Drop The Information Overload | Have A Healthy Mind
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- Опубликовано: 15 сен 2024
- Information comes at us from all directions twenty four hours a day. It inevitably stays in our minds for good or for bad. Slowing down our bodies and our minds can help us separate the wheat from the chaff.
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Your videos brighten my days. "It's all bullshit, this, isn't it?!" I came to this kind of realization when my husband faced a big job loss in 2012. I decided we weren't going to let money, things, and the rest of the bs define us and ruin our days. When we were younger we'd say "One of these days we can..." I tell my husband now... THESE are "one of these days". We have to live now and not chase stuff. Now we'd rather be barefoot in our garden than about anywhere else. We have a small above ground swimming pool and our family was relaxing in and around it a while back. I noted that, although it's not a beach vacation or an Olympic swimming pool...it's the same sun and the water is just as wet. It's all about perspective. I'm grateful to God for every day and every blessing.
May you be blessed!
Well said and I agree
That’s beautiful and very wise 😊❤
Great attitude
Life is what we make it, and you sound like you’re making it. 😊
Thank you, Nigel.
All technology stays at home when I go for a walk. The only distraction I care for is what comes from nature.
I sometimes listen to audiobooks, but the birds are usually if full song when we are out. That’s good enough for me. 😊
I need to start doing things I actually enjoy.
You owe it to yourself. You’ll be my age before you know it. Make sure you pack plenty in…. I did. 😊
I live in my own world which is stress free. Sold TV years ago, stopped listening to the radio, never buy papers or magazines. Spend my spare time out with the dog, gardening and being in the house being creative. To be honest can't bother being around too many people anymore.
My theory is if I can't see something with my own eyes or hear it with my own ears, I question if it's actually real or just an illusion?
Do your own thing. Get some animals in your lives, they teach us to live in the moment. ❣️
I haven’t had a telly for 15 yr. I remind my mum of this on a regular basis. She still messages me at least once a week to say ‘such and such on channel 4, 9 o’clock’ 🙄
I uploaded a video a couple of months ago called ‘Is It OK To Be A Hermit.’ where I talk about living with minimal interaction. It works for me.
Attitude is everything . If your down the world is so much darker. Standing in the light is so much easier.
Never a truer word. I think we’ve all been there. It’s not a nice place.
I find it's amazing how much brighter and better the world seems after just a day or two away from social media and news...
When you're exposed to that much negativity and information all the time, it blinds you to all the beauty and good there is in the world.
When you quite literally forget all about major news stories after just a day or two away from it, that's when you realise how much energy and time you devote to thinking and worrying about things that have no actual relevance to your life whatsoever.
Perfectly put. 👍
I try and watch one of your videos before work , puts me in a better mindset. By the end of my workday I’m ready for another , lol.
Ha! Thanks. Great comment. That made me smile. 😊
I enjoy your walks in nature, it's so relaxing and beautiful. Honestly, I'm so glad that the internet was invented. It's so useful for quick information, and makes life easier. On the other hand we are flooded with too many news and most of them are bad news. It's not good for my mental health, but I also know that I'm in charge on what I consume and I try to avoid certain news. This is why I spend a lot of time on youtube. I can choose what I watch and there are a lot of intereresting channels and content creators. Best wishes to you and Molly 🙏
Thank you so much Anita. That is the first ‘thanks’ I’ve ever received. I would never go out to encourage people to donate, but this is actually a great thrill, and makes me proud to know our channel is giving enjoyment.
Molly has lost the name tag on her collar sometime over the last couple of days. With your blessing I would like to use this to buy her a new one. That way I’ll always remember where it came from. ❤️❤️🐶
@@primalengland you are welcome, this will be lovely to get her a new name tag 😃
One of the biggest failings of the science of Psychology has been its use against us in advertising. And yes, now with all the fakers and disinformation...I shudder to think of our youth. Thanks Nigel.👍🇨🇦😎✌💝
I’m with you there. Childhood should be simple, innocent and happy.
