the less you start using your phone, the more you realize others use theirs a lot and are missing out on real life. Especially for gen z, there is a normalization of spending hours a day on your phone (even before quarantine)
Seriously! I realized that atp the only reason why I still have social media is to stay relevant with my friends cause I hate being the only person who’s like “what’s that”. Like my friends were making tiktok references a week ago and I was just confused because I haven’t had it since September . I used to hate people who would complain about my obsession with tiktok and the Internet (now they have social media lmao) but I’m starting to sympathize with them (how the tables have turned). I am not one of those people who are like “ugh I hate phones yadada” but I would like to talk about other things outside of the Internet sometimes. Like the content of the convos I have with my one friend is just tiktoks and it gets annoying sometimes cause I’d like them to talk about themselves rather than tiktok.
@@mel_ty9500 yeah same! and I see what you mean, like everything is related to trends online rather than topics to talk about with friends not revolving around technology. I recently had to evaluate how much anime I was watching because I found that it was all I would talk about with people and it was an obsession. Our generation has forgotten the joys of talking about life and stuff not relating to trends.
i totally agree with this, but i don’t know what to do except go on my phone, laptop or kindle especially in quarantine. i’m a master procrastinator who hands in all assignments late (or never) which is really wrecking my school life. social media and films have been my escape :/. if you guys have any ideas of what to do except read books in quarantine i’d love to know 💞
@@blkbarbie2671 i really relate to this!! I'm slowly trying to take care of myself and do my assignments now, one by one, and so far it's going okay. My tips for what you can do is find a hobby! It can be like knitting/ crocheting (make cute clothes/bags/blankets etc. and it's really relaxing & fun to see the progress), baking and cooking for your family and make them happy, if you like drawing you can go outside with a sketchbook and headphones and sit somewhere and draw (take some food with you if u want!), i also want to try to start rollerblading when it gets a little warmer outside (: sorry if this is too much but i can write a lot more ideas if you want hehe
@@blkbarbie2671 I feel this :( If you would like some suggestions for how to do things different: First, maybe start consuming media in different ways. Get engrossed in an audio book, listen to a new album, watch a new movie, or a documentary on something you’re interested in. Then you can try to find online communities to talk about those things. I get that a lot of us are doing a lot of socializing online, but it would be cool if we could socialize about things we knew we were interested in. It might feel better!
omg I saw this the first time I watched this video and I went back onto the video to check MY comment and I'm literally brushing my teeth dkajdhhakdjsjs
Earlier today I finished the audiobook of “How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy”, kind of related to this topic and it was one of the most intelligent and thought-provoking books I’ve read in a really long time. Definitely recommend it
I’m finally reading this (after reading the first 17 pages over a year ago then leaving it alone lol) it is SO good. Gives u so much to think about, makes a lot of good points. Glad i finally picked it back up
I do something similar to this every few months, but I always end up crawling back to social media. I am a pretty solitary person, and if I don't go on social media there's a solid chance I won't see a single person the entire day. I end up becoming isolated and loney, so I go to my parasocial relationships and pretend I'm not alone. It's definitely a problem I should work on
Love this video. I’ve been feeling the same way for a while. 6 months ago, I deleted all social media. Everything - Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat, etc. All gone. At first my hands would absentmindedly open my phone and try and pull up the apps (so strange how engrained these habits were). This lasted a couple of weeks, but after, I felt liberated. I spent time doing things I really wanted - I took up running, writing, and reading. My mental health has improved soooo much. Sending love your way from London xx
I feel like a good way to cure *phone addiction* is to _customize your phone_ so that social media is no longer at the forefront of your phone usage. plus when you make it aesthetic, you get to look at pretty colours/ pictures when you're aimlessly locking into your phone (basically you're going on a _scenic route_ ). Another tip is just to _change the cover of a social media app to a picture of something that's negative_ (like a cute bandaid/ pills) so that your brain will _naturally_ start associating social media with toxicity. I explained how it's helpful to make your phone experience more intentional in my video (that I literally posted today like what are the odds lmao) but yea ew to -phone addiction- . I'm tired of being controlled by a device but I would personally not be participating in digital minimalism lol. I've spent a year without a phone before and it was really eye-opening but it's just not that sustainable for me.
