we all know we can.
So well said! 😂
I came across it random too crazy😐
I have watched this video twice & I love it! Thank you for your perspective & sharing! I’m looking forward to injecting the right type of dopamine into my life! 🤩👍
Tap it real good!
why you watched this video twice? you look smart , you should understand from the first watch.
@@razvanbanica2826because did you remember what you did 3 days ago the brain forgets things by the amount of thoughts we have in our brains
His accent
sounds like heroin junkie，no offense LOL
To summarize: Force yourself to be so bored 1 day/week by abstaining from everything fun, so that work/cleaning/exercising are an attractive alternative to just sitting around not being able to use your phone.
Thanks!
Yeah i think so
Hahahahaha!
interesting how some religions invented this centuries ago.
Thank you he was talking really slow
Imagine if everyone abstained from the internet for a year so many celebrities would practically be useless.
Are they not already useless?
@@michaelchitwood389 if you think every entertainer if useless, then yes.
@@leahdorothy opiates for the masses, at best these days...and propaganda tools at worst. They are useful as tools only.
@@leahdorothy huge difference between an artist and a celebrity
@Kalu V Hollywood can't produce anything worth watching, and most actors are propaganda mouthpieces. 90 percent of Top 40 hits are written by 3 people...and Sportsball is a joke now. Relevent...sure...but to WHOM?
Not to me...that is certain.
This is so true people. Once I was in my grandma’s house and I didn’t have anything to do, there was no WiFi nor videogames, etc, and 3 or 4 days later I started to look for whatever to do in order to feel less bored, so I decided to learn about physics and chemistry, and I was sooo comforted doing that, it felt so good. Do this “dopamine detox” people, it really works.
It only works at Grandma's house, got it. Mawmaw where you at.
❌🧢
Both of my grandmas are dead, so I'm doomed.
When you put it this way, it's really our generation that has it hard. We have to go out of our way so that it's not easy. Entertainment is at our fingertips, and self-discipline has never before been this much in our control.
This explain why I can no longer finish a book to save my life.
Because you can’t read!
Nils Svanstedt lmao
Same
Lol
I get that
"no phone, no computer"
bye bye online classes, i need a detox
Absence excuse: Dopamine detox
Ya it isn't very nice idea for a student during a pandemic but ok we can still do it till some extent
lol.....
Bigbrain
School is considered a low dopamine activity for you then.
The worst thing is that I saved this video to watch later.
Same
Same here
Literally just did that
😂😂😂
@Google NoneYoBusiness Thanks! The same to you
This came at such a right time! I am currently unemployed, struggling with playing mobile games, scrolling instagram vs preparing for interviews, gym, and this motivated me to chose the latter strongly. ❤
This explains why checking the internet first thing in the day ruins my day
Yep, or why "Just gonna browse the internet for 5 mins and then I get to work" never works.
Agree, but do u also feel that somehow while you're on the internet the time is going "faster"? You know exactly what I mean. Sometimes It ruins my whole day, and all I have planned to do is too late. I get very angry at myself then and feel empty cuz my day is over and have actually nothing really done.
@ReaktorLeak brooooo Ik same
@@Bojan-tg2vk This happens to me all the time!!!
this I started noticing it too I now dont even check my phone anymore until I've showered eaten and cleaned whatever needs cleaning. or on a workday I wont check my phone untill the first lunchbreak. honestly does more for you then ppl think.
Almost half a million likes... Can we agree this video saved at least one life?
yep
Yes
More than 1
I don't know if you're just bad with decimal places but 2 weeks after this comment it's "half 10 million". So... agreed!
Edit: Ah, I meant views and not likes^^
@@lorkhan610 Are you dumb? There are only half of million. 500 000.
This video actually helped me realize how far I've gone with dopamine, knowing that I find sleep boring lol
Bro, for real, this is what I'm struggling with for months. I feel like I don't need to sleep, and sleeping is helpless and don't know what to do.