To me, there are levels of a simple life. I'm a healthy single 71 year old man. I live alone and take care of myself. I enjoy bike riding both mountain bike and my road bike. They are my hobby as is maintaining them. I still want to purchase new components to try and now I'm beginning to enter bike touring and bike backpacking. To do that, I need to acquire certain bits. I'm not wealthy at all so 'm careful to purchase less expensive components and have patience: I can't buy everything I want all at once. This is my version of a simple life but mine still needs to buy things on Amazon and other places in order to enjoy my version of simple. Later, when I'm more feeble, this version of simple will end and I'll need to simplify even more.
I have done a very popular video called ‘How Hobbies Keep You Sane’ I think it’s fine to spend money on hobbies because they are so important. I have a music studio at home filled with instruments and recording gear. It keeps me sane. I also have tons of wildcamping equipment from my years climbing and walking in the Lakes. Hobbies are important, I just recorded a video that will be out tomorrow about picking the right level of spending less that suits you.
I try to listen to my church program on weekdays that show how the news relates to Bible Prophecy and show the scriptures that relate. This really helps calm me down. God is in charge, so i need to trust in him & be ready.
Comforting content as opposed to unsettling content. You are obviously doing something right. ❤️
loving your jumpers
I’m just an old hippy. 😊
I love to watch your walks in nature it has inspired me to do it myself what a difference it makes to the day awesome
It really does make a difference, doesn’t it. We’re just getting ready to go out. It’s pouring down, but Molly can’t wait any longer. I know we’ll still enjoy it, and it’s only rain. Change of clothes, slice of toast and a cup of tea when we get back. Perfect. 😊
Cynicism is something that has increased for me with age. It is more of a conscious effort now to filter information…but you are right…it is more peaceful to me. Peace and love to you all.
I think cynicism comes with experience. We’ve heard it before and we’ve heard how people manipulate speech. As the old Who song goes ‘Won’t Get Fooled Again.’
@@primalengland Absolutely right!
I have started listening to classical music when I walk the dog....I live close to forestry and countryside so it's lovely to spend time with the dog. I don't listen to the news anymore. It's not that I have anything against the news but I just have no interest in it 🙂🇮🇪
I listen to the news on one radio channel, and I treat that with suspicion. All news outlets seem to shamelessly pedal untruths. All I want is the facts. Give me the facts.
I listen to audiobooks, if I listen to anything. Getting lost in a story whilst out in the middle of nowhere. 😊
@@primalengland
Agree 💯
I wish it were cool enough to walk but I so enjoy walking with you ❤
We have three weather cycles here: cool, cold and wet. Having said that, it has been perfect for spending time in the countryside.
Wonderful mind. Keep telling all good iideas
I’m going nowhere. 😊
Thanks for that Nigel, I agree. I have cut down the amount of time I watch the news, don’t like what I hear but also feel a need to know what’s going on , I try not to scroll through RUclips and only watch the select few to which I subscribe. Pouring of rain up here in Geordieland, looks like the west getting the better weather currently. Blessings to you and lovely Molly 🥰
Poured down over here in the west until a couple of ours ago. We are out and about and it’s warm, humid and sticky….
Thank you Nigel
And i agree 💯
God bless you and Molly
Thank you, Mary. ❤️
Wonderful chat Nigel, I've just stopped looking at my phone when i go to bed, i was spending an hour scrolling and scrolling, its unhealthy and i read a book instead, plus i would listen to talk back radio while going to sleep. Stopping all that has helped tremendously, so much more relaxing and peaceful. Now im going to attempt not watching the t.v so much. I'll be a new invigorated person. Blessing to you and dear wee Molly 🌼
I went down the same road, Tanya. I’d be on my phone at night, knowing full well that the stimulus wasn’t helpful. I’ve always read at night, though. I’ll usually get through a page or two before I start to nod off.
I am doing everything i can to minimise how much i engage with technology/media. No mainstream tv at all, no social media , no WhatsApp and im very careful what i watch on youtube...i try to watch only the things that help me to relax. .