@@bluesoul1260 same. i wanna draw up my ideal life and start weaning off screen time to reach that goal. so i’d like to be cooking and baking a lot more, reading more books, sticking to a regular schoolwork routine, sleep schedule and exercising daily. but at the moment i have none of these - they’ve been replaced by my electronics. it’s sort of like manifesting, i guess? if i our time into making this a reality i hope i can achieve it :3
Adhd is not just cant concentrate thing, it has existed long before technology, please dont say things like this is very insensitive to people who have adhd, its not a fun thing to have trust me :(
My phone broke the day before yesterday and while I was going a day without my phone I realized how I could be more productive AND more peaceful without it
I’ve tried to incorporate 2 days a week without my phone. Sounds so low, but I average about 7 hours a day. Sometimes it just music in the background, sometimes it’s talking to people, but I recognize it as a problem. I don’t like silence. I legitimately cannot stand silence. I’m an only child and reminds me of loneliness and the times I was just alone. I can’t do one activity without some kind of background noise, even reading even if it’s just music or something instrumental. It’s also hard for me to put my phone away because I have two little ones and I love taking pictures and videos of them, for myself, for my husband who missed it because he was at work and for our families who live far far away. But your video also makes me realize how much I need to just, try better but at the same time, not beat myself up over my mishaps. Thank you for this and I really enjoyed this journey with you. I’d love to see how things are going now.
Just got done reading Cal Newport’s book, “Digital Minimalism”. It was really good. Phone addiction is a problem, especially among the GenZ group. I’ve deleted all social media accounts, and since doing that, I read 7 books in the month of January. Which is BIG for me! Normally I’d read 1-2 books a year!
I wish I would’ve done this last quarantine. I had soooo much free time last year that I wasted playing the game and mindlessly scrolling social media when could’ve been learning a new skill or picking up a new hobby:/
Omggg girl this video was SOOO GOOD. The editing, message, all of it amazing!! girl u dominated!! Lol Also I feel so productive when I watch your content, like I actually learned and gained something. If I follow in your footsteps and try a digital detox, I wouldn’t be able to cut ur vids out of my life lol
I took a digital detox for a month last year. It was the most productive I've been since primary school😭💀 and then after a month and a few days I went back to my phone addiction. 🙂💔
Amanda should make a video about how you journal/what you journal about!! i've always struggled keeping up with journaling and have random journal entries months apart. I really want to consistently make time to write for myself but always feel worried that i'm not writing the "important" things. I would love to see her make a video on this!!!!
Omg the Roman Holiday edit 😭😭 I don’t even want to look at my screen time, I know it’s ridiculously high. I‘ve noticed that with more free time on my hands, I’m actually getting bored so easily, and just end up scrolling on social media aimlessly. But exercising or cooking helps me too! I’m able to keep my mind occupied with the task on hand and have a little break from social media for a bit
This is timely, I've spent the last week not checking Instagram and Twitter since those are the apps that cause me anxiety and it definitely has lowered my anxiety. Gotta work on TH-cam bc the time I used to spend on those apps is now spent on here and Libby reading. After I finish the book I'm reading, gonna read physical books and just disconnect for the rest of the weekend. Thanks for sharing your experience. Really like how this is edited!
This video finally convinced me to delete my most addicting social media apps and just go clean. My average screen time was 13 hours last week and my usual amount is 11 hours, I feel like it’s getting to the point where I feel like an addict
if u guys have 10-12 hrs on ur phone a day and u can't handle a full digital detox yet, then i suggest using ur laptop as a substitute since u can't carry it everywhere ^_^. social media is harder to navigate here. once u do that for a week or two then start disconnecting from ur laptop as well.
Honestly I feel the same but it's so hard not to spend time staring at a screen during quarantine because I have online class and I can not go outside with my friends because of covid. The only thing that I can do is reading but because libraries and bookstores are closed in my area I don't have that many options.
Congrats with the Detox. I’ve always wanted to disconnect but I just can’t stand the boredom 🥲. I’ve been trying to use my phone in more productive ways rather than just a distraction. So this video was definitely inspiring. Love your videos, thanks for all the hours of editing lol. Can’t wait for the next one
The scary thing to me is that people who didn't grow up with smartphones or internet have the same habits. When I think of my childhood, I realize I have an addiction
honestly same i was born in 97 and immigrated to another country when i was 9 so i was pretty much alone all the time and still am which sucks, so basically since i was 9 im constantly consuming media and cant stop cuz im lonely, depressed, tired of my thoughts and reality.
i feel like your hair improved over the digital detox. It looks MUCH fuller towards the end of the video as opposed to the beginning. Not that it was thin before, it just looks BETTER. GO GIRL!