Mohammed Abcari I use to feel like this. I just never wanted to sleep because I didn’t see the point. I love sleep now. The best thing to do is educate yourself about how important sleep really is and it can change your mind
Mohammed Abcari I recommend you visit a psychiatrist, I did
Mohammed Abcari i actually like to sleep
But my proplem is that there are subjects i like to study and other subject that i dont want to study it at all i hate physics
But i study chemistry normally and math normally but physics i hate physics
Mohammed Abcari I used to be like that, but now I can’t sleep and realize how important sleep is for every reason imaginable! Don’t skimp on sleep!
I hate video games and social media, It has absolutely ruined my life, I want to go live life.
I believe in you/ all of us
@@dallasbacon4792 thank you so much ❤
Me too feels the same as you. Hope we will feel better like before internet revolution. I only want to use social media for learning purpose. I want to trick myself to do that. but its getting addictive because of other things. Hope we will be better in future🎉
To all my fellow addicts out there getting sober: don’t be shocked when you don’t get completely better within a week. Oftentimes our dopamine receptors can take up to a year to fully recover from the hell we’ve been putting it through. Just keep pushing forward and it works if you work it!
When he said...."then the experiment was reversed" I thought the scientists would be pulling the lever over & over & over.....! Is that why I can't quit slots, I wondered
That’s my biggest issue. I always get discouraged when I don’t see results in the same week or at the end of the week
half year passed and still getting withdrawals
@@s0metimessomewhere I'm not a scientist, but those aren't withdrawals
Just made 4 months sober a few days ago and I can agree. It’s a slow grind but my friend compared it to working out. He does dopamine detox and always working hard but says instant gratification is the motivation killer. Achieving something you have worked hard for achieves amazing natural dopamine levels. I’ve been trying new things and it does get better. Turns out I really like to draw and studying psychology. Just wish I would’ve found out earlier
Me: sees a video on how to trick my brain into doing study
My brain: so this is what ur planning
I laughed hard at this, same situation for me XD
@Flydre me to =)
Brain: Open Reddit, nerd
Seriously, I had this video in my 'watch later' list like two weeks at least, before I finally found the motivation to watch it.
Best comment ever I read
I always wondered why I can’t study now even for 30 minutes, since I used to love studying for hours when I was younger. Now I understand. It’s because I have been been addicted and focused on my phone, scrolling from the time I wake up until I go to bed. I always hated myself for procrastinating way too much and not do anything productive which will benefit me from the long run. Thank you so much for this video! I will try my best to start my own dopamine detox, so I can prepare myself when school starts.
Story of my life.!
Same case with me
This is basically me everyday
I got a month until college, so I'm in the same boat, although I never really liked studying to begin with. This might just be the way to enjoying physical activity more. Hopefully your journey goes well!
Yeah I feel dumber 3 years after graduating from college. Now there’s no deadline to push me to study or do productive things outside of work. My attention span is terrible now
LOVE THIS. WELL SAID. Taking a mental break from the Dopamine trigger is actually huge.
This guy just did for me what 40 motivational talks didn’t do.
what did he do?
you are very cute btw
Facts! Amazing knowledge and breakdown.
Me too
Because you're the type of person who likes facts not bullshit
I think the hardest part is when you need your computer to study/work. I mean, RUclips is just a tab away, and I need to access the internet for research purposes. This video may help explain why I felt so much more efficient back in school when I could solve everything on pen and paper. But being conscious of this is the first step to overcome the procrastination. Thank you so much!
exactly i have to do everything on my laptop and its hard not to open youtube or twitter every other 15mins :(((
@@_mahiii yeah, I feel you. Sometimes I manage to impose myself some targets to reach before allowing myself to watch videos, but sometimes I'm too burned out :/
I'm very grateful that my phone has a focus mode, where you can block usage and notifications for any distracting app, but even then sometimes I need to search things up on RUclips and there is always a more intriguing video being recommended 😞
one thing i have tried to be more productive is logging in as guest. yeah the internet is still there but 1000 notifications from all the apps and accounts signed in go away. it helps a little - but apparently not today 😆
@@perthlashextensions4716 that's a good idea! I'll try that :)
I have been doing your techniques for merely 2 days. I have already done the things that I procrastinated on for the last 2 months. Thank you!
