It's always a mix between personal responsibility and society. The more something bad is normalized in society, the less likely it is that people do something about it. Alcohol is a problem in my country, but people are not likely to do something against it because it's deep in the culture and not drinking it has the potential to exclude you from certain social circles. Huge companies sponsor sports clubs, so alcohol is very important for society on a macro level. It employs many people. The individual who abstains goes against these societal expectations and fighta with his own cravings at the same time. I would argue it is much easier to fight cravings if you live in a society that doesn't normalize the behavior that you want to change
This advice is really helpful for someone who doesn’t really struggle with distraction or temptation while working. You mentioned you are one of those people. But a large portion of people today heavily struggle with distraction and some have actual disorders that make it that much harder. I don’t feel like you are the target audience of these “dopamine detox” videos because you explicitly stated said you feel zero temptation while working. That immediately negates the whole narrative that drives a lot of these other videos. Appreciate the video, but this honestly seems very much catered to people who already have a good sense of will power and self control, which is not the demographic that this “detox” movement is really about.
For real, I watched the whole video without looking at the subscriber count and I felt that it was good. When I saw your comment that's when I checked, I'm surprised too. He has good content n fresh ideas. I'm sure he'll blow up soon
The worst part about Instagram now is that it’s perfectly curated for what we wanna see. 5 years ago I didn’t care much to go on IG too often when it’d mainly just be influencers and celebs posting on there. Now I’m affected to my FYP page cause it’s full of great analog synthesizer content 😂
I’ve been trying to make my phone distraction free for the last couple of months and I am still learning things that my phone can do to be less distracting. I’m deleting apps that are an infinite scroll, and apps I don’t use anymore. I’ve managed to get my screen time to a couple of hours but it could still be better. My screen time is down 36% from last week hopefully it’ll continue to go down. Very informative video. Keep up the good work. 😊
Thank youuuuuuuu! Finally someone agrees with me! You really go towards what I think about it. Your video is so refreshing. I’m tired of people always barfing on technology . I love my phone too. You can do anything you want with it but people prefer the old classic, their playing games. Once I was writing something and this older person commented: She is playing games. As if they know what the other person is doing. I mean, if people would let go of prejudice, the world would be a better place. I mean, people can really sound like broken records. Facebook, I’m not always there. Instagram, the same thing and TikTok, I haven’t gone there for a while
Loved this fresh new perspective. I'm happy that you're not easily distracted and you don't procrastinate. Your self control is insane. I hope to achieve this kind of self control. What I'm currently doing is trying to be mindful. For example, when i pick my phone, i try to be aware that I'm doing that and then i ask myself if i want to and if it will make me happy in the long run then i choose either to leave it or use it, depending on what i deduce. Before i just used to do things mindlessly. My self control is not as great as yours but I'm building it one step at a time. Thanks for the video ❤
amazing video! Perfectly summarizes the most important parts of this phenomenon. You helped me understand what my actual problem is so now I can address it. Thanks!
I noticed recently that whenever I have the entire house to myself I don’t need my phone at all. It’s only when the house is loud that I try to use my phone to play other noises to block everything out.
This video got suggested to me today. Wow, this is the best video I've watched about phone addiction. Yes, it is really true, our phones are not the problem. Everyone I go I see people glued to their phones.
Well-edited and really good video, I completely agree with you. Keep up the good work. However, you spent a couple of minutes downloading and editing Matt D'Avella's cover picture of "What's on my phone as a digital minimalist.", you could take a picture on your own of your phone...
Clear and powerful message you carry, which was just what I needed to hear. I’m going back to making a schedule and taking more control of my life! You deserve a ton more subscribers, but at least you now got +1 ;)
about timestamp 4:50 there are people who dont want to solve the root problem, because some are making a lot of money in the "maintenance bills". some even go as far as to silence people with the cure. i've been a victim before, so tread lightly since you are on a platform.
the temporary is often more profitable than the permanent. examples of temporary: 1. renting 2. subscription 3. gas cars (instead of EV) 4. hope (unsolved mysteries, urban legends, religions) 5. political candidates (instead of A.I) 6. loans (instead of philanthropic grants) 7. recurring threats (wars, crisis, conflicts, fake news)
A simple first step is a no Phone time, start with half or an hour where you lay your Phone aside and enjoy the moment, everything you see and do, so you can train to lay it aside for longer times
For a long time, I've believed that phones are a distraction and are interfering with my quality of life. However this gives me a different insight. I guess that phones aren't necessarily the problem as they can be great tools.
