In an effort to limit the amount of times I look at my phone, I turned off all notifications for social media and email. It worked great for a while, but I've adapted to doing micro-checks for any missed messages. This has caused me to turn off Likes, Commenting, etc on social media to lessen the notifications in general. It's been entertaining to implement.
I don't use social media. I power off my phone, I've turned on greyscale, I've set an always-on routine to block access to most of my apps, I've turned off notifications for everything that's not important, and now I want to just put my phone in a cupboard and not touch it.
I was on a rehabilitation retreat for depression and specifically media addiction and the jist of how to deal with media addiction was basically like this: go cold turkey with the worst offenders. But because electronic devices are a necessity nowadays it's not that easy to just completely throw them all out of your life. The way they told us to handle media addiction was to put each electronic device and each media form into categories of red, yellow and green. Red are the worst of the worst; the ones you spend hours on and that impact your life the most. Those are the ones you have to go cold turkey, most likey forever because most people will not be able to have a healthy relationship with them. In my case it is videogames. Yellow are the ones you have to heavily monitor and that are at risk of becoming the next main form of addiction once you cut out the red ones. For me for instance RUclips videos. Green are the ones you are totally fine with and are not addictiv at all. That is instant messengers for me. It's a rather fluid construct (except for the red ones becoming yellow or even green ones) so as with everything addiction you have to keep an eye on your habbits and behaviours.
@@fernandezboy1 Idealy you get rid of the red ones, e.g. giving your gaming console and games away, deleting your Steam account etc. Sometime you have to find a work around like for example a friend of mine was addicted to messengers like WhatsApp etc. She downgraded her phone where those messengers wouldn't work so she had to actually call people if she wanted to communicate. For the yellow ones you have to find ways and tricks to hold your consumption at bay, for instance put timers on apps or give yourself a specific timeframe to use your PC. Also you should establish routines to deal with the urges to use a specific device/form of media outside of the established parameters. Something like: wash your face with cold water, take a walk, talk to/call a friend etc. The green ones as i said are ok. It is quite a process though because establishing working mechanisms takes some time and trial and error and fighting an addiction is hard as fuck.
Now that I'm thinking about it, the title of the video reminds me of a book I read about tech addiction: Smart Phone Dumb Phone by Allen Carr. I strongly recomend it to people who want to gain control
I see a lot of parallels with this and Cal Newport's 'Deep Work'. He talks a lot about the benefits of getting comfortable with being bored. Awesome work man!
I used a similar thing but instead of blocking these apps entirely, I deleted them from my Nova launcher homescreen, and after some customization, these apps are so hard to access, that every time I want to open them, I simply give up.
Dopamine is a drug which is all too real and at last I can see all the social media apps and their algorithms are what turn using our phones all day or for dsys is where addictions to devices are taking our lives to angles we never envisioned would ever be your video is an eye opener of which I ready felt it became the wake-up call I needed to hear and watch at this time in my life
the main thing that prevents me from "using" a friend to lock certain services and websites is that: I might as a result change my behavior towards them as a result of some part of me craving, let's say RUclips. Trying to manipulate them into giving me the password. And this impacting my relation to this friend.
when you put your phone in that box all I could think about was that you might have to call the cops or an ambulance and you won't be able to and I freaked out...I could never use one of those boxes, buuuut I can just put my phone down and not use it so I don't think I need it. Actually hearing you say that social media make you feel good was kind of weird because it makes me only feel shitty like I cannot look at Instagram anymore or any content really where I see perfect bodies being presented like fitness stuff or models etc. I literally start crying :)), it is a recent development but it keeps me away from social media...
How do we approach that relationship with our technology and be more intentional about it instead of having it be in control of the behaviours and actions and things that we do instead we can- What did you mean by saying that?