Can you describe what you did exactly please
@@jjuujjaa Ofc. I used to check my IG, Twitter feeds whenever I wake up for at least 30 min, I stopped that. I stare at the floor, ceiling and then get bored and stand up in 5 min. I used to watch youtube/netflix early in the mornings now I only do it at night before sleeping. I use marinara (pomodoro assistant) chrome extension to study, work on my project. I strictly obey every rule in that app. I sometimes realize myself checking my phone for no reason at all. So I kinda working on it to stop doing this nonsense habit :) Hope that helps.
@@eceserin way to go....
@@eceserin all the best!
Ok
Great logic and included responsible comments about addiction... a decade of opiates even after 5 yrs sober has forced me to readjust... I walk in somewhat uncomfortable circumstances then cold shower... then I feel happy about simple things again... very humbling
Everyone: smash the like button
Better than yesterday: gently press the like button
Elegance!!
Hahahhaa I loved this.
Comment
*What type of comment is this!* 💀
Be aware, the jobs here in America will be shutting down soon. If you are self-employed invest into business interruption insurance.
What this does is cover all payments that you have been paid during the event of jobs being closed doing due to virus, earthquake, etc.
How to be happier:
Step 1: Be less happy.
The weird thing is that It seems like contradiction but in fact it's true
The real step 1 is to learn appreciation for the small/tough things by eliminating the FLUFF things. 👍🏻
More like:
Step 1: Stop doing things that make you happy.
Step 2: Start doing the things again.
Surprise, surprise you are happier than before^^
This made me lol
@@fracapolligummala3548 Ha!
On a serious note:
1. Stop doing things that bring high dopamine, but temporary reward. Abstain completely, to reboot sensitivity to dopamine.
2. Start doing things that previously brought low dopamine, but due to reboot in #1,
now bring an increased sense of dopamine and lasting/long-term reward.
i dopamine detoxed unintentionally when a hurricane hit my country and left us without electricity. i kept a NOTEBOOK of tweets and gained a lot of muscle from exercising out of boredom. it also made me and most of my friends better at school when we were back😭
i hope your ok now or u know
Which hurricane/country?
@@qamarqueenting5238 cat 5 hurricane María in Puerto Rico
Why are u crying then
@Hamza Alkayyali it doesn't look that way and why would someone laugh when you are hit with a hurricane
Watching this 4 years later and I’m glad to let you know this still benefits many people including me. :)
Don't let your brain search more Dopamine. Don't scroll down through the comments.
Deal but I'll play the video at 1.5x speed to compromise
But I'm only 2 minutes in... I'm not cured yet.
Bru tux genius. I’ve made it halfway now
@@kassidybraden7645 he talks really slowly to be fair
@La Dificil Dude are you me? I know exactly what you mean.
It’s actually crazy to think that people at one point had no television, phones, games, internet, junk food, porn, drugs, alcohol, etc. Their dopamine came from eating and actual sex and wasn’t flooded with excessive (and likely unhealthy) levels of it.
We’ve invented all these things as a species which flood the brain with dopamine not actually realizing we’re frying our brains and missing out on the true pleasures of life.
For me personally, when I do a dopamine detox, I sleep fucking fabulous and feel insanely calm. Almost like I’m tapping in to my true self without all the distractions. It’s hard to be upset or anxious when you’re not frying your brain with news, games, social media drama, etc. it’s just you and your thoughts and some meditation and exercise. Don’t get me wrong, it ain’t easy. But it’s rewarding.
This is why our levels of anxiety and depression are waaaay higher than ever. I try to tell my friends technology, social media, video games, porn and weed/alc every day causes this shit, and they laugh at me lol
@@landonloukos9442 yes
I wish i was at that time
@@user-ol7sl3qw2l ahm
"Their dopamine came from eating and actual sex..."
...and torturing animals, or looking for witches, or enjoying public executions, or praying, or fantasizing about hell.
they did not have junk food. instead, they had bread with ergot.
they did not have porn. instead, they started to have sex in the age of 12, and women were non-stop pregnant with children, most of whom used to die in infancy.
"For a dopamine detox day, do something that is not fun"
Looks at my copy of Fallout 76
hahahah
Oh damn truth
Stop hurting yourself
one of us.
First time is a while that a comment made me guffaw.
