How the Internet Redesigns your Mind | Choose your Default Mode

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 มี.ค. 2017
  • This video is about the choice we constantly have to make throughout the day now that we have the internet in our pockets.
    ▲Patreon: / wilearned
    ▲Twitter: / jeverettlearned
    ▲IG: / jeverett.whativelearned
    (The irony of me inviting you to follow me on the platform I just ridiculed for promoting distractibility in people is doing well. I fed and put him to bed.)
    The point of the video is to encourage people to be mindful of how they use the internet, as what information you put into your minds is important just like the food you put in your stomach. It's a fantastic tool so there's no need to "quit" it, just be aware of how it affects you.
    Nicholas Carr's book "The Shallows" (amzn.to/2na38dq) was an excellent read and raises some unexpected points about how the internet affects the inner workings of your mind
    Cal Newport's book "Deep Work" (amzn.to/2n3tRM3) was also a source of inspiration to make this video. In the book, he thoroughly makes the case that to reach enhanced levels of productivity and be successful in your professional or artistic pursuits, you really need to carve out long periods (2 hours) of time where you can work absolutely focused - no interruptions whatsoever.

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  • @devonrusinek5807
    @devonrusinek5807 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1442

    It's sad when you realize that you've watched so much TH-cam that you come back to videos that you thumbed-up without even realizing you've seen the video

    • @Jmp153
      @Jmp153 4 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      Devon Rusinek been there for sure, I kindve figures part of it was all the weed I smoked too though

    • @rajatshukla2605
      @rajatshukla2605 4 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      I realized this just a moment ago when I finished the video and decide to thumb it up to find it already blue

    • @devonrusinek5807
      @devonrusinek5807 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @serendipidus1 That is the funniest thing I've ever heard.

    • @tonyrandall3146
      @tonyrandall3146 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@devonrusinek5807 More common that you might think. Sad!

    • @creedsacrifice1
      @creedsacrifice1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      lol same happened to me now

  • @wildchild1682
    @wildchild1682 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1567

    We hunger for knowledge. The internet is fast food. Mostly junk food.

    • @angelkitty11
      @angelkitty11 5 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      Nice analogy!

    • @iceywang2554
      @iceywang2554 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Ana Miss this might be the most amazing metaphor that I’ve ever found

    • @manuelzamalloa4618
      @manuelzamalloa4618 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Unfortunatly the fast food we get has little to no support or background evidence. We shouldn't trust everything we see and hear.

    • @jonahabenhaim1223
      @jonahabenhaim1223 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Not really if you use your time well

    • @issa1299
      @issa1299 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Jonah Abenhaim keyword: mostly

  • @bryanyong8572
    @bryanyong8572 4 ปีที่แล้ว +172

    Summary :
    1. Similar to a magical device that can either create nutritional food or cocaine, with your phone, you can choose to obtain valuable knowledge from the internet or just scroll through Reddit and waste time.
    2. You might be teaching your brain that your phone is a tool to enjoy instant gratification and enhance distractibility, thus the default mode of the brain is preventing you from focusing on tasks for a long time.
    3. When you're constantly distracted while learning, the information doesn't get the chance to trickle from the short term memory to the long term memory, thus making learning more difficult.
    4. Similar to cocaine, not only that the internet rewires the reward centre of the brain to crave it, but it also damages the dendrites of neurons in the prefrontal cortex which is responsible for executive control, thus decreasing the ability to stay rational, maintain focus and exert willpower when doing tasks.

    • @kshitijraul8137
      @kshitijraul8137 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thankyou

    • @jonesjones6279
      @jonesjones6279 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I find this ironic

    • @grumpydinosaur1728
      @grumpydinosaur1728 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Then what is the solution?

    • @nekonesto5837
      @nekonesto5837 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@grumpydinosaur1728 He mentions it in other videos: meditation reprograms your brain to be able to focus better and exercise forms new dopamine receptors. Also, you shouldn't start your day with a low effort/quick reward action, because it makes it more difficult to focus on higher effort/delayed reward action afterwards. Instead, you can "waste time" on the internet at the end of the day, after all your work is done.

    • @grumpydinosaur1728
      @grumpydinosaur1728 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@nekonesto5837 ah thank you kind friend.

