Alex Becker's Channel same thing, got to level 32 and it was all that i thought about all day. Can’t play that crack at all, unsubbed so i could enjoy work again too :(
Ive been using a different course for my ecom store now for the past few months, no product, shell of a store ready to go, lots of learning. Ive been listening to you for months now, and being like the driest sponge in a pool. Every video has been helpful to change my thinking and behavior. I accredit you for 70% of myself today, thank you. 1
Can you please, link the background music in your BIO or in the video description for us? so we stop asking you what is the bineural background music playing.
So you're saying I can get the same great feelings of being a successful entrepreneur by simply playing WoW, with none of the financial risk, 80 hour work weeks, and stress of entrepreneurship. Am I missing something? :)
FYI - I'm just joking in my original comment. I'm not truly suggesting to give up starting a business and pretending to be fulfilled by playing WoW. However, if you TRULY were fulfilled somehow or other by playing WoW, the alternative of starting a business will probably always seem too great a leap. But for the rest of us that have that itch to grow endlessly, WoW may feel good for a short fix, but it'll never be satisfying long term anyway.
Was listening to this video on the way home from work and I had to pull over and cry as everything felt grey to me and I could figure out why and this video pointed everything all out to me. Considering I suffer from from most of what Alex talked about I now at least have a direction I can get better. Thanks for sharing this information Alex Keep up the good work 1
@@Lukasz.Kaa09 I threw my pc in the trash bin a year ago. I'm among the first generation computer game addicts and have been on and off for 20+ years. You can do what you have to do if you really want!
I made a discord page for anyone who's struggling to balance their WoW time, wants to reduce it or simply wants some chat/support (no quitting necessary!).. come have a look, /w me if you want to know more :) I think it might really help you, and help me too because I struggle with gaming too! If not, have a nice day!!
@Sabbidiwi real meditation isnt about trying to stop thinking, its about watching the thoughts and not identifying with them. eventually the thoughts dissapear.
holy crap.. I was on such a good streak with my self-improvement routine, diet, motivation and all of that stuff and I've just fallen off since this whole isolation thing started .. I decided to look at the channels and find videos that helped me get into that good mind state.. little did I know Alex would have a video addressing WoW specifically when that's exactly what I struggled with as a younger teen and again now that I've got a lot less to do..
Man, things like World of Warcraft may give you some form of happiness, but at the end of the day it drains a bunch of your time and messes with your dopamine, then when you get back to real life it feels like nothing memorable happened and yet a bunch of time has passed. Plus, like you said, our physical minds are simply not wired / optimized in a way that supports the gaming / tech lifestyle; that's not how we evolved!
Influencer Unchained - Digital Entrepreneurship The thing is, for a lot of people games like WoW are tied into their social world. Their social status hinges on them interacting with friends online while playing these games. So it’s not just wasted time. It’s not that you’re making your WoW character stronger while you become weaker. It is actually integral to many people’s social lives.
When the internal combustion engine was first invented there were naysayers telling people that the human body was never designed for high speed and the new 'automobile' would destroy us. That's kinda how your post reads.
Wow this hit close. Literally got back into WoW after Classic was released and definitely felt my motivation slide as I pushed my projects and business ideas to the side.
I can’t tell you how needed this is. This has answered many questions and concerns I’ve been having about why my life isn’t where I want it to be at all. Thank you for posting this! 1
I did an experiment a couple years ago. I decided I would only check Facebook if I was notified that my wife tagged me in something. My social media time went from a 30 min to an hr a day to less then 15 min a week. In less then a month I noticed I was a lot happier
Down the dopamine rabbit hole we go! I completely relate to this video. My business didn't take off until I quit all the pot, Ben n Jerries ice cream, facebook, seeking other peoples approval, drinking, porn, junk tv and Fortnite. It was like addiction 'wackamole'. This info isn't want people want to hear but it sure is what they need to hear if they want success. Good on you for bringing this to the public eye mate. Much respect 1
This makes so much sense, im struggling with a alcohol addition sometimes and i also run a business, if i think about it, the business is so much more fun and rewarding when i don't drink, so in a way maybe its not so much as a addition, but my brain skipping on the pain side of the business and just wants a quick dopamine fix with alcohol. 1
Thanks Alex, I really needed to see this. Last weekend i didn't have a lot to do in my business. And with the country being on lockdown right now, social activities are a no go. So I decided to buy a month of WoW to play classic. next thing I know I am playing all hours of the day. It completely consumed me, and when i had to go back to work I had the same experience as you: It was frcking boring... At first I was looking for ways to reach my goals and play wow in moderation, But you showed me that, that will just sabotage my succes. Just deleted my wow account (was almost lvl 60 so that hurt xD) thank you for showing me the truth.
this is probably one of the most insightful and important videos for the 21'st century I started playing classic again a few days ago, i went and immediately deleted my account after watching this video. This science is probably the most important to my life I have ever seen 1
Alex, How do I change my habits and KEEP IT that way. It's easy for me to be very productive for a little while but then the temptation of doing something unproductive comes back in how do I solve this? 1
Going from caring to not caring about something is difficult, but it's a skill, one you can develop. Routinely test yourself, take only cold showers for a week, go a month without ever taking your phone out of your house, stuff like that. And as you test yourself, your force of will grows.
You should read the book " The power of habit" . Its a great book about how powerful habits are, why they even exist, how a person who isn't able to form memories survives purely out of habit and many other interesting cases talked about with the science behind it. It even touches on how to retain habits, as far as I remember it talked about one of the steps in the AA program, which was to believe in a higher being or a higher purpose (you should check it out for more details). However, if you just find yourself occasionally wanting to distract yourself it could be perfectly natural and good, just be clear why. Maybe you need to socialize for a bit, or your brain needs a bit of time to relax and take in the information. Maybe you need time to build up how long you can stay productive.