The concept of Hidden Time Wealth blew my mind. It’s like finding a cheat code for productivity and defeating procrastination.
Video start at 7:30
And I did Dopamine detox with yoga and walk for a week.
First day for hard.
Second was harder.
Third day was trying to kill me with boredom.
Fourth day was good.
Fifth day was life changing.
I got rid of my addiction. And was studying 2 hrs a day continuously.
That may not seem much to some people but I couldn't cross 20 minutes limit.
But here is the worst con. If you start being again with phone, tv, computer etc. You will lose all the gains. So once you detox and are ok without those things, never look back to them.
@Subhasis Nandi I was feeling good in one week. And I actually tried this 2-3 months ago, came back here few days before. Now till date I never take phone for more than total of one hour a day, divided in 5 minutes every hour.
Yes, that's correct. My struggle is with the reward system. If I reward myself with 5 minutes social media, next thing I know is, I am watching YT/FB for hours. Any suggestions on how to overcome that or new reward that I can use and are not related to TV, phone or PC?
@@totatoto8761 Actually even I sometimes come to search something important on RUclips then head towards other video bcoz of recommendations. Turn on grey scale. It reduce Dopamine release upto 35% And you have to stay away from your phone as much as you can. Stay alert, remind yourself that it's waste of time and type of addiction. Save it to watch later if it's something really important or interesting.
I want to do this but I’m doing the chloe ting challenge rn 🥴 also I’m waiting for a call on a job. . . but I’m going to limit all this to only doing the workout & checking my phone once in the morning & I’ll see how it goes
Thank you for this comment because it’s very motivating to see people do this successfully ❤️ I’m nervous to try. For everyday use, I’m going to limit my screen time on apps I use too often and I think I’ll pick Sunday as my complete detox day. We got this!
This video made me think of a quote I've always loved from Don Quixote:
"Hunger is the best sauce in the world."
cultured
@@fikkydejo7566 Thanks famalamadingdong
I listened to Don Quixote in audiobook form working at a gas company so it's a mix
Had to read it in the traditional Spanish and damn it's a good book but it's tough af to read.
I thought you were talking about doflamingo from one piece
Kaizokou saiyan me too
I was a meth addict for 2 decades. What you are talking about is the exact thing I did to recover. I am now 3 years sober. But I, or my will, can't take all the credit. Motivation and deep understanding from my wife gave me the strength to finish what I have started. I guess you can say that seeing my wife proud gives me a rush of dopamine.
you should be so so so proud of yourself
Bless you! You are strong, all people who knew your story will be proud. Including us here.
Well done brother.
good job!!!
How are your teeth? I did it for like 7 years and had to get EXTENSIVE work done. Also good job on staying clean. What a crazy drug..
the best thing i have ever find in the internet till this day!
thanks you man,
and God bless you!❤❤❤💯
It's interesting how not everybody feels stimulated by the same things, though. You mentioned practicing the piano as a low dopamine activity. To me, practicing the piano is literally the best part of my day.
good point. some people have no viable interests though
PIANO SUCKS
@@JackIsNotInTheBox *Giorno wants to know your location*
Same, I love my piano, and I like learning new songs on it lol
it’s an activity that normally wouldn’t produce dopamine for some, but if it’s productive and already producing dopamine then you’ve just achieved an optimal habit :)
This is probably the most important video I've watched in a long time
I agree
And it's probably bullshit according to scientists
@@FunkSoulBrother7 stfu.....whatever he said was said in buddhist and hindu scriptures...it is true
@@anticringepill1313 lol
“The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.”
- Socrates.
This is actually super interesting. I've been dealing with anxiety and depression for a while. I ended up going on a dopamine detox without realizing. A storm made my house lose power, internet, etc, for like ~10 days. Because of this, I wasn't able to use the computer at all. No games, porn, had to limit my phone's internet usage heavily. I already had a semi consistent study and workout routine, but during this blackout I went on more walks, started valuing my free time more, and working out became more fun for some reason. When I got my power back, I felt better overall. Can't really explain it, but small things make me feel happier. Although I still feel anxious and depressed at times, I'm overall a happier person because of some event I couldn't even control. Damn bro
comfort and complacency are the killers of motivation. if you always feel comfortable because of internet, junk food, and masturbation, you have no desire to do things that improve your health and self-worth. take away the comfort and you’re forced to find something else to latch on to, usually things that are naturally healthier.
me too bro. That's why in a personal sense- not trying to be indifferent here since this doesn't really affect my overall sentiment regarding the tragedies that happened(i remain in solidarity who have suffered), Im thankful for this pandemic.