Social media in the beginning was fun The apps were simple there weren't ads every two or three posts most the stuff you see wasn't sponsored and you'd actually see your friend's post now it's just a ad revenue machine made to keep your attention as long as possible with a bunch of dumb videos, and they learn you scary well just by simple hearts and comments, RUclips is the last thing I use anymore but it's mostly for informational videos or to try to fix my car or something 😂😂
Yes RUclips doesn’t bombard you with notifications and having RUclips premium keeps ads away. I will say, RUclipss algorithm changes too fast though. I click one sports video and everything in my feed is sports after that
wow, only 130 a few weeks ago, people are missing out. impactful ideas is an inspiration, to to keep putting out such great videos, while youtube algorithm has failed us, with concepts that find the heterodox positioning, great editing and use of graphics, intelligent insight from an individual perspective and not repeating the mantras of populist self help. I applaud you
You've put effort into the video, but I think there is a generalization from your own experience to many who are frankly more susceptible to phone/youtube/internet addiction. For some people, a glass of alcohol will send them off into a binge. These people literally cannot have alcohol in the house. For others, they can casually have a glass no problem, and maybe the more they have, the more they realize it's time to stop, and then they stop. If the phone is the equivalent of a glass of alcohol to an alcoholic, this video is not particularly helpful to you IMO. If you can sit with the phone on the table and it is not a distraction while you work, then I am the wrong target audience for this video. Yes, phones are great, for all the reasons you outline. I also have an engineering background. If we relate it to weight loss, which I have controlled homeostatically (i.e. fluctuation from 21-25% bodyfat), I have found that the only way I can lose the bodyfat is to consciously calorie restrict. That's either by actual tracking of calories or doing it by proxy, with basically a "meal" plan, and by meal I mean protein powders, frozen berries, vitamins and minerals, protein bars, a few things in limited quantity for fiber and essential fats. And a few high volume low calorie snacks. This has been sustainable for 2-4 years now (depending on whether 25 or 27% is the upper limit). I can look back and count 7 individual times in 4 years where I have shed 2%+ in a stint of dieting. This method is the only way I have found that is in any way sustainable for me. If you can do it via another method, good for you. Yes, I know about "Maingaining", and tbh I kind of do that when I'm not dieting, but I still slowly gain weight from my interpretation of that approach. Perhaps the solution to the phone is in a similar approach, of some sort of cold turkey approach from time to time, with conscious "maingaining" in between.
Thank you. I see so many comments saying this video is great advice. And I’m like “this isn’t even remotely touching the surface of the problem for anyone other than neurotypical people.” This is literally just a “Oh you’re struggling to stay focused? Well stop that!” packaged as something elaborate and countercultural. Completely undermines a massive population of people that don’t just “work for hours with zero temptation.”
You know well I can appreciate what you’re trying to do here, your approach is getting very close to victim blaming. There are billion dollar companies spending millions of dollars at a minimum, every year attempting to capture our attention with subversive algorithms. To compare phone addiction to over eating is ridiculous on the face of it. Yes, we can examine our relationship with food, but sometimes you simply need to eat less food. Likewise, sometimes the answer is simply getting a dumb phone or taking yourself on a detox from these addictive apps.
Grammar Jihadi here. You failed to use the subjunctive case. The correct phrasing of this headline should be, "What if your phone WERE not a distraction?" "The subjunctive mood is for expressing wishes, proposals, suggestions, or imagined situations." Get it right the next time or you're going to be sporting a very expressive vest!
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sucks when all your friends joke about just social media stuff
Haha. Yea, I'm the guy my friends need to explain everything too. We're not missing out on much bro
@@impactfulideas I also like explaining things. I'm an engineer and a problem solver, I've always wondered how things work.
Get better friends
It's always a mix between personal responsibility and society. The more something bad is normalized in society, the less likely it is that people do something about it. Alcohol is a problem in my country, but people are not likely to do something against it because it's deep in the culture and not drinking it has the potential to exclude you from certain social circles. Huge companies sponsor sports clubs, so alcohol is very important for society on a macro level. It employs many people. The individual who abstains goes against these societal expectations and fighta with his own cravings at the same time. I would argue it is much easier to fight cravings if you live in a society that doesn't normalize the behavior that you want to change
Absolutely! I agree
This advice is really helpful for someone who doesn’t really struggle with distraction or temptation while working. You mentioned you are one of those people. But a large portion of people today heavily struggle with distraction and some have actual disorders that make it that much harder. I don’t feel like you are the target audience of these “dopamine detox” videos because you explicitly stated said you feel zero temptation while working. That immediately negates the whole narrative that drives a lot of these other videos. Appreciate the video, but this honestly seems very much catered to people who already have a good sense of will power and self control, which is not the demographic that this “detox” movement is really about.