Repetition fueled by Will. Start doing cold shower like @PaperCubed mentioned (start like me, warm shower and slowly go into cold water and stand for alteast 1 minute under it). I'm doing full cold showers today and yes it's cold, it will always be cold, but I'm used to it now. Put challenges to yourself and commit yourself to them, have a why you want to do them. So when you want to avoid it, remember the WHY YOU ACTUALLY WANT to do it. Start small and grow on a daily/weekly basis
You have to change your environment, which probably means moving. It will be easier to change your whole routine if you change your whole setting then just keep it that way.
This video is truly a gift. I was feeling a craving to go back to wow but now I don’t. Thanks Alex. Note: A second video that I watched after which improved my resolve to not pick wow back up even further was by David Goggins called How To Never Quit Again.
I love world of Warcraft and I’ve been playing it since the age of 5. I remember the first day I created my character back when the Sox’s won the word serious in 05. 1
One of the best videos I've ever seen in my entire life. This is exactly what I needed to hear, it put together the missing pieces to make sense. I was headed this direction, now I understand why.
This is the video I've needed for the past two years, thank you so much. You really broke down video game addiction and what it does to your brain more than I could imagine, and possibly the best video on it on TH-cam. My life is about to change.
Hey Alex. Digging your more consistent quality content. You're so unique from everybody else on TH-cam. Would you do a video on the upcoming financial crash and what you would do if you were a beginner entrepreneur?? I really would like to hear you weigh in on this.
Holy crap this mentality is mind Blowing. Im just in that spot. But in the wrong way, recently I was with no money, no job and not social interaction. So I put my self in a Scenario to get those things and improve my Life. But when I did those things I start making littel easy dopamine things and I think Im actually stuck on my fast dopamine drogs escapism. I get the dopamine I need but without noticing I'm spending my life empty. This video has change my mentality and I think will help me a lot about recover healthy habits. Thanks Men.
@@orlandomorales5875 1. Get out of debt do not have any car payments, credit cards, student loans, or mortgages. 2 Create 10 streams of income, I only have 2 at the moment. 3 Generate $100,000 per month of income, right now I only at 10k a month.
I realized that although playing video games gave me every sort of feeling in a mater of moments and I could play for hrs I looking back should have focused my time in making my future more comfortable. 1
I like you, Alex. You're relatable to people like myself. (young, played a lot of video games, stopped, now aggressively improving my life) You try to make sense of why you do things subconsciously, which is what im doing as well. Thanks for your content man. 1
Hey you gonna hook us a list of the audio books / books youre going through? Would love to know some of your recommendations... Last couple I can recommend is Built to Sell, How to Talk to Anyone 92 Tricks ... and although long the Laws of Human Nature by Dr. Robert Greene is pretty good. .... 1
I hope beckers alright.. Hasn't posted anything on social media since this was uploaded and he was talking about feeling lonely in one of his recent videos...
@@myaccount__7269 That he was ignoring feeling lonely. Might have broken up with Rachel but that's none of my business.. He posted on ig yesturday that he moved into an apartment so he's all g
Rylie K maybe. It’s out of the norm for him not to post videos so maybe that did happen. Would also explain the new appt to start fresh. Love the dude, he’s standup honeys guy. Was she in recent pics?
@@myaccount__7269 He hasn't mentioned her for months and she stopped posting on her business ig so that's my guess. It's great seeing him progress and work through things like this
Holy crap! I just read his Instagram post and he said he sold everything, his house, the lambo, all his stuff....sold it all. Said he didn’t need money anymore and more. Something huge def happened and I don’t think he’s with her anymore, no mention of anyone else in his post. Sounds like he is going through some mental demons which fucking sucks as he has always been so strong for us on TH-cam and never quitting or giving up. I hope he gets through whatever’s happening.
You speak the truth, Alex. I played WoW for over 14 years and could have accomplished so much more. I played WoW while I stayed at home to watch my kids, I played WoW to "Make friends and network" I played WoW to do nothing but pleasure myself and in the end I ended up in more pain then I can (will) express in a youtube comment. Now as a father of four and an extremely capable individual I've moved into a place where playing WoW feels like I'm wasting myself, when I could offer so much value, and fulfillment in not only my own life, but fulfillment of my spouse's and children's lives. Not just another 1
In 2005 a spoof video about gaming addiction was made by Pure Pwnage. The theme song being love found online and how warcraft made a social life unnecessary. When this video first came out, me and my wife played together side by side, some days we would take the kids to school, run back, start playing till it was time to collect them , then after collecting them one of us would carry on playing. We shared this vid together and laughed and sang it together. Years passed by and my son aged 8 wanted to play, so he made a character. He would play, and not want to come off. We set time limits and boundaries and he would break them, we deleted the game and he would go round his mates and play. We got rid of the computer. He watched videos about it on his phone. As he entered his teens his life became world of warcraft. He could tell me the lore of any character in the game or the precise rotation needed by a class on a certain boss stage, became one of the top 5% of players in Europe. After leaving school he was immersed in the world. His benefits bought him a computer and an account and he played 14 hours a day and more. We would switch off the electrics to end his sessions because he was incapable of coming off independently. The arguments about warcraft distanced him from us. His relationship with his Mum broke down. They grew apart. I fought to keep us together, but we had to give him an ultimatum. Abide by our rules or leave. Aged 19 he left home as we "threw him out" by taking him down housing. He was in a homeless hostel playing WOW. His room had a hundred and twenty litres of coke and I dont know how many half eaten rotting pizzas. I would clean his room and the next week it would be back. He's 23 now. The argument's and regrets were part of why my wife left. 6 weeks ago, he deleted his account and told me "I've wasted my life" , Blizzard design the game to addict vulnerable minds. As I sit here , My sons life in ruins, my wife a hundred miles away I watched this vid and sang the words that made us laugh so long ago. "World of warcraft is a feeling...who needs a social life"
I'm sorry to read your experience. The good news is you have your son back and he can build his life the way he wants without WoW there to ruin it again. People change and that's great your son has won some sort of lottery where he realized what his life turned into while still having enough time to redesign his life with a passion.