  • @wBolette
    @wBolette 7 ปีที่แล้ว +307

    being taught how to navigate the the internet should SERIOUSLY be a mandatory subject in school, just like we are taught to be careful in traffic and have safe sex. it's an amazing tool, but it's necessary to be aware of the downfalls
    also considering how vital a tool a computer will be in most peoples lives, it's strange that it isn't a mandatory subject in school already. by not spreading awareness, it's like producing a generation of people that will all have to drive a car every day for the rest of their lives, but that were never taught to stop for a red light. and unlike in traffic, they won't die or anything, the consequence will be lazy and ineffective people that will seriously struggle both mentally and physically. by getting depressed and fat. which is sorta shit right, and which we're already kinda seeing right
    anyway good video! thanks for sharing! i'm totally addicted to youtube and it's an issue, but i'm very aware and trying to work on it

    • @terranrepublican5522
      @terranrepublican5522 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      wBolette
      Sadly, in school they teach us what the red cross button in the top right corner does and how to create a docx file. Like wtf.
      They should teach, what I call, meta searching or searching with keywords instead of normal sentences of the sort "I killed my brother please help me revive him." - lol.
      The rules of the internet should be taught as well.
      There should be several lectures dedicated to trolls / trolling / shitposting.
      Finally, they should teach us how to protect our anonymity and privacy.
      But let's be honest, this will never happen.

    • @Whofuckencares808
      @Whofuckencares808 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Naw, every person would be on their phone texting/not paying attention. They would also be complaining about the class.

    • @ggarcia3237
      @ggarcia3237 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No

  • @rapidfart9579
    @rapidfart9579 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1964

    I am addicted to the comment sections...

    • @dragomegaman3711
      @dragomegaman3711 7 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Rapid Fart me too

    • @chandrika8788
      @chandrika8788 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Same here

    • @exposez
      @exposez 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Hahaha 😀

    • @PoliticalThrowback
      @PoliticalThrowback 5 ปีที่แล้ว +84

      Novelty conversation. You come to find new opinions, although often disappointed you're still rewarded with dopamine.

    • @tomjenkins8307
      @tomjenkins8307 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Our comments are forever!*

  • @izpFhKOcFnB
    @izpFhKOcFnB 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2161

    My newest find. You make incredible content. Ever since I found your channel almost a week back, my LIFE has undergone a SEA of change. I've cut back on sugar, started practicing mindfulness and started running more. This is exactly what I like, Science based, Evidence backed FACTS that have a REAL impact on your life. Thank you!

    • @laohu1514
      @laohu1514 7 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      Yes the quality is superb

    • @SiddharthPant
      @SiddharthPant 7 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      Same here, this has become my favorite channel on TH-cam. This is what I wanted, someone to research and find how to live, so that we can also then research more and add to that true knowledge about a happy life.

    • @dfhfdgfgdfshdfhe8257
      @dfhfdgfgdfshdfhe8257 7 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      I think you are receptive to new information so I'll help you. don't run. Do calisthenics and HIIT. this channel has done good research but the research on exercise is not thorough because he doesn't mention the type of exercise and that makes a world of difference as my personal experience and research shows.

    • @JuggernautBloon
      @JuggernautBloon 7 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      lol I appreciate your comment, but I can't just stop laughing that your life has changed so much in less than a week.

    • @BeyondSideshow
      @BeyondSideshow 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      The Hero It depends a lot on how old you are.

  • @jessieg.2472
    @jessieg.2472 7 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    "what have i been doing the last 30 minutes?" ye right 30 minutes ... more like 30 days

  • @WILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLU
    @WILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLU 5 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    Thank you TH-cam recommended for letting me know I’m destroying my brain with the internet

  • @PetraKujundzic
    @PetraKujundzic 7 ปีที่แล้ว +402

    Shared your video on sugar with my brother, who is not even slightly overweight, he stopped eating sugar, shared your video on sleep with my insomniac friend, she's doing better already. Please keep up the good work, you really are making a positive impact on peoples lives.

    • @panhradu
      @panhradu 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      You have a cool name.

    • @liopergonsd58
      @liopergonsd58 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@panhradu she is from balkan

    • @panhradu
      @panhradu 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@liopergonsd58 I know.

    • @uroshs.4855
      @uroshs.4855 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@panhradu damn son, year later u still responding

  • @bennytroung
    @bennytroung 7 ปีที่แล้ว +154

    This channel is part of the intellectually-nourishing part of the net.

    • @stawastawa
      @stawastawa 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I am curious how they used the knowledge presnted to inform how they made the video.

  • @hugedoofus
    @hugedoofus 7 ปีที่แล้ว +155

    You have no idea how difficult it was not to switch tabs during this video

    • @tanichea327
      @tanichea327 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Can relate. I totally switched tabs during this video.

    • @trippdawg3337
      @trippdawg3337 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      😂😂😂😂

  • @davidduncan9201
    @davidduncan9201 7 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Seriously though, this is outstanding material. I wish my psychology classes were as practical, entertaining and to the point as your videos are. I get more practical, real world realisations and knowledge from these videos than I have ever gotten from a textbook. You are a really switched on dude and your videos are helping a lot of people change their lives in huge ways. Thanks.

    • @MJ-uk6lu
      @MJ-uk6lu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Academic psychology isn't meant to be practical.

  • @cheaminks
    @cheaminks 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1945

    A phone isn't as distracting when you have no friends

    • @copspybot8293
      @copspybot8293 6 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      But someone is always phone calling to get you buy more...