I’m with you on that. I haven’t had a tv for years and I avoid sensationalist content on RUclips. It’s usually just click bait. I’ve been on and off twitter X for years, but deleted my app ages ago. It really is a cesspit. I do read some news threads, but try to filter them to get unbiased views, which is virtually impossible.
Same here. I haven't watched any TV at all or any "news" for 17 years. I'm very careful about what I put in my head. Once you see or hear it you can never unsee or unhear it. It's there forever.
I listen to you and I've been trying the slow life but I have learnt that it is not so easy when you with a partner where the stress on the relationship is emmense ....even after 45 years ❣️❣️❣️ hoping to get there .....have a great day 💕💕
I’ve just turned my camera off after recording my next video. It’s all about relationships when you live a slower, less materialistic life. I touch briefly at the beginning on romantic/marriage relationships, but mostly about friendships. I think my lifestyle and outlook impacted on my marriage…. Twice!
@@primalengland 🌹🌹
I agree with everything - except one important disagreement - and that is chocolate!!! Need my dark chocolate...
😂 ok, I’ll make an exception for dark chocolate. I’m partial to that decadent bitterness myself. And it makes the best drinking chocolate.
This is why I don't read horrid books or watch movies that are too cynical or nasty or mean, my social media follows things that make me go, "Oooh! Aaaah! And hahaha, cute!" - life is tough enough without inviting more drama into my nest voluntarily! Honestly that's why I think I'm so annoyingly cheerful! :P
You are ticking all the right boxes. If you’re going to take in content, why not just take in pleasant content. We all know what’s going on in the world. We don’t need some sensationalist RUclips creator confirming it for us.
One of two way to deal with technology. You use it or it uses you. I love tech for many reasons however being raised before most of it makes it easy to set it aside. I would be sad if it went away but I would handle it better than a lot of people. As for ads I just automatically ignore them. If they hadn't overloaded us with them, I might have watched them but it's too late now.
I, too, rely on tech. Being a child of the 50s, I never saw a computer until I bought my children one. Having said that, I’m very tech savvy and have a home studio that uses loopers and midi equipment. All that is then processed on audio software, as is my RUclips channel.
I do think that I can step away, though, and if I lost it all I wouldn’t be existentially affected. I’d just open a bottle of wine and carry on.
It would be wise to have everyone experience or have some training on how to manage without as much tech to rely on. So they too could just carry on.
‘It’s all bullshit this, init?!’ I’m 50 this year, and have been thinking this for the last decade or so too! I think some healthy cynicism definitely does come with age. One of my favourite quotes from a book called ‘Tuesdays With Morrie’, is ‘if you don’t like the culture you live in, create your own culture’. I think this is what you’ve done by choosing not to engage with a lot of the nonsense that’s unwittingly foisted on us in this society. Your suggestion to just let your ‘mind walk past it all’ is fantastic, when you do this often enough, you just start to stop noticing it so much, it’s a sort of psychological freedom, the realisation that we don’t have to engage with a lot of what we’ve been told is important through the media and advertising, when you take a step back, you realise it’s all just a big lie!
So true. Life is like an Orwellian novel, but if you don’t want to be adversely affected by said novel…. Then don’t read it. I like the quote about creating your own culture. We all have it in us to do that, and it shouldn’t be difficult.
Fabulous message Nigel 👍
Thank you. 😊
A fawn? Watching on a fawn? 😂 You really picked the best time of day to shoot, gorgeous light.
I’ve always been a morning person. I love the light just after the sun comes up. It has the added bonus of being human free. 😊
i use adblock for unblemished content
I ignore all ads that come up on my computer. But it's easy to say that when you're older. I recommend ad-blockers for all the youth who are connected to internet, social media, etc.
I’ve used ad-blockers in the past. Perhaps I should re-visit that. Good thinking, Ruth.
@@primalengland One of my sons-in-law put an ad-blocker on my computer. It was great for a long time. Then I did "something" and ended up resetting the computer since which time the ads are back. It's one of those things (maybe number 593 on the list) that I need to get sorted. In the meantime, I ignore!