Hey Mike, great content as always! I've followed all your tips and they are amazing, just a quick question: I can't find the "Block at end of Limit" setting feature under App Limits. How can I fix it? Cause I totally get that setting all these limits but having the possibility to bypass the limit at the end of time, it's not so useful. Thanks :)
Hey hey! I'm super glad it was helpful :) If you go to the specific "app limit" (eg. instagram for 15 mins) it should be there. It might also not be there if a passcode hasn't been set yet. Hope this helps, and I feel your pain I experienced the same thing!
i don't know how to make you understand me that there is no chance to get out of your home in my city just for some reasons women can't get out of home so what are you guys seeing how to make my life worthy till i get recruitment because i graduate this year so i have to stay at home (in our culture) till i get married or till i get my recruitment so i can get out and be free.... i know most people can't understand that just because their lifestyle is different so could you give me plz some tips can helps me finding my life with some ideas which you got it from your traveling or from your exploring to this prisoner person😂🤦🏻♀️💙😂+thank you i found your accent easy to understand🙏🏻
In an effort to limit the amount of times I look at my phone, I turned off all notifications for social media and email. It worked great for a while, but I've adapted to doing micro-checks for any missed messages. This has caused me to turn off Likes, Commenting, etc on social media to lessen the notifications in general. It's been entertaining to implement.
Love this my dude! Thank you for sharing that with us :) It's amazing to see that you're tinkering and testing to find something that works for you!
@@heymikehanna also... Whaddababe
I don't use social media. I power off my phone, I've turned on greyscale, I've set an always-on routine to block access to most of my apps, I've turned off notifications for everything that's not important, and now I want to just put my phone in a cupboard and not touch it.
I was on a rehabilitation retreat for depression and specifically media addiction and the jist of how to deal with media addiction was basically like this: go cold turkey with the worst offenders. But because electronic devices are a necessity nowadays it's not that easy to just completely throw them all out of your life.
The way they told us to handle media addiction was to put each electronic device and each media form into categories of red, yellow and green.
Red are the worst of the worst; the ones you spend hours on and that impact your life the most. Those are the ones you have to go cold turkey, most likey forever because most people will not be able to have a healthy relationship with them. In my case it is videogames.
Yellow are the ones you have to heavily monitor and that are at risk of becoming the next main form of addiction once you cut out the red ones. For me for instance RUclips videos.
Green are the ones you are totally fine with and are not addictiv at all. That is instant messengers for me.
It's a rather fluid construct (except for the red ones becoming yellow or even green ones) so as with everything addiction you have to keep an eye on your habbits and behaviours.
So what do you do after you have put them into categories?
@@fernandezboy1 Idealy you get rid of the red ones, e.g. giving your gaming console and games away, deleting your Steam account etc. Sometime you have to find a work around like for example a friend of mine was addicted to messengers like WhatsApp etc. She downgraded her phone where those messengers wouldn't work so she had to actually call people if she wanted to communicate.
For the yellow ones you have to find ways and tricks to hold your consumption at bay, for instance put timers on apps or give yourself a specific timeframe to use your PC. Also you should establish routines to deal with the urges to use a specific device/form of media outside of the established parameters. Something like: wash your face with cold water, take a walk, talk to/call a friend etc.
The green ones as i said are ok.
It is quite a process though because establishing working mechanisms takes some time and trial and error and fighting an addiction is hard as fuck.
Now that I'm thinking about it, the title of the video reminds me of a book I read about tech addiction: Smart Phone Dumb Phone by Allen Carr. I strongly recomend it to people who want to gain control
Love this, thank you for sharing that! Adding it to my Good Reads
I see a lot of parallels with this and Cal Newport's 'Deep Work'. He talks a lot about the benefits of getting comfortable with being bored. Awesome work man!
Thanks big guy! Yessss, Cal is the man. Have you checked out his book "Digital Minimalism"?
@@heymikehanna I have not... might be next on the list !
MIKE
SO EXCITED
THE TALENT IS IMMENSE
Love ur energy forever and always
Thank you Jacklyn!!! I appreciate the support so much :)))))
Great content, as always, Mike!
Really appreciate it, thank you!
1:33 is my favorite part
Really felt this video was made for me. Thank you!
I used a similar thing but instead of blocking these apps entirely, I deleted them from my Nova launcher homescreen, and after some customization, these apps are so hard to access, that every time I want to open them, I simply give up.