Here a little to do list, inspired by the video! How to trigger happiness (Dopamine), while staying true to your most joyful vision? - Remove easy, superficial, harmful dopamine triggers from your life. - Make a list of things in your life which grey out fulfilling behaviours and experiences. - Remove those from your life. - Pick fulfilling behaviours which also trigger dopamine and get you to the dream goals you have set for yourself. Make a list of those as well. - Get in the habit of taking those actions every day. - Update the two lists every month, learning from your experiences, identifying new items and adapting existing one's if prudent.
A wow addiction isn’t only dangerous because of the easy dopamine release and feeling of increased social standing, it preys on an important human need of nurturing and growth as well. In the wild, you would obviously have this need to help keep your offspring alive and flourishing, maybe even use it to grow a garden for an easy food source. It’s the same feeling of satisfaction you get when building a business and why it seems so important. You’ll never get this feeling from drinking, heroin, meth, or even social media (unless you have convinced yourself you’re “building” a brand, but it’s less enjoyable to read the hater comments than it is to get support from a guild.) As a former wow addict, I’ve never experienced anything remotely as destructive because it preys on nearly every human need. Seems like you might be going through a difficult time, take it easy on yourself.
theclos16 you can use it for your advantage. Just find the most afk ways to level up. So you can motivate your self to do productive stuff while you level up by clicking once ever 5min.
Okay wow this seems obvious but it's really eye opening. But is it possible to be too far gone? I've been rewiring my brain for YEARS AND YEARS and I've experienced exactly what Alex has described, only more severe. The thought of smashing my phone gives me a physical chill. Is it better to go cold Turkey or try weaning off? Even as I'm writing this all kinds of alarm bells are going off in my head telling me I can't survive without all my dopamine sources. There are even arguments that appear logical.
You don't need to get throw away all instantly imo. You should get rid of the most negative ones, like watching an alex becker video probably gives you a decent amount of dopamine and its not that bad for your brain i'd say, but watching p@rn on the regular and spending a good amount of time & energy on it to get a huge dopamine spike at the end is super negative compared to the first one.
Thank God I clicked on this video! Sometimes the titles you use for your videos are not attractive enough to me cause I don't play video games, But I knew you were gonna discuss some great stuff. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us! 1
I had cancelled my WoW Classic subscription a couple weeks ago, but it only took 7 days before I picked it up right where it left off. This video, tonight, convinced me to rip the bandaid off and get rid of it for good. All items sold and characters deleted, so there's NO GOING BACK. Thanks for the slap in the face that my subconscious has been begging for.
Just realized why my roommate cannot do anything else but play fortnite. There's his dream...to become a pro fortnite player but on the downside, his health is deteriorating badly. 1
gaming professionals have a team of people you never see on camera there to make sure they don't look like they play video games 12 hours a day everyday. the body needs exercise, sunlight and social interaction or people get smeagol like real quick. wouldn't be much of a role model to keep other people hooked on the game if they looked like a basement dweller. hope your roommate gets over his video game addiction.
Ive been using a different course for my ecom store now for the past few months, no product, shell of a store ready to go, lots of learning. Ive been listening to you for months now, and being like the driest sponge in a pool. Every video has been helpful to change my thinking and behavior. I accredit you for 70% of myself today, thank you. 1
I'm definitely ready to start my own business mentality. But financially I have no foundation. I'm helping family get through let's just say VERY hard times. Some guidance could be helpful. 1
This is crazy! I literally canceled my WoW account 3 days before my auto sub about a week ago! I’ve been off work because of surgery and have been addicted to that fucking game for 2 months instead of working on my goals, it had to go. Too ironic. Thanks for the content man, helping me work this animal brain better. 1
after playing wow classic since july after i caught covid- my life got progressively worst as i dove deeper into the rabit hole again, just ruined both my twinks on accident within a week and i look at it as a blessing that i can let go again and get back to my normal regimine, insane how powerful these heavy addictions can be and how much freedom and power comes when you set free
Hello, I've been researching this topic myself recently, and I agree with you that pc games, tv shows, cake(lol), take low effort and supply us with the instant gratification. You mentioned that you should just not play WoW, but what about other things, like youtube, even the random interesting topic researching throughout wikipedia, reddit of which is mostly for self entertainment rather for self development, these things also supply us with gratification and still require less effort, than for example learning a new skill or building a business etc. So what do you think is the best solution to this? Quitting cold turkey and not experiencing those things at all or limiting your time on them? Would really appreciate your approach on this.
The book slight edge say you gotta do the little things that compound into something great, but it say says if you make the wrong error in judgment day in and out it can lead you to place where your lost. Also as easy it is to do those little things it’s also easy not to do.
Good god, I am glad I watched this video. I started my business beginning of this year, and I've always been a big gamer. I figured I could work on my business and game at the sametime, but I couldn't maintain consistency in my business because it was boring, but it was ONLY boring when I focused too much time on videogames. Whenever I removed videogames from the equation I almost instantly began interested and consistent in my business. This video explains my lack of consistency. I knew I had to remove videogames completely, I knew I had to sell my gaming computer, but now I truly understand why. Game changer, thank you Alex!