    • @magoinmortal5780
      @magoinmortal5780 5 ปีที่แล้ว +160

      Cheaminks have no friends and still I am hooked up to TH-cam, news, porn...

    • @ixalaz4536
      @ixalaz4536 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@magoinmortal5780 Same...

    • @games4us132
      @games4us132 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      but you have TH-cam

    • @__-fi6xg
      @__-fi6xg 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I use my Phone when im with Friends too. It Just went normal.

  • @PreciseVids
    @PreciseVids 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1119

    best channel on youtube

    • @mer7cer7
      @mer7cer7 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Amen to that!

    • @JesusChrist-hr7dg
      @JesusChrist-hr7dg 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Daniel Ngenegbo Well how many youtube channels are not on youtube?

    • @Microphunktv-jb3kj
      @Microphunktv-jb3kj 7 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      facebook free for 4 months , wee.. coincidentally i'm watching this video.. instead of coding.. distraction is real drug , more addictive than dextroamphetamines (from experience) : -)

    • @SalitosInside
      @SalitosInside 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      In the entire universe

    • @mtlicq
      @mtlicq 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      A true scientific mind would be skeptical and curious to find out validity of statements posed as facts. Intuitively I could understand people getting "addicted" to internet, but maybe it is not "addiction" it is just the way people communicate and get information now, instead of newspapers or theatre or Kafeeklatch chats; Also, I doubt that internet fries brain cells like chemicals can (like alcohol, or as you say 'cocaine'). I can understand the physics and biology of the micro-wave radiation from cell-phone towers and cell-phones and WiFi frying our brains, but just information and entertainment on internet frying brain cells, that is a stretch of the imagination, statements made here and taken hook-line-and-sinker by some viewers, without actual scientific experiments or measurements or statistical observations from qualified medical professionals. Also, we are HUMAN, not machines, and there is the psychology principle of "recentering", taking a brake for relaxation/recreation (and focusing on that during the brake) can make you MORE productive and creative afterwards, breaking "writer's block", but from wholesome genuine R&R, not from inebriating chemicals or substance abuse... Amen. Amen.

  • @TheEternityForce
    @TheEternityForce 5 ปีที่แล้ว +107

    My mom has said how dizzy she gets watching me switch tab to tab. Sometimes I'm between 10 or more. Yet she can only focus on one. But outside of the internet, the roles of reversed; I have to focus on just one thing, all my attention and hard work goes into that. Where as my mom, she can multitask and gets upset if I'm not quick as her or I'm too busy with one task to pay attention to another.

    • @LL-tr5et
      @LL-tr5et 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      TheEternityForce honestly I don't believe this video. I'm on the internet a LOT, and yet I can focus whenever I want to, in real life OR on the internet

  • @rjg4851
    @rjg4851 7 ปีที่แล้ว +887

    How would you reverse these effects? Is it as simple as going cold turkey and focusing on long term objectives? A follow up would be helpful.
    The effects you mention are very noticeable in me because of my recent circumstance. I'm near enough an isolated test subject. I cooked every meal, worked out with a regime I researched and read books regularly. After 6 months with an illness being bed ridden, I used my phone more than ever consuming shallow distraction media. Now I'm free to go outside again it feels like I've developed ADHD, I have seriously low willpower and focusing on a book or a task that takes more than 5 minutes has me craving to open IG, Twitter or Sport articles to scroll through. In this short time I've had a concentrated change in daily life. It is genuinely noticeable.

    • @gestucvolonor5069
      @gestucvolonor5069 7 ปีที่แล้ว +118

      RJG RJG its a long process, being aware of it is the first step. I cannot provide you a step by step "rehab", but always ask yourself when you are about to click something, that Do i really need this information? Also leave your phone behind if you can, put it in an other room and mute notifications. I think once you are able to think properly you will know whats the next step.

    • @90hijacked
      @90hijacked 7 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      we humans are instinctive and emotional creatures, so associate negative emotion with the habbits you wish to dismiss and convince yourself that you know better.
      basically, me a typical fan of this channel, worship it.

    • @hardysein5703
      @hardysein5703 7 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      RJG I know how you feel. For starter I quited all my social media accounts like IG and Twitter also Facebook. Whatsapp group is abit challenging though. And youtube is even harder. I turned off all notifications other than call and text. Still struggling with internet browser though for my work needs internet and it is troublesome to switch internet on and off.

    • @rumble1925
      @rumble1925 7 ปีที่แล้ว +88

      At times I've been disconnected from the internet for a few weeks or months and it's genuinely surprising how uninteresting the internet is when you go back. Same with TV when I used to have one (Netflix rules :P). It's hard to go back to watching tv or browsing the internet when you've weaned yourself off.