Podcasts are a good way to trick yourself into enjoying readung. It has changed my life because i have trouble reading but find listening very easy
the fact that just watching this video was hard for me 😔
Felt on another level😪
Frrrz tho
Yeah I get you but this video has been a big eye opener for me tho
Oh my god you just explained to me why I suddenly stopped having any interest in books even though I’ve been an avid reader my entire life! It had been bothering me so much! Now I know what to do about it! Thank you!
same here!
Please update us on your progress if you're going to do dopamine detox! I'd be interested to hear about the results!
I did too, but I’m still confused. How do I suddenly gain passion to read again???
I think I’m going to start by rereading my old favorites. That’s another thing too, it seems that recently the books I’ve been recommended seem to be all the same and I don’t have patience for them anymore.
@@arielpankonin9651 the way I got back into reading was by reading books which have films based off them (I read ready player one and Harry Potter) from there it’s pretty easy to transition into others. I understand everyone’s different though, hope this helps anyways :)
This video in a summary:
Get soo bored that doing boring stuff seems fun
And man its true
nah its more like be productive before slacking off
Evolved specimen
No no he's got the point.
While we're quarantin
The way you analyzed the impact of dopamine on human behavior and decisions is really impressive. I learned a lot about balancing between desire and reality!💝
Why is noone talking about how satisfying it looks when the pictures are coloured? Idk why it just looks so good...
Hell yeah!
It's means your brain release dopamine, whenever pictures get coloured 😋
It's like ticking a box, maybe. The brain also processes information presented in colour more rapidly than in monochrome, possibly because we don't live in a monochrome world. Bright colours are also associated with cleanliness and ripe food.
irrc, according to scott mcloud it's because colored images inherently feel more real to most of us (even if the color is simple or unrealistic)
Yupp... it does
Essentially you give yourself an ultimatim. Either do the boring work, or do nothing. If your brain doesn't want to work, just sit around doing absolutely nothing until you get so bored that doing boring work is more fun than doing nothing.
Either that or doing boring work, with the promise of eventually moving onto something fun, is more fun than doing nothing.
That's a good way I guess. I will give it a try... Hopefully
I dont think it will work, i sat around a year doing nothing
Well said homie
I haven't done any kind of physical fitness activity for like 8 years.
Last week I was so unbelievably bored and saw the weather was nice so I randomly just got up out of bed and said I'm going hiking today.
It was so bizarre
It's hard to do absolutely nothing when you have a brain capable of thinking, visualizing and coming up with interesting new ideas for stories you've been cooking up. I find it so hard to just switch off all thought.
I’m going to do this. I’ve seriously had enough of the internet.
me too...but i learn korean on the internet XP
@@Molr026 Internet is vital for our education. Try and onlgy look at helpful websites
Don't forget to have fun it is also essential for life
I’m about to do 15 pounds of crack to see if I become 15 pounds smarter
Yes !
15 minute length, yet it helps for an entire lifetime. Well said.
I’ve fallen into a deep hole of procrastination for my schoolwork in college. I’m on the verge of failing this semester so I’m in desperate need of motivation. I’ll be going on a dopamine detox today and tomorrow, and I will be updating this post a few times per week to update you all on my situation.
Good luck
Comment here to get the news! Might do a dopamine abstinence day too
me too bro, good luck
Good luck
I'll be waiting
Some advice I wish someone would've given me. When you get urges, embrace them. Don't try to distract yourself from them, I found it only made things worse. I think because trying to distract myself stressed me out which in turn made my brain seek comforting things and that usually meant dopamine activities. I tried to instead embrace my urges it works so much better.