I needed this information right now. Makes so much sense to me. I was on a great streak of 45+ days working on my goals and recently feel off. I took the easier dopamine hit. Time to remove that stuff. #1
Probably the most helpful and useful video on TH-cam. I absolutely hated what I was doing a few months ago. I've recently removed video games, social media, TV, and youtube (except for biz videos). I was playing Xbox around 4 hours per day this year, it caused me to hate my business and everything associated with it. I lost clients, time, and money because of it. I'm finally back to work and enjoying it after removing that shit from my life.
I think the main problem is playing MMORPG's as they suck you in too much. Also it depends on the person, but I would say everyone would benefit of not playing them it's just that the damage and addiction they cause varies from person to person.
Oh man it’s so good to come back to these videos. I’ve been warped out of my mind and stuck on a dopamine chase and now I’m trying to come back to the world.
Conclusion - WoW Classic is just a really frickin good game. We've had good games in a long while now due to the "modern" games all focusing on the wrong things. Interesting video, thank you.
Can you Please link the background music in your BIO or in the video description for us? so we stop asking you what is the bineural background music playing.
Alex, i am very thankful for this. This literally explains my confusion right now. I need to quit this instant dopamine fix in my life and get back on my track. I noticed this too when i'm integrating playing online games in my daily or weekly routine. The important stuff that I do becomes easily demotivating especially sales so i then turn to games. This is a very big help.1
He sold his lambo, sold his house, and lives in a small apartment now. He's going minimalist and realized the flaws in his previous ways. Very inspiring.
This is what I've been searching for everything you say I can relate to my own life. I resort to video games because i get social recognition because I am very competitive when it comes to gaming, as soon I went on a dopamine fast I could see myself working towards my main goals without even trying. I 100% believe this is the life "hack" if you wanna call it that, to get literally anything you want in life. Thank you for this type of information, most people do not go as in-depth as this and it's absolutely amazing. 1
This video on progressing via subtraction from Sam Ovens is also insanely helpful (it helped me a TON): th-cam.com/video/Eu49YUVacOM/w-d-xo.html
Alex Becker's Channel same thing, got to level 32 and it was all that i thought about all day. Can’t play that crack at all, unsubbed so i could enjoy work again too :(
Ive been using a different course for my ecom store now for the past few months, no product, shell of a store ready to go, lots of learning. Ive been listening to you for months now, and being like the driest sponge in a pool. Every video has been helpful to change my thinking and behavior. I accredit you for 70% of myself today, thank you. 1
Via Negativa. Antifragile is recommended reading.
Alex, can you please explain how you've castrated youtube's recommended and main page?
Can you please, link the background music in your BIO or in the video description for us? so we stop asking you what is the bineural background music playing.
So you're saying I can get the same great feelings of being a successful entrepreneur by simply playing WoW, with none of the financial risk, 80 hour work weeks, and stress of entrepreneurship. Am I missing something? :)
think41c yeah, same feeling but youll be broke which will make your life terrible.
Yes - long-term self-fulfillment.
(I get the joke though)
FYI - I'm just joking in my original comment. I'm not truly suggesting to give up starting a business and pretending to be fulfilled by playing WoW. However, if you TRULY were fulfilled somehow or other by playing WoW, the alternative of starting a business will probably always seem too great a leap. But for the rest of us that have that itch to grow endlessly, WoW may feel good for a short fix, but it'll never be satisfying long term anyway.
Sure if you make good content with the amount of time you are playing. People make a living off this kind of stuff all the time now.
the risk of missing out of a successful life will be much greater tho
Was listening to this video on the way home from work and I had to pull over and cry as everything felt grey to me and I could figure out why and this video pointed everything all out to me.
Considering I suffer from from most of what Alex talked about I now at least have a direction I can get better.
Thanks for sharing this information Alex
Keep up the good work 1
Xander you are not alone mate ... I feel Lost in life atm. Dunno what to do :(
@@Lukasz.Kaa09 I threw my pc in the trash bin a year ago. I'm among the first generation computer game addicts and have been on and off for 20+ years. You can do what you have to do if you really want!
Same dude.
Dude I've quit gaming since last year but I sore the new trailer for Apex revenant and I just want to main him and be an edge lord with him
I made a discord page for anyone who's struggling to balance their WoW time, wants to reduce it or simply wants some chat/support (no quitting necessary!).. come have a look, /w me if you want to know more :) I think it might really help you, and help me too because I struggle with gaming too!
If not, have a nice day!!
"All of man's miseries derive from not being able to sit quietly in a room alone." 1
@Sabbidiwi real meditation isnt about trying to stop thinking, its about watching the thoughts and not identifying with them.
eventually the thoughts dissapear.
@Sabbidiwi dafuq? u doing it wrong.
Sabbidiwi not true. You’ve been doing it for the wrong reasons
holy crap.. I was on such a good streak with my self-improvement routine, diet, motivation and all of that stuff and I've just fallen off since this whole isolation thing started .. I decided to look at the channels and find videos that helped me get into that good mind state.. little did I know Alex would have a video addressing WoW specifically when that's exactly what I struggled with as a younger teen and again now that I've got a lot less to do..
Great vid as always Alex
Man, things like World of Warcraft may give you some form of happiness, but at the end of the day it drains a bunch of your time and messes with your dopamine, then when you get back to real life it feels like nothing memorable happened and yet a bunch of time has passed. Plus, like you said, our physical minds are simply not wired / optimized in a way that supports the gaming / tech lifestyle; that's not how we evolved!