    • @oxide5690
      @oxide5690 7 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      Read Cal Newport's book Deep Work. He has outlined many of the same problems mentioned in the video and also talks of how to implement the deep work philosophy in your own life.
      If you don't have the time to spare, just search for the summary of it.
      One thing about making your attention span longer. It takes a long time, and nobody can just 'switch' from distracted to focused mode.

  • @BenjaminBjornsen
    @BenjaminBjornsen 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I'm so addicted to the Internet I get depressed when its gone, and I get this angst drumming trough my body every time I lose it just for a minute.

    • @zain4019
      @zain4019 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      same :( I'd really recommed for you or anyone who reads this to spend time in nature. If theres a ravine, park, green area, water, open sky- anything natural, just take a walk for 20 minutes, first thing as you wake up, or whenever you can. If you do this as the sun comes up, even better. I did this for some time and the peace, joy and happiness the simple walk, breathing in, and out, and looking around, taking in the beauty of the world, all of it, it made me feel alive. Whole. I really, really recommend for anyone to try this.
      I hope everyone has a wonderful day. Remember to take care of yourselves :)

    • @livelovely4681
      @livelovely4681 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@zain4019 So true! I recommend visualization to replace your internet. It's just as fun and motivating.

  • @brettwintersmusic
    @brettwintersmusic 7 ปีที่แล้ว +279

    Something I did recently is remove internet from my living space. This does a number of things:
    -Eliminates a lot of the distractedness that comes from internet browsing
    -Saves tons of money
    -I focus on high-priority tasks to make the most of limited time on library internet
    -Creates space in my day for activities that I value more, e.g. reading, writing, creative stuff.
    Clutch video, by the way. I love the cube analogy!

    • @lethalpenguin61
      @lethalpenguin61 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      the extra ordinary. So how are you watching and commenting lmao

    • @FreedomBreeze24
      @FreedomBreeze24 7 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      they said library internet

    • @brettwintersmusic
      @brettwintersmusic 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      At the library!

    • @YasuoMidOnly
      @YasuoMidOnly 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      the extra ordinary. Internet is the most creative place on earth, companies want you to remove internet so you are more productive lke a robot

    • @tracyellis581
      @tracyellis581 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      the extra ordinary. H

  • @zxtek4975
    @zxtek4975 5 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    I'm not addicted to the internet! *ten hours later still in youtube commenting randomly and forgot to study for his exam*

    • @obliviousotterI
      @obliviousotterI 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I'm not addicted to the internet, I'm addicted to not doing my homework

  • @tofidu
    @tofidu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Your videos are so brilliant. I feel like all these "mindlessly spent hours " on youtube are, in the end, worth of something, at least i found your channel.

  • @Joniwus
    @Joniwus 7 ปีที่แล้ว +639

    The funny thing is i watched this video while i was doing other things. I might have to watch it again because i didn´t get the point

    • @johnparadise3134
      @johnparadise3134 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Joniwus, that happens with me all the time!

    • @MrG0yb0t
      @MrG0yb0t 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      yeah, i didn't understand the cube analogy.

    • @cinnamongirl3070
      @cinnamongirl3070 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      The human brain can only truly focus on one thing at a time. Someone may think they are multi-tasking, but something has to suffer. Either everything suffers but the one thing you are really concentrating on, or they all suffer and you don't get anything accomplished!

    • @DiogoFilipeR
      @DiogoFilipeR 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MrG0yb0t the cube is like a recipe to make a new thing, each combination learned is a new object or skill

    • @ereeye95
      @ereeye95 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Then what's funny?

  • @mujnick
    @mujnick 7 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    You're making my life better.

  • @neb2612
    @neb2612 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    The channel that just keeps on giving. Thankyou

  • @miwa7904
    @miwa7904 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You have a talent dear, your gentle discourses present complex information with such coherency and neatness, its almost magical.

  • @NarangaravZorigt
    @NarangaravZorigt 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Now this is a value packed REAL self improvement video. Thank you for all you do man! We all appreciate your amazing quality videos

  • @carlomayer2694
    @carlomayer2694 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Just I few days ago I had the insight, that I'm heavily addicted to distraction which is the one big reason I'm no getting the progress in life that I want. Thanks for explaining the neurology behind it, great channel:-)

  • @oddjrgen7457
    @oddjrgen7457 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for making this channel and these videos. It is seriously needed.

  • @CrossFitMehedi
    @CrossFitMehedi 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This is one of the best video essays I've come across on youtube.

  • @nicoarete8189
    @nicoarete8189 7 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Thinking fast and slow, Daniel Kahneman
    Deep Work, Cal Newport
    Flow, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

  • @DuDeMBR
    @DuDeMBR 7 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    Thank You very much for your thorough research. I do feel like an addict! Strange thing is I don't really miss it when for some reason I don't have access to it for longer periods of time.

    • @McDoodle44
      @McDoodle44 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      It's weird, right? I did realise the same with Internet and sugar. Why is it just so hard to jump off the wagon?