@@pilpelet100 you sound just like about 99% of us. 😊
Thought I'd drop a little recommended channel called "The Village Idiot"....a channel about a guy attempting to visit every civil parish in England. Great to sit and watch with a cup of tea 🙂
Thank you. I’m definitely going to go over and give him a watch. 👍
We need to watch our diets, watch what company we keep and also watch what we watch and read online don't we? Some of the bullying clips have really upset, having a 17 year old son. It's a terrible world sometimes. Scary. I've very careful what I watch on social media these days xx❤️🙏
I really don’t get how people watch gratuitously violent videos. I don’t want to and can’t understand anyone wanting to. I’m old enough to handle it, but kids can be seriously affected.
Exactly Nigel I don't understand it myself. Horrible. What a world we live in eh? Xx
You only have to look at Molly's lifestyle . Another great common sense video. Thanks.
Molly’s not here for long. She’s going to have the best life I can give her. ❤️🐶😊
Spot on as usual Nigel - 👏🌿🌲🌾🐕🦺☀️😘
Thank you, Gillian. 😊
I'm more than happy to pay for YT premium and have done for years. The constant ad's were unsettling and extremely annoying. I just want content i like and nothing else...✌️
I’ve been toying with that. I just have to really justify everything that comes out of my meagre pension…… Thing is with monetised RUclips creators, when your video is over 10 minutes you can choose to have multiple ads, because you make ad revenue on the length of time they are watched. It can make the video almost unwatchable. I never do. I just leave it at the default. Even when you have premium, a percentage of that goes to the creator of the video. So it’s a win win.
You’ve made me consider premium again. RUclips ads are really frustrating.
@primalengland an ad free existence, is a peaceful existence.
@@primalenglandI only subscribe to a very few channels, I hate the random ads in the middle. I often subscribe to a channel but after watching a few videos unsubscribe again. I stay with yours because you talk a lot of sense and don’t have multiple ads. I don’t necessarily agree with everything you say but you won’t agree with anything I think either, that’s part of life and what makes it so interesting.
Nowhere near as bad as the "good old days" working class doing 12 hour shifts in factories, pits etc along with their kids. Then not much later, ww1, ww2, the absolute horror and industrial waste of life. We're 100% better off now lad.
my brother is staying with me at the minute, he eats lots of sweet things and lots of processed food in packets, i eat it as its here, i said to him, i never think to buy cake n stuff i dont even think about it, he thinks i am making it up lol but, since he has been here i feel so unhealthy and tired, pray he gets his roof fixed soon
Ha! I know what you mean. I never eat processed food, but if I do, I feel sluggish and have a greasy feeling in my mouth. I see people go mad over cake, and just don’t get it.
Hello mr Nigel,
Do you have a knitting project right now?....have you ever crocheted?
I’ve not got any knitting at the moment. I need to get back into it. I tend to do more knitting in winter. I taught my friend knitting and she tried to teach me crochet. I don’t know what it is, but I just have a mental block. I must try it again.
@@primalengland
Perhaps you can knit a nice cosy blanket for the couch.....it will give you ( and Molly) warm feet in winter.
Knitting and crochet are 100% better than any anti-depressants.
And have you heard of the emotional support chicken to knit?....its on Ravelry. So sweet....
Have a blessed day, mr Nigel....for you and that old lady Molly.
My grandma crocheted a pair of rose pink bedshoes for me from some leftover yarn when I was five! I cherished them and they were with my undies for half a century! Now I think of her and ponder her wisdom to make them big enough for my big old feet and enjoy her reaching out from the past to keep me warm!
@@s.kurzeck3020
LOL.....thats so sweet.
Every child deserves such a grandma.
Perhaps you can search on RUclips for the pattern....many bedshoes are available.
Go for it.....😜
May your sweet grandma be blessed in Heaven.
@@s.kurzeck3020
LOL.....thats so sweet.
Every child deserves such a grandma.
Perhaps you can search on RUclips for the pattern....many bedshoes are available.
Go for it.....😜
May your sweet grandma be blessed in Heaven.