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The thing is, for a lot of people games like WoW are tied into their social world. Their social status hinges on them interacting with friends online while playing these games.
So it’s not just wasted time. It’s not that you’re making your WoW character stronger while you become weaker. It is actually integral to many people’s social lives.
Poetboxer Do people forget that there are millions of people who make gaming content and are making a living? Like hello?
If it brings happiness to you, then who gives a fuck about anything else.
When the internal combustion engine was first invented there were naysayers telling people that the human body was never designed for high speed and the new 'automobile' would destroy us.
That's kinda how your post reads.
Wow this hit close. Literally got back into WoW after Classic was released and definitely felt my motivation slide as I pushed my projects and business ideas to the side.
I’ve been drunk for the past 20 days... time it’s time to sober up and get to work. Thank you again Becker. 1
Lol sick liver bro
Picking up WoW right before Uni starts was a big mistake. 1
Bruh yes, game cost me 3 semesters
@@abcxyz4207 lol, me too
Why did the banker quit his job? He lost interest 😂
That was so funny, I forgot to laugh.
Ayyyyyyy
I can’t tell you how needed this is. This has answered many questions and concerns I’ve been having about why my life isn’t where I want it to be at all. Thank you for posting this! 1
I did an experiment a couple years ago. I decided I would only check Facebook if I was notified that my wife tagged me in something. My social media time went from a 30 min to an hr a day to less then 15 min a week.
In less then a month I noticed I was a lot happier
emrik99 that’s awesome!
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“I made 17M on Warcraft: How games can 100x you and break reality”
Loll
Got that as well
same, I honestly don't know if i can trust this dude...
Guys...we lost Becker. Legend has it he never left the computer screen and is still playing WoW. RIP
He play warlock in wotlk
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Someone: How grey is my brain?
Alex: Yes
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This is one of the truthfully videos ever about the subconscious seeking for dopamin.
Bruh my rogue ain’t gonna fear itself
Down the dopamine rabbit hole we go! I completely relate to this video. My business didn't take off until I quit all the pot, Ben n Jerries ice cream, facebook, seeking other peoples approval, drinking, porn, junk tv and Fortnite. It was like addiction 'wackamole'. This info isn't want people want to hear but it sure is what they need to hear if they want success. Good on you for bringing this to the public eye mate. Much respect 1
Do vipassana ,if u dare...
This makes so much sense, im struggling with a alcohol addition sometimes and i also run a business, if i think about it, the business is so much more fun and rewarding when i don't drink, so in a way maybe its not so much as a addition, but my brain skipping on the pain side of the business and just wants a quick dopamine fix with alcohol. 1
Thanks Alex, I really needed to see this. Last weekend i didn't have a lot to do in my business. And with the country being on lockdown right now, social activities are a no go. So I decided to buy a month of WoW to play classic. next thing I know I am playing all hours of the day. It completely consumed me, and when i had to go back to work I had the same experience as you: It was frcking boring... At first I was looking for ways to reach my goals and play wow in moderation, But you showed me that, that will just sabotage my succes. Just deleted my wow account (was almost lvl 60 so that hurt xD) thank you for showing me the truth.
this is probably one of the most insightful and important videos for the 21'st century
I started playing classic again a few days ago, i went and immediately deleted my account after watching this video.
This science is probably the most important to my life I have ever seen
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These are the videos that I watch, re watch, takes notes. Thanks Becker when I make it I will shout you out
Alex, How do I change my habits and KEEP IT that way. It's easy for me to be very productive for a little while but then the temptation of doing something unproductive comes back in how do I solve this? 1
delete the things that are not productive. that was the whole point of this video
Going from caring to not caring about something is difficult, but it's a skill, one you can develop. Routinely test yourself, take only cold showers for a week, go a month without ever taking your phone out of your house, stuff like that. And as you test yourself, your force of will grows.
You should read the book " The power of habit" . Its a great book about how powerful habits are, why they even exist, how a person who isn't able to form memories survives purely out of habit and many other interesting cases talked about with the science behind it. It even touches on how to retain habits, as far as I remember it talked about one of the steps in the AA program, which was to believe in a higher being or a higher purpose (you should check it out for more details). However, if you just find yourself occasionally wanting to distract yourself it could be perfectly natural and good, just be clear why. Maybe you need to socialize for a bit, or your brain needs a bit of time to relax and take in the information. Maybe you need time to build up how long you can stay productive.
Repetition fueled by Will. Start doing cold shower like @PaperCubed mentioned (start like me, warm shower and slowly go into cold water and stand for alteast 1 minute under it). I'm doing full cold showers today and yes it's cold, it will always be cold, but I'm used to it now. Put challenges to yourself and commit yourself to them, have a why you want to do them. So when you want to avoid it, remember the WHY YOU ACTUALLY WANT to do it. Start small and grow on a daily/weekly basis
You have to change your environment, which probably means moving. It will be easier to change your whole routine if you change your whole setting then just keep it that way.
This video is truly a gift. I was feeling a craving to go back to wow but now I don’t. Thanks Alex. Note: A second video that I watched after which improved my resolve to not pick wow back up even further was by David Goggins called How To Never Quit Again.
Oh, that demonic parasite pilar from outer space? Nah bruh, it's the *insertscapegoat here*!
Oh my god! I've just found out who the Arrow is!
20 minutes pure value
You are giving gold for free 🙏
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I love world of Warcraft and I’ve been playing it since the age of 5. I remember the first day I created my character back when the Sox’s won the word serious in 05. 1
Their is nothing better than finding a new Alex video
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Sounds like you need to follow the advice given here.