    • @MrPelafio
      @MrPelafio 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      But the sudden, stupid impulse is still there even amidst important things

    • @tomhammer802
      @tomhammer802 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      +DudeMBR +McDoodle44 It's like wanting chocolate, and then you eat a banana. Just with devices, versus other (and healthier) dopamine-creating stuff.

  • @yussefthe3rd
    @yussefthe3rd 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    awesome video. ironically I was a little distracted at the very end when links to two if your other videos popped up while your voiceover was still wrapping up this one! shows how deep this internet information addiction problem is for everyone now!

  • @junkgrave
    @junkgrave 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You are doing absolutely vital work, thank you for your contribution.

  • @marcushisevil
    @marcushisevil 7 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Watching right now! Your videos are always generous in information. Keep it up! and thank you! :)

  • @GAMINGFOREXPERTS
    @GAMINGFOREXPERTS 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    wow...over 100k Already?
    i was here since 1k....
    you deserve it!

  • @davidrojas4687
    @davidrojas4687 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I really apreciate this video, hope to see everyone so we hopefully change our lifestyle. I think is one of the few times where I take something serious in this world full of entertaiment where you have to joke about it to make the people listen to you.

  • @annar8563
    @annar8563 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm so glad that you ended the video with another Limitless clip, half way through the video I decided I wanted to look up where I can watch it but was trying hard to not let myself wander from watching this first lol.

  • @McDoodle44
    @McDoodle44 7 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    *Sees that What I've Learned uploaded a new video*
    *Gets an instant dopamine hit!* 😊

  • @LPempty
    @LPempty 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I love when stuff like this is published on THE INTERNET

  • @TheGamerAdventurersX
    @TheGamerAdventurersX 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I enjoy your slow and careful tone when speaking, and the content details are well spoken and researched.

  • @monikadraws
    @monikadraws 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Lots of things to thing about, many things to change and improve in my life now. Thanks for the info. I'm on it.

  • @TheResendiz16
    @TheResendiz16 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Holy crap you have 700k subs now that’s insane I was your 12th sub well done man

  • @AndyPynch
    @AndyPynch 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I wish I knew you in real life. You are an indirect mentor to me. Thank you for making videos. I am a better person because of you

  • @LankNprYde
    @LankNprYde 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've been watching informational videos for several months, all on very weighty topics. But this has the greatest practical significance of them all. What may have taken a week to understand you've managed to compress into 10 minutes. Excellent video. Keep up the great work.

  • @SageAndOnions
    @SageAndOnions 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Good stuff! People need to talk more about the internet and the effects that recent technologies have on us. We haven't had enough time to develop an etiquette for these new-found behaviors, but I think this is changing.

  • @richardfry8561
    @richardfry8561 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This is why I have cut down on my use of the internet. I remember going to a formal dinner at University of Cambridge recently and before we were allowed to enter the dining hall - we all had to turn off our phones. It felt GOOD to be disconnected from technology and just engage in conversations with people around us in reality. I'm about to reach 2 months of NoFap and don't feel the need to go back to that lifestyle again. I haven't reach the hardest part of quitting it altogether yet, which is to delete the library.

    • @alsimanche
      @alsimanche 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      So now it's been 2 years, have you been succesfull doing nofap for those years?

  • @kumbi8368
    @kumbi8368 7 ปีที่แล้ว +367

    Soooooo, how do I reverse this to become a better thinker?

    • @kaizen-tube
      @kaizen-tube 7 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      Great question, was thinking the same.

    • @McDoodle44
      @McDoodle44 7 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      I hope he's going to get to that in the next video.

    • @Mindful2222
      @Mindful2222 7 ปีที่แล้ว +181

      resist your instant gratifications, meditate daily, work more on the things you want to do

    • @synsynsy
      @synsynsy 7 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      How? Easy to say hard to do...
      Just remember that less is more.

    • @friendsinholyspaces
      @friendsinholyspaces 7 ปีที่แล้ว +169

      you need to come to terms with the fact that "being entertained" shouldn't be your main goal in life. accomplishing things in the long run will feel SO much better than the rush of a temporary high. think of what you value most in life and what you want to achieve. remind yourself of your long-term goals whenever you feel yourself falling into a distraction trap.

  • @4wardlobster
    @4wardlobster 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I really appreciate your analogies. You apply them well to simplify complex new ideas.

  • @kulu2628
    @kulu2628 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Your channel honestly is the best on youtube. Please keep going

  • @BlahBlahUsername1
    @BlahBlahUsername1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +157

    I absolutely cannot stand to not learn something, while on the net. Sites like FB etc make me feel horrible, because it reminds me of how naive my culture is. I avoid them as I avoid the news.

    • @bitcoinski
      @bitcoinski 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I feel ya. I cannot understand the appeal of Cable TV. I haven't owned a TV in over 15yrs. When I actually did have a subscription to Cable TV...They didn't have so much commercials as they do now. I hate commercials...especially paying for it!