Not me watching this video on my laptop and being on insta on my phone at the same time... I used to have a healthy relationship with my screens but during the pandemic that relationship got *toxic*...
i have been having this consumption problem as well… especially w being a senior in high school and feeling like the only way i can connect with my friends in the pandemic is through social media and texting. but, it's definitely spiraled into more than that lol. thx for this video!
girl are we living the same life? you always know how and when drop subjects that i'm thinking about myself! love your channel and i hope all of us can change and find a healthy relationship with technology
Fellow 21 year old with a tech addiction here 🙋🏾♀️ I know I need to do this at some point but I also know that it’ll be extremely difficult and I’ll end up on TH-cam again too
this video was so enjoyable! and i like how you didnt make excuse or tried to hide when you mess up. i read digital minimalism 2 years ago and with the pandemic have truly struggled with how much i use my phone. this vid reminded to go reread and try again :)
I am so glad you are recognizing this dilemma most face when growing up surrounded by technology. ❤ It gives me hope for my daughter. I'm worried for her, she's still so small.
When I took a break from social media my phone time average also went down to 45 min - 1h, and it felt so???? GOOD?????? And for the first time in a really long time I actually felt care-free, EVERYONE needs to try this.
As an elder millennial, I can remember part of a childhood without technology. I was so happy and free as a child. Then I began using social media in my late teens and that began taking up a lot of my time. Then after smart phones were introduced, it was all downhill from there. I now spend 4-5 hours a day consistently on my phone and I think it does carry a lot of weight mentally. I miss interacting with real people, so I've been trying to be more intentional with my time and actually spend it talking to friends and family. I also try to keep in mind the productive things I could be doing, instead of just mindlessly staring at my phone for hours.
Great video, Amanda! I've been slowly detoxing over the last half a year or so, and I think I've successfully detached from social media and mindless consumption. E.g. the only social media I use is a private insta with only 20 friends & I stopped using Netflix. Even still, there's so much good and useful content to absorb, so I find myself using my laptop & phone a lot. So my next step is to drive down my screen time and shift to non-screen fulfilment like books and writing by hand. (And maybe actually learning how to play my guitar??)
Yesss I love binge watching people talk about digital minimalism 😅 and then I share them in my community tab. Great video! 💕 I relate a lot and shared similar thoughts last summer in my video ‘Social Distance from Social Media’
Pro-tip: You can set app timers on your phone. Idk where for Iphones but for android it's under settings and digital wellness! I have an hour set for apps like IG and tiktok. You can obviously change it (I give myself more allowance when i'm feeling ill or somewhere with literaly nothing else to do) but generally it's more annoying to change the setting than to just find something else to do. It's been very helpful for me. Also if you aren't ready to give it up all together, make one day of the week a no social media day- My sundays are no social days! I try to fill my time reading (which is still on a screen but not mindless scrolling), or one of my hobbies. And if all else fails sometimes I lay and listen to music and think.
ive been away from facebook, tiktok and instagram for three whole days going on four days. i do use snapchat but i dont have notifitions OFF and leave my phone away from me quite a bit. im so proud of myself and really want to see how it goes as i contiune. i'm not detoxing i'm hoping to not go on it at all ever. i'm gone from 5 1/2 hours to 11/2 hours I'm kicking my goals.
I stay in between the extremes of wanting to erase my digital footprint and having social media and using it constantly. I might need to go Henry David Thoreau.
This would’ve been a HARD test for me to do‼️Thank you for trying this experiment. I know it’s not easy for you, especially because you’re a huge content creator. Thank you for guiding us and thank you for adding the Nicki Minaj instrumental again😂🎼
This was such a lovely video, I think we can all do much better in terms if curating a healthy relationship with social media, there is only so much we can blame on these apps. But it definitely takes time, thanks for your transparency! 💙
I would love to see more videos like this! Back in October I deleted almost all my social media apps, with Quora & TH-cam being the exceptions. I still have to work on digital addiction but it was a huge step getting rid of Instagram
I work in a retail store that's commission based, something that I've noticed is everyone watches their phones unless they're talking to somebody. I've seen one guy doomscroll while still in the process of a sale rather than making conversation. you can only imagine the terrible "vibes." I've noticed doomscrolling makes me sad or angry or irritable. Definitely leaving that job once I hit the year mark at least.
This was a great video, I think Gen z specially battles with so much screen addiction. Proud of you for trying to change that! :) also, love your fashion sense!
I've realized that I don't have any actual hobbies. All I do for fun is consume content - browse social media, listen to music, watch Netflix and TH-cam, and play video games. I'm trying to change this but it's all I've done for so long that I genuinely don't where to start. I don't know what else I enjoy because I've been pacifying myself with my phone for as long as I can remember. Even sitting still and trying to think without any distractions is hard.
It's really helpful for me to think of my phone as a tool and delete all apps that aren't serving a function. The real issue is my time on my laptop, I literally spend my entire life on my laptop.