Here's an example so you know what I mean. lets say you're on a detox period and you get a strong urge to check your instagram, or see how many likes your youtube comment got. Instead of trying to not think about it, just take a deep breath, calm yourself down, and FULLY FEEL that urge. Feel how it's affecting your mind and your body, get to KNOW it. Remind yourself that it's just that, an urge. You will realize that it doesn't have as much power over you as you think it does. Within a few seconds, you will see it fading away like it was never there at all.
Whether you have to do this a lot or a little depends on how much you were affected by dopamine. In the beginning, you might have to do it over and over again many times, but with time it will get easier and easier. Then one day it will become the norm. If it starts to feel like a loosing battle, then get up and do something physical like working out. It may be a sign of some pent up energy that you need to release. Good luck, you can f*cking do this!
I’m going to try this. This is potentially very good advice. 🙏
thank you
This might help me more then the video lol
Both super intersting tho thanks for the advice !
Horrible advice, you are catering to your EGO. Swallow your pride.
What helpful advice. It reminds me of being mindful of what you're feeling rather than giving into it and letting it take control over you. Then redirecting it into something that'll actually be good for you in the long run.
There was an Indian guru, forget his name, who predicted suicide would rise because people have access to so much stimulation, that they'll get bored of life and find less pleasure from it. Sounds crazy but I relate, I often feel bored of life.
The key is find your passion for example I like being an entrepreneur and focus on growing my business its fun because of the risk i also excersice and what motivates me is that I know that I'm living today like others wont so I can live tomorrow like others cant
These is only one Indian guru who makes sense these days. Am sure these words are said by Sadhguru :)
@@alayshah1995 Lol he rides a bike with black spectacles 😂😂😂. Please stop idealize him
@@shubhamsehgal2336 Now this is the problem. Why does a guru need to be someone who has taken sanyaas or wears only a certain type of clothes? The word guru has come from the word "gu" which meams darkness and "ru "which means light. So ,guru is a person who helps other people come out of darkness into light.I think people like sadhguru does that preety well. so i dont see aharm in him being idealised? it is his spiritual thoughts whay matter not his materialistic clothes or whatever
@@swastikaakhanna6755 you can't serve two masters. I honestly respect your reply and it is good on the surface level. The truth is you can't serve the light, and serve the dark. Eventually, one must choose.
Bro this is the most powerful video of dopamine I have ever seen. Thanks you for your time and for your work done here! Aprecciate it 🙏🏼❤
Can't explain how much this helps to know - back when I was in school and afterwards university, I used to be extremely productive and creative. When I say I used to write stories every single day I mean 100% - it was my biggest reward for all my hard work in studying, I was absolutely addicted.
I graduated university two years ago, and I've been idling trying to build an art portfolio and figure out my life. But all the free time I thought would lead to more creativity... has been the complete opposite. The more time goes by, the less I create. This year I've literally only made half the amount of art I made last year - and writing? Forget about it. Barely wrote anything this year. It doesn't give me the same joy as it used to.
I think it is because I spend so much of my time being brainless on the internet, watching fun RUclips videos to relax instead of actually activating my own imagination.
It's gotten so bad that even playing video games that I used to be obsessed with, doesn't make me feel happy and I don't get hooked on them. Even hyperfixations I normally get on shows and such that interest me, isn't happening anymore.
This year I've just felt like a passionless meh.
I think I need a good dopamine reset 😅
Oh my God sammme, and I'm never satisfied with anything I feel so empty and so unproductive and shameful. I want to cry
Shit dude that sounds quite bad, for real gotta be on that dopamine detox grind 😤
Ive also been kinda meh this year, when i got introduced to the loop station i wrote a new song every day infact one of my most popular song (amongst family) was an improvisation and my best songs came from that era about a yr ago, now i struggle to touch on creativity, whenever i pick up my guitar i play all the songs i already know and its kinda getting boring. So yeah i get watchu mean man, good luck im gonna go for it tomorrow
if you're not finding enjoyment from video games or shows either, it's probably not (only) a "dopamine" problem. this year has been really rough for everyone and many people have started experiencing symptoms of depression, such as not being interested in their usual hobbies anymore. while it's really good to reflect and try to understand why your habits have changed, also remember to be kind to yourself - I think it will help in trying to re-kindle your passions
@@wassup9hiya Definitely think there are signs of depression, tryna work on that through journaling and meditating
I am luckily a usually resilient person always out to find new solutions to issues
I know I spend way too long on RUclips specifically, to the point where it's been like 2-3h and, save for the last video, I won't even remember what I've watched 😅
I think switching off the videos and giving myself a chance to want to do something else is probably worth a go
You're absolutely right about being kind to yourself, and I wish that for you and everyone else going through a hard time too ☺️
This year has been crazy difficult and it's important to remember that
I hope the passion is still there! Only covered by this quick-dopamine sheet :(
This is how tech companies hook you up with highly addictive contents through their algorithms. But they miscalculated this time by referring me to this dopamine detox video.