    • @LL-tr5et
      @LL-tr5et 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Mark Magill ok boomer

    • @LL-tr5et
      @LL-tr5et 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      i am not welcome here with my millennial bullsht, am i?

  • @SuperTonyony
    @SuperTonyony 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I've gone 50 years without a smartphone. I'll bet I can go another 50 without one.

  • @chidamole
    @chidamole 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video, vocalised a lot of things I've been mulling over myself in a much more articulate way than I would. This is turning out to be one of my favourite youtube channels, your videos are great and very unique, thanks!

  • @merciacaldeiradonadeli9455
    @merciacaldeiradonadeli9455 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've been thinking a lot about it these days. Thanks so much for such an amazing and elucidating video.

  • @arthursalas8010
    @arthursalas8010 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Please a video on water and it's importance to human body. As you've done with sleep food and exercise

  • @fauntleroycliftonguitar5489
    @fauntleroycliftonguitar5489 7 ปีที่แล้ว +387

    Never clicked a notification so fast.

    • @yunezz8709
      @yunezz8709 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      This probably was magnetic

    • @joemamma137
      @joemamma137 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Norma funny, I would rate this video in the lower 50% of all his videos. Try the food ones.

    • @WhatIveLearned
      @WhatIveLearned  7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      +Sky Rostova Err didn't mean to say water was man made

  • @FelixNew
    @FelixNew 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    amazing video. you are right it is so important that we all start to understand how the internet effects us!

  • @trudyandgeorge
    @trudyandgeorge 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thoughtful and well executed. Fantastic video dude.

  • @fauvecorrigan1233
    @fauvecorrigan1233 7 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Is it ironic that I shared this on facebook?

  • @hubblebublumbubwub5215
    @hubblebublumbubwub5215 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thanks, now I can blame the internet even though I’ve always been easily distracted

  • @joeyrebbe6418
    @joeyrebbe6418 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you so much for your hard work! You have changed my habits for the better.

  • @navinb6507
    @navinb6507 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I didn't learn anything that I didn't already know.. but, the way you've put it all together, got me to change my thinking. Thanks.

  • @indiahrose8302
    @indiahrose8302 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    What are your sources? Would love to read further into the neurology you've mentioned in this video :)

    • @MyXAHOB
      @MyXAHOB 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nico Arete
      Thinking fast and slow, Daniel Kahneman
      Deep Work, Cal Newport
      Flow, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
      3 года назад
      33

  • @jin394
    @jin394 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    tbh, the fact that I had to watch this at 2x speed to feel engaged fully probably proves the point. Tho I still wrote this comment during the video

  • @mfranko1000
    @mfranko1000 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Another fantastic video man. Thanks!

  • @cait-47
    @cait-47 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This video, like all of your videos, is absolutely amazing. keep on making this great content!

  • @tasenova2717
    @tasenova2717 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I can't really tell if this is all any better but i can't really look at memes anymore because recently I've been on somn called, semen retention. I have became really hostile, irritated, and stoic. Best way to describe it. When I look at a meme now, theyre all predictable. They're just. Not funny. So now all I usually find on the internet is different perspectives to at least feel something.

  • @cunnylicious
    @cunnylicious 7 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    So does that mean most people have ADD? It always thought I have short attention span, but it turns it could just be the way modern technology is shaping us out to be.

    • @adamkhan4451
      @adamkhan4451 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It can give you the same symptoms. When I played video games all day as a kid, I remember going to math class and just spacing out so many times in the middle of class. I literally tried to focus and boom I forgot everything the teacher said it was crazy.

    • @nirv2796
      @nirv2796 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@default2826 Is it possible for a growing baby's brain to adapt to an ADD like brain if watching high paced, colorful videos like ChuChu Tv all the time?

  • @craiginzana
    @craiginzana 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow this is so interesting and the way you produced this video is really well done.

  • @sjoerdhendriks
    @sjoerdhendriks 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    You are hands down my favorite youtuber. Keep it up!

  • @amrtamer9767
    @amrtamer9767 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Me: you're absolutely right (closes the video)

  • @shuttereff3ct593
    @shuttereff3ct593 7 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    endless scroll sucks

    • @90hijacked
      @90hijacked 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      nah it's gr8 ;-)
      often times more satisfying than the video you're reading responses to.

    • @compteofficiel4112
      @compteofficiel4112 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      yeah, i'd rather have a "next page" button...clearly a huge conspiracy to keep us running the treadmill like rats, eh?

    • @shuttereff3ct593
      @shuttereff3ct593 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@compteofficiel4112 , yes some kind but not a real conspiracy, It's just the art to keep people engaged and hooked.