I can't believe your channel is below 1k subscribers. Super good content, highly underrated.
For real, I watched the whole video without looking at the subscriber count and I felt that it was good. When I saw your comment that's when I checked, I'm surprised too. He has good content n fresh ideas. I'm sure he'll blow up soon
people are getting addicted to content about smartphone addiction.. what we really addicted is media.
The worst part about Instagram now is that it’s perfectly curated for what we wanna see. 5 years ago I didn’t care much to go on IG too often when it’d mainly just be influencers and celebs posting on there. Now I’m affected to my FYP page cause it’s full of great analog synthesizer content 😂
I’ve been trying to make my phone distraction free for the last couple of months and I am still learning things that my phone can do to be less distracting. I’m deleting apps that are an infinite scroll, and apps I don’t use anymore. I’ve managed to get my screen time to a couple of hours but it could still be better. My screen time is down 36% from last week hopefully it’ll continue to go down. Very informative video. Keep up the good work. 😊
Unique and different take from the flood of phone distraction videos. Love the reference to personal responsibility. A phone is a double edged sword.
Thank youuuuuuuu! Finally someone agrees with me! You really go towards what I think about it. Your video is so refreshing. I’m tired of people always barfing on technology . I love my phone too. You can do anything you want with it but people prefer the old classic, their playing games. Once I was writing something and this older person commented: She is playing games. As if they know what the other person is doing. I mean, if people would let go of prejudice, the world would be a better place. I mean, people can really sound like broken records. Facebook, I’m not always there. Instagram, the same thing and TikTok, I haven’t gone there for a while
Beautiful work... well done, this video needs more views!
Loved this fresh new perspective. I'm happy that you're not easily distracted and you don't procrastinate. Your self control is insane. I hope to achieve this kind of self control. What I'm currently doing is trying to be mindful. For example, when i pick my phone, i try to be aware that I'm doing that and then i ask myself if i want to and if it will make me happy in the long run then i choose either to leave it or use it, depending on what i deduce. Before i just used to do things mindlessly. My self control is not as great as yours but I'm building it one step at a time. Thanks for the video ❤
High quality! Great content, glad to catch you early.
Lets go!
amazing video! Perfectly summarizes the most important parts of this phenomenon. You helped me understand what my actual problem is so now I can address it. Thanks!
I noticed recently that whenever I have the entire house to myself I don’t need my phone at all. It’s only when the house is loud that I try to use my phone to play other noises to block everything out.
Nice bro! Less than 2 hours is fantastic
This video got suggested to me today. Wow, this is the best video I've watched about phone addiction. Yes, it is really true, our phones are not the problem. Everyone I go I see people glued to their phones.
Well-edited and really good video, I completely agree with you. Keep up the good work. However, you spent a couple of minutes downloading and editing Matt D'Avella's cover picture of "What's on my phone as a digital minimalist.", you could take a picture on your own of your phone...
Clear and powerful message you carry, which was just what I needed to hear. I’m going back to making a schedule and taking more control of my life! You deserve a ton more subscribers, but at least you now got +1 ;)
Focusing on what you can control is key. Thanks for the support too.
about timestamp 4:50 there are people who dont want to solve the root problem, because some are making a lot of money in the "maintenance bills".
some even go as far as to silence people with the cure. i've been a victim before, so tread lightly since you are on a platform.
the temporary is often more profitable than the permanent.
examples of temporary:
1. renting
2. subscription
3. gas cars (instead of EV)
4. hope (unsolved mysteries, urban legends, religions)
5. political candidates (instead of A.I)
6. loans (instead of philanthropic grants)
7. recurring threats (wars, crisis, conflicts, fake news)
I just subscribed, now you're at 300 subs! Also do you take any supplements for focus or motivation? Apparently Lecithin is helpful.
Thanks man. Nope. No supplements. Never heard of lecithin, so can't say if it's helpful or not
Excellent video. I have watched a lot of the videos you 'called out' in a sense, and this video added an important piece to the puzzle.
A simple first step is a no Phone time, start with half or an hour where you lay your Phone aside and enjoy the moment, everything you see and do, so you can train to lay it aside for longer times
For a long time, I've believed that phones are a distraction and are interfering with my quality of life.
However this gives me a different insight.
I guess that phones aren't necessarily the problem as they can be great tools.
Happy I could share another perspective !
Thanks watching this at 2am on 1.25x, in the background while on eBay 😀
My man said “works on my machine”
Lesson learnt: embrace it don't fight it?