@@prezadent1 yes I'll follow his advice :)
takning a massive dumb is
@@rhryrtu 😒🙄
One of the best videos I've ever seen in my entire life. This is exactly what I needed to hear, it put together the missing pieces to make sense. I was headed this direction, now I understand why.
Thankyou Mr. Becker, this video has made me put down my phone and start doing my maths homework. Will comment when done.
i am wating for your commenr
Jack Hunter
Done yet?
My man, he's going strong
I bet his doing the exercises of the whole book.
hows that calculus going champ?
This is the video I've needed for the past two years, thank you so much. You really broke down video game addiction and what it does to your brain more than I could imagine, and possibly the best video on it on TH-cam. My life is about to change.
Did your life change?
My dopamine levels go insane when I see a notification from Becker, you are the best. 1
Mihail Dimovski but you should probably turn off those notifications
Mind Blown, and already feel rewiring of my brain for the actions I've chosen. Grow and Move Forward, while distractions keep you Static.
Hey Alex. Digging your more consistent quality content. You're so unique from everybody else on TH-cam. Would you do a video on the upcoming financial crash and what you would do if you were a beginner entrepreneur?? I really would like to hear you weigh in on this.
Holy crap this mentality is mind Blowing. Im just in that spot. But in the wrong way, recently I was with no money, no job and not social interaction. So I put my self in a Scenario to get those things and improve my Life. But when I did those things I start making littel easy dopamine things and I think Im actually stuck on my fast dopamine drogs escapism. I get the dopamine I need but without noticing I'm spending my life empty. This video has change my mentality and I think will help me a lot about recover healthy habits. Thanks Men.
I literally started playing wow because of you. Leveled to 27 in like 3 days... Jesus...
Level 29 took me four weeks, dang.
I am with you I deleted all social media accounts. Got rid of all TVs, and Video games. Less distractions, stay more focused on goals.
what goals you have?
@@orlandomorales5875
1. Get out of debt do not have any car payments, credit cards, student loans, or mortgages.
2 Create 10 streams of income, I only have 2 at the moment.
3 Generate $100,000 per month of income, right now I only at 10k a month.
I'm surprised Alex didn't bring up porn
This video was actually incredibly helpful to me personally for where im at in my life right now. Thanks for sharing
I realized that although playing video games gave me every sort of feeling in a mater of moments and I could play for hrs I looking back should have focused my time in making my future more comfortable. 1
I like you, Alex. You're relatable to people like myself. (young, played a lot of video games, stopped, now aggressively improving my life) You try to make sense of why you do things subconsciously, which is what im doing as well. Thanks for your content man. 1
homeboy giving away 30 thousand dollars worth of game for free, apply this mentality to boxing and my business now, long time fan, big ups becker.
Hey you gonna hook us a list of the audio books / books youre going through? Would love to know some of your recommendations... Last couple I can recommend is Built to Sell, How to Talk to Anyone 92 Tricks ... and although long the Laws of Human Nature by Dr. Robert Greene is pretty good. .... 1
I hope beckers alright.. Hasn't posted anything on social media since this was uploaded and he was talking about feeling lonely in one of his recent videos...
Rylie K really: ? What he say>”?
@@myaccount__7269 That he was ignoring feeling lonely. Might have broken up with Rachel but that's none of my business.. He posted on ig yesturday that he moved into an apartment so he's all g
Rylie K maybe. It’s out of the norm for him not to post videos so maybe that did happen. Would also explain the new appt to start fresh. Love the dude, he’s standup honeys guy. Was she in recent pics?
@@myaccount__7269 He hasn't mentioned her for months and she stopped posting on her business ig so that's my guess. It's great seeing him progress and work through things like this
Holy crap! I just read his Instagram post and he said he sold everything, his house, the lambo, all his stuff....sold it all. Said he didn’t need money anymore and more. Something huge def happened and I don’t think he’s with her anymore, no mention of anyone else in his post. Sounds like he is going through some mental demons which fucking sucks as he has always been so strong for us on TH-cam and never quitting or giving up. I hope he gets through whatever’s happening.
You speak the truth, Alex. I played WoW for over 14 years and could have accomplished so much more. I played WoW while I stayed at home to watch my kids, I played WoW to "Make friends and network" I played WoW to do nothing but pleasure myself and in the end I ended up in more pain then I can (will) express in a youtube comment. Now as a father of four and an extremely capable individual I've moved into a place where playing WoW feels like I'm wasting myself, when I could offer so much value, and fulfillment in not only my own life, but fulfillment of my spouse's and children's lives. Not just another 1
FFS ALEX IM TRYNA HIT 60
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never had a serious role model in my life. you are kind of my mentor. thank you very much for sharing your enriching thoughts. greetings from germany.
"Don't wish it were easier, wish you were better" 1
In 2005 a spoof video about gaming addiction was made by Pure Pwnage. The theme song being love found online and how warcraft made a social life unnecessary.
When this video first came out, me and my wife played together side by side, some days we would take the kids to school, run back, start playing till it was time to collect them , then after collecting them one of us would carry on playing. We shared this vid together and laughed and sang it together. Years passed by and my son aged 8 wanted to play, so he made a character.
He would play, and not want to come off. We set time limits and boundaries and he would break them, we deleted the game and he would go round his mates and play. We got rid of the computer.
He watched videos about it on his phone. As he entered his teens his life became world of warcraft. He could tell me the lore of any character in the game or the precise rotation needed by a class on a certain boss stage, became one of the top 5% of players in Europe.