    • @compteofficiel4112
      @compteofficiel4112 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@shuttereff3ct593 it is pretty effective

  • @vectitude4271
    @vectitude4271 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    thank you for doing the research and making a video! this is something I'm glad I know

  • @sk8parasiempre
    @sk8parasiempre 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks, for this, for all your videos, you are trully an inspiration to be a better person, for everyone who watches you

  • @Uborpriest
    @Uborpriest 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I had to restart this video 5 times because I kept getting distracted and had forgotten what I had just heard... Jesus Christ

  • @anantara5022
    @anantara5022 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Was this your way to make me watch the whole video?

  • @dezcollington1350
    @dezcollington1350 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Keep up the incredible work! All of your videos have been incredibly well done, original, and informative. There lies a special place in my heart for you and your channel :)

  • @kri7777
    @kri7777 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Perfect timing for me to see this vid. Thx! Great job!

  • @barbadolid5170
    @barbadolid5170 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    No kidding, Kerrygold is sold in Japan!!!!

  • @D3cast
    @D3cast 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for these videos so much man. It influences my life really positively.

  • @kaylabarnes5556
    @kaylabarnes5556 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    This makes an incredible amount of sense. I’m glad my morning fogged & distraction craving mind chose to click on this video.

  • @S9L8x
    @S9L8x 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Great video as always. Could you do one on nicotine (the substance itself, and perhaps about added chemicals in cigarettes) and its mental / physical effects?

    • @McDoodle44
      @McDoodle44 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      That would be a good one too. I'm currently vaping. While I experience it has much less negative effects on the body, I still feel that my mind can't think clear the way it used without constant nicotine shots.

    • @petethedrummer
      @petethedrummer 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nicotine is supposed to help with focus!

    • @McDoodle44
      @McDoodle44 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      petethedrummer I've heard that too, but somehow doesn't work in my case. maybe I do abuse it too much lol

    • @S9L8x
      @S9L8x 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same here. I've heard that it is a nootropic (improves cognitive function), but I'm not sure of the cognitive effects it has in long term use... this video got me thinking that the fact that it is external stimulus, and that it incites craving and varying withdrawal when without, cancels out or even takes away from its supposed mental focus.. The man does his research and tells it concisely, and I'd like to hear from him

    • @petethedrummer
      @petethedrummer 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Probably works for some people and not for others. I've never tried it.
      If I need to focus I use Brain.fm. Their focus music works for me (possibly a placebo). Their relaxtion and sleep songs don't really have an effect (probably because I don't have trouble relaxing or sleeping).

  • @rafeeqmuhammad4332
    @rafeeqmuhammad4332 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Make a video on meditation benefits and such

    • @hrgrhrhhr
      @hrgrhrhhr 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He did

  • @juang8360
    @juang8360 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is literally going to save my work weeks, thank you ! I am trying to restructure how I am approaching my work and this is gold !

  • @santiagoruizidarraga2000
    @santiagoruizidarraga2000 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great work on the internet adiction analysis. I've found that just checking my cellphone every now and then afects deeply my capacity to concentrate. Keep the good work. Watching from Medellín, Colombia.

  • @sk8ingthemystery
    @sk8ingthemystery 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    What if you constantly do research, and/or learn scientific things on the internet?

    • @compteofficiel4112
      @compteofficiel4112 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      you are someone who didn't forget that you are a homo sapiens, a tool-using animal. i think at this point a lot of people are, in fact, animals being used by their tools~

    • @compteofficiel4112
      @compteofficiel4112 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ballooneyjr4294 i've used the net for research for most of my adult life...as have many people...i don't think anyone is "seeking approval" for that.. the internet is just a tool...you know, you can kill someone with a screwdriver; it is all about intent

    • @ballooneyjr4294
      @ballooneyjr4294 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Bruce M. Yes I know it’s a tool, what I don’t understand is the need behind the question. They are not asking for new info just stating a fact about them with a question mark. That to me is asking for validation or something

  • @moxistarcraft
    @moxistarcraft 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    what is the movie with the author? he took some pill and became awesome if I recall correctly.

    • @justas_d
      @justas_d 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Limitless (2011)

  • @whoscottgreen7153
    @whoscottgreen7153 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dude, solid content. Subscribed.

  • @mrchichi2405
    @mrchichi2405 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is gold!! Thank you so much!

  • @Chaseosa
    @Chaseosa 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Funny how exurb1a came out with a similar video on the same day.

    • @WhatIveLearned
      @WhatIveLearned  7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I just watched it - that is funny how we made the same point about the internet cultivating a distracted mind.

  • @fuckyougeorgebush
    @fuckyougeorgebush 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    4:56 I find that having multiple monitors helps with this. Leave youtube/video open on one, maybe something you're reading on another, and then a main monitor for all "computer-related" tasks. I don't have a TV or use phones so all of my "distractions" are right in front of me where I can see that they're not interesting enough to distract me.