Really good content thanks for sharing!
My pleasure!
Social media in the beginning was fun The apps were simple there weren't ads every two or three posts most the stuff you see wasn't sponsored and you'd actually see your friend's post now it's just a ad revenue machine made to keep your attention as long as possible with a bunch of dumb videos, and they learn you scary well just by simple hearts and comments, RUclips is the last thing I use anymore but it's mostly for informational videos or to try to fix my car or something 😂😂
Yes RUclips doesn’t bombard you with notifications and having RUclips premium keeps ads away. I will say, RUclipss algorithm changes too fast though. I click one sports video and everything in my feed is sports after that
bro, how do you get just a few subs?? very good content btw!!
Brilliant, Simple Video. earned urself a sub bud
very underrated channel
I appreciate that!
Yes, I can't believe It's having these many less subs. Anyway thanks for sharing this content, Thank you
Great video. I really enjoyed the content. Thanks. Where you from?
Thanks Austin. From the land down under
i was here at 130 subscribers
Happy you are here!
wow, only 130 a few weeks ago, people are missing out. impactful ideas is an inspiration, to to keep putting out such great videos, while youtube algorithm has failed us, with concepts that find the heterodox positioning, great editing and use of graphics, intelligent insight from an individual perspective and not repeating the mantras of populist self help. I applaud you
What a content bruh!! Indeed detailed.
yeah why not. but dumb phones are smaller, and fits even woman's pockets
thanks for these ideas
In a nutshell:
“Oh you have Adhd? Well… have you ever tried NOT having ADHD?”
Thanks for the video, such a big issue in today's world that is robbing us all of the connection and experience we once had
Absolutely. it's a massive problem. But not one we can't solve
Very insightful. Thanks.
You've put effort into the video, but I think there is a generalization from your own experience to many who are frankly more susceptible to phone/youtube/internet addiction.
For some people, a glass of alcohol will send them off into a binge. These people literally cannot have alcohol in the house. For others, they can casually have a glass no problem, and maybe the more they have, the more they realize it's time to stop, and then they stop.
If the phone is the equivalent of a glass of alcohol to an alcoholic, this video is not particularly helpful to you IMO.
If you can sit with the phone on the table and it is not a distraction while you work, then I am the wrong target audience for this video. Yes, phones are great, for all the reasons you outline.
I also have an engineering background. If we relate it to weight loss, which I have controlled homeostatically (i.e. fluctuation from 21-25% bodyfat), I have found that the only way I can lose the bodyfat is to consciously calorie restrict. That's either by actual tracking of calories or doing it by proxy, with basically a "meal" plan, and by meal I mean protein powders, frozen berries, vitamins and minerals, protein bars, a few things in limited quantity for fiber and essential fats. And a few high volume low calorie snacks.
This has been sustainable for 2-4 years now (depending on whether 25 or 27% is the upper limit). I can look back and count 7 individual times in 4 years where I have shed 2%+ in a stint of dieting.
This method is the only way I have found that is in any way sustainable for me. If you can do it via another method, good for you. Yes, I know about "Maingaining", and tbh I kind of do that when I'm not dieting, but I still slowly gain weight from my interpretation of that approach.
Perhaps the solution to the phone is in a similar approach, of some sort of cold turkey approach from time to time, with conscious "maingaining" in between.
Thank you. I see so many comments saying this video is great advice. And I’m like “this isn’t even remotely touching the surface of the problem for anyone other than neurotypical people.” This is literally just a “Oh you’re struggling to stay focused? Well stop that!” packaged as something elaborate and countercultural. Completely undermines a massive population of people that don’t just “work for hours with zero temptation.”
Thanks for sharing this.
great and impactful video!
You know well I can appreciate what you’re trying to do here, your approach is getting very close to victim blaming. There are billion dollar companies spending millions of dollars at a minimum, every year attempting to capture our attention with subversive algorithms. To compare phone addiction to over eating is ridiculous on the face of it. Yes, we can examine our relationship with food, but sometimes you simply need to eat less food.
Likewise, sometimes the answer is simply getting a dumb phone or taking yourself on a detox from these addictive apps.
Jesus loves you! Thanks for this!
Appreciate you !
"Discipline"
High quality video here!! 😊
Thanks Victoria!
but they are. And a big one.
How would I watch this video then?
Computer
6:50
Grammar Jihadi here. You failed to use the subjunctive case.
The correct phrasing of this headline should be, "What if your phone WERE not a distraction?"
"The subjunctive mood is for expressing wishes, proposals, suggestions, or imagined situations."
Get it right the next time or you're going to be sporting a very expressive vest!