I have got good use out of my phone, it’s time to move on.
legendary video as usual
Thanks brother
Dopamine is the best drug
If you truly want to detach tech distractions, stop producing video content here and write articles/books. Writing makes you great thinker!
totally agree with you! You have much more control over when to stop and it's way harder to fall into a loophole of endless scrolling.
no the video is good. adds important context and relatability
Yeah but I’m stuck on my phone and that’s how I found this video
que te pasa XD
NB Thomas Edison was not the inventor of the lightbulb. It was Joseph Swan.
Still took him lots of tries though. Ao the philosophy fits.
Dopamine is a drug which is all too real and at last I can see all the social media apps and their algorithms are what turn using our phones all day or for dsys is where addictions to devices are taking our lives to angles we never envisioned would ever be your video is an eye opener of which I ready felt it became the wake-up call I needed to hear and watch at this time in my life
I did a few phone detoxes myself but only when I'm with other people cuz I feel lost without google maps. 😂
the main thing that prevents me from "using" a friend to lock certain services and websites is that: I might as a result change my behavior towards them as a result of some part of me craving, let's say RUclips.
Trying to manipulate them into giving me the password.
And this impacting my relation to this friend.
ohhhhh i love this video so much ❤Great content
when you put your phone in that box all I could think about was that you might have to call the cops or an ambulance and you won't be able to and I freaked out...I could never use one of those boxes, buuuut I can just put my phone down and not use it so I don't think I need it. Actually hearing you say that social media make you feel good was kind of weird because it makes me only feel shitty like I cannot look at Instagram anymore or any content really where I see perfect bodies being presented like fitness stuff or models etc. I literally start crying :)), it is a recent development but it keeps me away from social media...
Amazing and inspiring video!
28 days to break a habit isn’t enough to break a old habit a new and more positive one needs to take its place
How do we approach that relationship with our technology and be more intentional about it instead of having it be in control of the behaviours and actions and things that we do instead we can- What did you mean by saying that?
Okay I’m inspired.
inspirational. Shared
Just found your channel. Great content, subbed!!!👍👊👊👊🏴🏴
Hey Mike, great content as always!
I've followed all your tips and they are amazing, just a quick question: I can't find the "Block at end of Limit" setting feature under App Limits. How can I fix it? Cause I totally get that setting all these limits but having the possibility to bypass the limit at the end of time, it's not so useful.
Thanks :)
Hey hey! I'm super glad it was helpful :) If you go to the specific "app limit" (eg. instagram for 15 mins) it should be there. It might also not be there if a passcode hasn't been set yet. Hope this helps, and I feel your pain I experienced the same thing!
@@heymikehanna thanks, fixed it :)
My pleasure, glad I could help :)
yes mike!!!
where did you get this fancy 1:59 clock?
What is the app to monitor internet time please?
i don't know how to make you understand me that there is no chance to get out of your home in my city just for some reasons women can't get out of home so what are you guys seeing how to make my life worthy till i get recruitment because i graduate this year so i have to stay at home (in our culture) till i get married or till i get my recruitment so i can get out and be free.... i know most people can't understand that just because their lifestyle is different so could you give me plz some tips can helps me finding my life with some ideas which you got it from your traveling or from your exploring to this prisoner person😂🤦🏻♀️💙😂+thank you i found your accent easy to understand🙏🏻
Loses feeling in 2min scrolling on Instagram
How about if you use android and windows?
Great question, but sadly I honestly have no idea, sorry about that! I'm sure there's a way with google well-being
@@heymikehanna Thanks for the reply man! It always brightens my day to interact with you in any way
LOL 😂 NOT
Amazing expencive experience.
To lessen my time , I comment without watching this
hmm
Nice daytona my friend, what are you doing for a living except youtube videos ?
?
Well now you have to give away your email to access the link, and that's not going to happen.
00:06 codm XD
by using a laptop
Man you woke me up 9 hours of screen time each day
Makes an adrenaline inducing video with short span shots about overcoming technological distractions 🤦
🤦🏼♂️ Thank you you thoughts, very valid thought! I'll be sure to have more breathing moments, and slow It down
So I will just need to put a Roku in my toilet?
Put the cornhub away
durp
Mike is so🥵
Cutie
𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚖𝚘𝚜𝚖 💕
00:06 codm XD
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