After leaving school he was immersed in the world. His benefits bought him a computer and an account and he played 14 hours a day and more. We would switch off the electrics to end his sessions because he was incapable of coming off independently. The arguments about warcraft distanced him from us. His relationship with his Mum broke down. They grew apart. I fought to keep us together, but we had to give him an ultimatum. Abide by our rules or leave.
Aged 19 he left home as we "threw him out" by taking him down housing. He was in a homeless hostel playing WOW. His room had a hundred and twenty litres of coke and I dont know how many half eaten rotting pizzas. I would clean his room and the next week it would be back.
He's 23 now. The argument's and regrets were part of why my wife left.
6 weeks ago, he deleted his account and told me "I've wasted my life" , Blizzard design the game to addict vulnerable minds.
As I sit here , My sons life in ruins, my wife a hundred miles away I watched this vid and sang the words that made us laugh so long ago.
"World of warcraft is a feeling...who needs a social life"
I'm sorry to read your experience. The good news is you have your son back and he can build his life the way he wants without WoW there to ruin it again. People change and that's great your son has won some sort of lottery where he realized what his life turned into while still having enough time to redesign his life with a passion.
"meh fuckit i'll play world of warcraft" LOL
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Never stop making these videos plz i watch em religiously
This was exactly what I needed to hear. It probably the reason I want to play Rome total was when I should be working...1
Here a little to do list, inspired by the video!
How to trigger happiness (Dopamine), while staying true to your most joyful vision?
- Remove easy, superficial, harmful dopamine triggers from your life.
- Make a list of things in your life which grey out fulfilling behaviours and experiences.
- Remove those from your life.
- Pick fulfilling behaviours which also trigger dopamine and get you to the dream goals you have set for yourself. Make a list of those as well.
- Get in the habit of taking those actions every day.
- Update the two lists every month, learning from your experiences, identifying new items and adapting existing one's if prudent.
If you're not dreaming big for yourself, who's doing it for you? 1
There is subliminal tones and messages hidden the in the background sounds of this video, you might wanna rethink watching this piece of shit...
@@DJxSGGxNeo what's up wanna talk?
"This business is the only thing in the room so it's a 10."
I'm playing WoW classic and building a $2 million a year business at the same time (I only play 1 hour a day and don't play any other games)
I know this is an older video but I am so glad I stumbled across it. Thanks for the research that went into this Alex. You are a baaaad maaaan...
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I was throwing away my teenage years being addicted to WoW, and I'm excited what is expecting me right now in this video... 1
A wow addiction isn’t only dangerous because of the easy dopamine release and feeling of increased social standing, it preys on an important human need of nurturing and growth as well. In the wild, you would obviously have this need to help keep your offspring alive and flourishing, maybe even use it to grow a garden for an easy food source. It’s the same feeling of satisfaction you get when building a business and why it seems so important. You’ll never get this feeling from drinking, heroin, meth, or even social media (unless you have convinced yourself you’re “building” a brand, but it’s less enjoyable to read the hater comments than it is to get support from a guild.) As a former wow addict, I’ve never experienced anything remotely as destructive because it preys on nearly every human need. Seems like you might be going through a difficult time, take it easy on yourself.
Your psychology break down is on point, I'm still gonna raid tonight tho. Q1
Same
Meditation, writing down goals + to do lists, and pomodoro technique are the 3 things I use to keep on track 1
Needed this, recently got back into osrs, was watching this while grinding on it. Time to put that shit down #1
theclos16 you can use it for your advantage. Just find the most afk ways to level up. So you can motivate your self to do productive stuff while you level up by clicking once ever 5min.
Okay wow this seems obvious but it's really eye opening. But is it possible to be too far gone? I've been rewiring my brain for YEARS AND YEARS and I've experienced exactly what Alex has described, only more severe. The thought of smashing my phone gives me a physical chill. Is it better to go cold Turkey or try weaning off? Even as I'm writing this all kinds of alarm bells are going off in my head telling me I can't survive without all my dopamine sources. There are even arguments that appear logical.
You don't need to get throw away all instantly imo. You should get rid of the most negative ones, like watching an alex becker video probably gives you a decent amount of dopamine and its not that bad for your brain i'd say, but watching p@rn on the regular and spending a good amount of time & energy on it to get a huge dopamine spike at the end is super negative compared to the first one.
Was wondering why it got deleted and re uploaded 1
Normally skip your ads... but this video was a real eye opener.. Its like you were speaking to me directly! Great video!
Thank God I clicked on this video! Sometimes the titles you use for your videos are not attractive enough to me cause I don't play video games, But I knew you were gonna discuss some great stuff. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us! 1
I had cancelled my WoW Classic subscription a couple weeks ago, but it only took 7 days before I picked it up right where it left off. This video, tonight, convinced me to rip the bandaid off and get rid of it for good. All items sold and characters deleted, so there's NO GOING BACK. Thanks for the slap in the face that my subconscious has been begging for.
Just realized why my roommate cannot do anything else but play fortnite. There's his dream...to become a pro fortnite player but on the downside, his health is deteriorating badly.
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DREAM BIGGER
gaming professionals have a team of people you never see on camera there to make sure they don't look like they play video games 12 hours a day everyday. the body needs exercise, sunlight and social interaction or people get smeagol like real quick. wouldn't be much of a role model to keep other people hooked on the game if they looked like a basement dweller. hope your roommate gets over his video game addiction.
Ive been using a different course for my ecom store now for the past few months, no product, shell of a store ready to go, lots of learning. Ive been listening to you for months now, and being like the driest sponge in a pool. Every video has been helpful to change my thinking and behavior. I accredit you for 70% of myself today, thank you. 1
Alex smash Playstation!