    • @whatsinaname1507
      @whatsinaname1507 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      fuckyougeorgebush That's an interesting way of doing things. Back when I was using a dual monitor setup, I found I was more focused. Maybe this is why?

    • @solovo
      @solovo 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      actually it's even worse. You change your attention span from minutes to milliseconds

    • @whatsinaname1507
      @whatsinaname1507 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I can see why you might think that way, but unless you've done it, it can be hard to believe it works.
      So, when I'm absorbed in my work, in order for a distraction to be worthwhile, it would have to be very interesting, or it would have to completely break away my attention from my current work.
      As an example, if on my distraction monitor, I have facebook open,and I hear the notification sound, I glance over and immediately tell what it's about. Usually, it's not important, and I go back to my work very quickly. Now, if it was my phone, I would have to look away from my work, pick up my phone, unlock my phone, open the notification, read it, and then decide what to do. All of these extra steps work to distract me from my work. So, by making it so that I can tell very quickly and easily if the distraction is worthwhile, I spend less time distracted, and I focus much better.

    • @BeckieAmIRite
      @BeckieAmIRite 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I've done it. All that happens is you end up not concentrating fully on what you're working on or the video, just giving a little attention to each.

    • @whatsinaname1507
      @whatsinaname1507 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That may be true, or it may not. Honestly, I feel that this could be interesting to test under scientifically rigorous conditions.This method may be more effective than checking your phone when you hear it buzz, or not. Since this is an increasingly important issue, I would like to know.

  • @Sseverr
    @Sseverr 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This channel helps remind me to remain focus on my priorities and I gain information that will be of great avail to my knowledge. Thank you!

  • @adsv-cn5qx
    @adsv-cn5qx 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I am very grateful that I found your channel. I remmember watching one of your videos a while ago but not paying much attention😅 but I did keep the video in the watch later list. You can tell the amount of work, reserch and information that you pour beautifully for us. So i think that once the spectator is aware if this, it's a must to pay attention. Thanks.

  • @Sandsplans
    @Sandsplans 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The internet is more addictive than cocaine for some people, I can tell you that...

  • @ryanbannerman2830
    @ryanbannerman2830 7 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Still using typewriter...
    AM I SAFE?

  • @NeilG2023
    @NeilG2023 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This was just wanted I needed, I'm an Msc student and was wondering why I was struggling to focus. Even when I wanted to complete a task. This was an eye-opener.

  • @nandithanair8968
    @nandithanair8968 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    amazing videos! so thorough! keep uploading :D

  • @someguy6924
    @someguy6924 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    so basically, you should but your phone on silent or airplane mode during times when you need 100% focus to store the learned information in long term memory..
    Makes total sense and I find it works very well when I apply that.. make your "breaks" from learning/working/studying/focus, when you check your social media or chat with friends < 10 minutes

    • @MelissaHurley1994
      @MelissaHurley1994 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Unless sadly someone calls with an emergency and cant get to me

  • @essennagerry
    @essennagerry 7 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    This is going to be a petty comment, very petty... ahem...
    Okay, okay, okay, first I'm really happy about this video cause I have a big problem with that and this really gives me hope, looking forward to you depicting the topic even more, great, great and now...
    THEY DON'T GET IT. People around me don't get it. They think it's oh so easy. It looks like simple selfishness and lazyness to them. It's my fault. I got myself to this situation. It was years in the making. But this problem - the problem in it of itself bugs me the most, of course, but it also bugs me how people don't get it, how pathetic it seems to them, when it's an actual problem. It's really one of the several pathetic, looking like easy problems with easy solutions on the outside problems that I have that hinder my studies. And they're ALL my fault and my responsibility. But it bugs me how people don't get it and don't respect the fact that people go through different things and most of all percieve them differently. For my close ones to think that I _just don't do anything_ to fix things it's... bugging me. And it's petty, super petty, but I just wanted to let it out somewhere.
    But they love me so freakin' much and they do a lot for me so is all good. ❤️ I'm good. More than good.

  • @VK47blue
    @VK47blue 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    thank you man....you made my day with this video. I was wondering why I can't focus now a days comparing few years back when I used to just listen to someone and remember everything. Even in college days I never read books except exam time and scored very nice. But now I have to read same book multiple times and still find lost and cannot remember what I read. Thanks to give me action item to avoid smart phone and internet and focus on things in old ways. THANK YOU MAN...THANKS A LOT

  • @SmeagolTheBeagle
    @SmeagolTheBeagle 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was amazing mate - thuroughly enjoyed this video.

  • @EludeStalwart
    @EludeStalwart 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Soooooo.... prohibition on the internet! Or.... Legalize cocaine! xD
    (I love the way you break things down and explain these interesting subjects, keep up the good work!)
    Edit: punctuation

    • @hrgrhrhhr
      @hrgrhrhhr 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      This is so sad can we legalize cocaine