Unless this is all part of their plans. Hoping we detox a day to make us wanna stay hooked even longer on the other days? Lmao
But in all honesty, true. Big miscalculation.
Very true
They should’ve taken down this video then. It’s killing their business 🤣
The whole point of the dopamine detox is to feel alive. Cause thats actually the hard thing to do for a lot of people. But believe me, once you disconnect from the fast pleasure and connect to yourself again and become conscious of the things that really matters, there’s no going back to not wanting to feel alive! Its a process, that can help dealing with depression too. You can see it from a spiritual perspective also :). I’ve had depression years ago and its so good to live a conscious live, hope everyone reading these a nice mental health, peace and happiness!
how to connect to yourself?
@@vanshika3851 start with taking a silent walks & listen to the thoughts that come through your head & just acknowledge them. This is a training form of meditation. Once you're comfortable with that, just sit in one spot& listen to your thoughts. Listen to your body etc.
- related so much!
@@vanshika3851Read Bhagwad Geeta
This! ❤
One of the most important video I’ve watched in my life
So now I can confidently tell people, "I'm not lazy, I'm just high on dopamine"
You might get some treatment in my country if you say so :))
I’m not lazy, I’m just low on dopamine 😆 (seriously though = adhd = low dopamine) There are 3 different kinds, and only one kind is the hyper kind. You might might have this, but if you do, or know anyone that might, have them look up the RUclips channel “How to ADHD”. Helpful
Hahahaha I'll say the same 😅
@@geewiz8253 really interesting. I most likely have ADHD and I hadn't heard that
Lollll 😂
Two weeks ago I started exercising everyday and for some reason, I also started feeling a strong need to stop eating junk food, watching youtube videos no end, and switching from one video game to another...turns out I just became aware of my own body and once again was able to listen to it. I went from someone who could read a 300 page book in half a day to a fucking dopamine addict who can’t even read a paragraph without getting the urge to do something “more fun”.
First, I thought I was depressed because nothing was fun or enjoyable anymore, so I went to see a psychiatrist. Nothing, I was a bit down, but nothing seem out of the ordinary and I had no reason to feel like that anyways. But then it hit me: this all got a lot worse when I bought my new laptop. It began as a strong need to alternate between playing LoL, Black Desert, Celeste, and other personal favorites, but it eventually scalated to feeling overwhelmed all the time and a total inability to focus on literally anything...not even what made me addicted in the first place.
So yeah, if you’re experiencing brain fog, ADHD-like symptoms, sudden bursts of anxiety/anger, or feeling pretty anhedonic in general, you should seriously consider doing this, it’s painful af when you first start but it’s life changing.
this fit all my new symptoms, did you manage to fix it?
I get dopamine hits from self-help video's. It feels like "YES I'VE LEARNED SOMETHING NEW!' or get a 'motivation-dopamine' hit form it. While in fact I didn't done anything with it. Most of the time its just a repeat of something I've seen in a previous video explained in a different way. Without action and implementing of what you just learned, it's just another dopamine hit like social media, gaming or pornography.
Self-help w/o action is just another dopamine-hit.
THIS IS SO ME
Same!! I wish I put what I learn to more use tho
Exactly. I plan on doing my dopamine fix starting at T minus 1/2 hour! @ 24:00
Learning = Behaviour Change... If your actions and behaviours don't change, then you haven't actually learned anything
@@gurubija4442 man idk where you're from but i can't even begin to comprehend what you're trying to say lol
it's kinda crazy how nobody's talking about the forbidden ebook called Secret Pathway to Triumph