Alex smash TV!
Alex smash phone!
Alex smash World of Warcraft!!!!
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Is this the guy that comes on strong for the first 5 seconds of an ad to try to convince you to listen to him??
He plays WoW?! Freaking sweet.
Does he though? The closest thing he mentioned about WoW was killing a boar.....I'm not convinced.
I'm definitely ready to start my own business mentality. But financially I have no foundation. I'm helping family get through let's just say VERY hard times. Some guidance could be helpful. 1
Need guidance on this one brotha?
This is crazy! I literally canceled my WoW account 3 days before my auto sub about a week ago! I’ve been off work because of surgery and have been addicted to that fucking game for 2 months instead of working on my goals, it had to go. Too ironic. Thanks for the content man, helping me work this animal brain better.
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I’ve even been looking at selling my main, apparently people pay hundreds for geared toons 😂
Bakana! I chose this over pewdiepie for my spare 20 minutes
after playing wow classic since july after i caught covid- my life got progressively worst as i dove deeper into the rabit hole again, just ruined both my twinks on accident within a week and i look at it as a blessing that i can let go again and get back to my normal regimine, insane how powerful these heavy addictions can be and how much freedom and power comes when you set free
Someone should invent something so (s)he can put willpower in a bottle and sell it :P 1
It's called modafinil lol
@@nolanwalker4413 Haha exactly my thought
Hello, I've been researching this topic myself recently, and I agree with you that pc games, tv shows, cake(lol), take low effort and supply us with the instant gratification. You mentioned that you should just not play WoW, but what about other things, like youtube, even the random interesting topic researching throughout wikipedia, reddit of which is mostly for self entertainment rather for self development, these things also supply us with gratification and still require less effort, than for example learning a new skill or building a business etc. So what do you think is the best solution to this? Quitting cold turkey and not experiencing those things at all or limiting your time on them? Would really appreciate your approach on this.
"Hey maybe we should go burn down a 711" lol 😂😂 1
The book slight edge say you gotta do the little things that compound into something great, but it say says if you make the wrong error in judgment day in and out it can lead you to place where your lost. Also as easy it is to do those little things it’s also easy not to do.
“You cannot win the war against the world, if you can’t win the war against your own mind.” - Will Smith
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Good god, I am glad I watched this video. I started my business beginning of this year, and I've always been a big gamer. I figured I could work on my business and game at the sametime, but I couldn't maintain consistency in my business because it was boring, but it was ONLY boring when I focused too much time on videogames. Whenever I removed videogames from the equation I almost instantly began interested and consistent in my business. This video explains my lack of consistency. I knew I had to remove videogames completely, I knew I had to sell my gaming computer, but now I truly understand why. Game changer, thank you Alex!
Also, look up "Dopamine Fast"
Wow classic is 100% a life stealer! Regardless of your position in real life!
I needed this information right now. Makes so much sense to me. I was on a great streak of 45+ days working on my goals and recently feel off. I took the easier dopamine hit. Time to remove that stuff. #1
WoW give us another (fake) purpose in life... its kinda dangerous :/ such a great game :(
Probably the most helpful and useful video on TH-cam. I absolutely hated what I was doing a few months ago. I've recently removed video games, social media, TV, and youtube (except for biz videos). I was playing Xbox around 4 hours per day this year, it caused me to hate my business and everything associated with it. I lost clients, time, and money because of it. I'm finally back to work and enjoying it after removing that shit from my life.
Alex you are Mad. Its perfectly fine to play Videogames here and there
I think the main problem is playing MMORPG's as they suck you in too much. Also it depends on the person, but I would say everyone would benefit of not playing them it's just that the damage and addiction they cause varies from person to person.
Oh man it’s so good to come back to these videos. I’ve been warped out of my mind and stuck on a dopamine chase and now I’m trying to come back to the world.
Conclusion - WoW Classic is just a really frickin good game. We've had good games in a long while now due to the "modern" games all focusing on the wrong things. Interesting video, thank you.
Can you Please link the background music in your BIO or in the video description for us? so we stop asking you what is the bineural background music playing.
Alex becker has fallen of the face of the earth
Alex, i am very thankful for this. This literally explains my confusion right now. I need to quit this instant dopamine fix in my life and get back on my track. I noticed this too when i'm integrating playing online games in my daily or weekly routine. The important stuff that I do becomes easily demotivating especially sales so i then turn to games. This is a very big help.1
I can't take you seriously with a Lambo in the background.
He sold his lambo, sold his house, and lives in a small apartment now. He's going minimalist and realized the flaws in his previous ways. Very inspiring.
i cant take you seriously with a name like Haircut Chael lmao
This is pure Gold.
I can't imagine the Dopamine hit that i'm gonna get when I win the Program. 1
but dude i LIKE my world of warcraft why'd you have to go ruin it for me???? ;[
This is what I've been searching for everything you say I can relate to my own life. I resort to video games because i get social recognition because I am very competitive when it comes to gaming, as soon I went on a dopamine fast I could see myself working towards my main goals without even trying. I 100% believe this is the life "hack" if you wanna call it that, to get literally anything you want in life. Thank you for this type of information, most people do not go as in-depth as this and it's absolutely amazing. 1
Just deleted my wow account. played for 5 days, lost all my routines i ve had for months on 5 days lol. back to my life
I was a Runescape guy myself
I never started or played WOW cause my friends that did would get long hair and I did not find that appealing. 111
LOL. Wtf does long hair have to do with anything? People with short hair or no hair play. It is a choice.
Hey Alex I can bring hyros a substantial amount of leads, and was curious if you give commissions?