I’m doing this now! Mostly because Instagram is close to removing my account because of modelling shoots being reported so I’m seeing it as take a detox!
hi i love ur channel sm, i was just hoping i could give you a quick tip :) the music in your videos can be quite loud sometimes, so when it switches from you talking to music i often have to turn the volume down and then turn it back up so that i can hear you talking. just telling you this so that you can maybe think abt it for future videos :) love ur content
Try tracking your computer usage using 'rescue time' or something so you see how long you stay on it plus ur phone so u have a clearer picture. When I did that and saw that once I spent 11 hours of my day in front of a screen I freaked and manage to cut down from tech significantly! But anyway loved the vid! 🤗
i deleted instagram from my phone half a year ago and its so relieving for me, leaves much more room for other thoughts not centering around other people/content you see on the app. definitely miss following my favorite artists but also I#m able to develop my own personality without influence ; if ypure thinking about digital detox def do it, youll see nothing on there is real
Thanks for this. It was a good push to do a digital detox myself. I won't banned the apps, I'll heavily limit them for 15 days. I hope that erasing some of my background noise helps me work through some stuff. Wish me luck.
I would love love to see more videos on this!!! I've legit been trying to reduce my screen time for so long but it always gets back up again AHHHHH a mess, you did so well!!!
I'm social media detoxing as of today but I've decided to keep youtube haha. I think it's good for my growth :) Thanks for the vid really good and motivational for my detoxxxx :)
i also dropped my airpod in the drain and all i could think to do is look up a youtube video about how to get something out of a drain but i literally took my drain apart and got it back LOL addiction!!
This video was so interesting! There is a book called "How to Break Up With Your Phone" that talks about how to reduce screen time, I found it was really helpful to cut down how much I was on my phone 😊
I would love to begin this journey but currently am living in a region that is in full lockdown so the only way to connect with people aside from my partner is through my phone... any tips or tricks for doing this while not being able to see friends would be awesome
the less you start using your phone, the more you realize others use theirs a lot and are missing out on real life. Especially for gen z, there is a normalization of spending hours a day on your phone (even before quarantine)
Seriously! I realized that atp the only reason why I still have social media is to stay relevant with my friends cause I hate being the only person who’s like “what’s that”. Like my friends were making tiktok references a week ago and I was just confused because I haven’t had it since September . I used to hate people who would complain about my obsession with tiktok and the Internet (now they have social media lmao) but I’m starting to sympathize with them (how the tables have turned). I am not one of those people who are like “ugh I hate phones yadada” but I would like to talk about other things outside of the Internet sometimes. Like the content of the convos I have with my one friend is just tiktoks and it gets annoying sometimes cause I’d like them to talk about themselves rather than tiktok.
@@mel_ty9500 yeah same! and I see what you mean, like everything is related to trends online rather than topics to talk about with friends not revolving around technology. I recently had to evaluate how much anime I was watching because I found that it was all I would talk about with people and it was an obsession. Our generation has forgotten the joys of talking about life and stuff not relating to trends.
i totally agree with this, but i don’t know what to do except go on my phone, laptop or kindle especially in quarantine. i’m a master procrastinator who hands in all assignments late (or never) which is really wrecking my school life. social media and films have been my escape :/. if you guys have any ideas of what to do except read books in quarantine i’d love to know 💞
@@blkbarbie2671 i really relate to this!! I'm slowly trying to take care of myself and do my assignments now, one by one, and so far it's going okay. My tips for what you can do is find a hobby! It can be like knitting/ crocheting (make cute clothes/bags/blankets etc. and it's really relaxing & fun to see the progress), baking and cooking for your family and make them happy, if you like drawing you can go outside with a sketchbook and headphones and sit somewhere and draw (take some food with you if u want!), i also want to try to start rollerblading when it gets a little warmer outside (:
sorry if this is too much but i can write a lot more ideas if you want hehe
@@blkbarbie2671 I feel this :(
If you would like some suggestions for how to do things different:
First, maybe start consuming media in different ways. Get engrossed in an audio book, listen to a new album, watch a new movie, or a documentary on something you’re interested in. Then you can try to find online communities to talk about those things. I get that a lot of us are doing a lot of socializing online, but it would be cool if we could socialize about things we knew we were interested in. It might feel better!
Me watching this whilst brushing my teeth bcos I cannot brush my teeth without my phone 🌚
I feel seen
So freaky SAME
@@therebirth7 you right 🥲
omg I saw this the first time I watched this video and I went back onto the video to check MY comment and I'm literally brushing my teeth dkajdhhakdjsjs
omg SAME. literally.
I forgot the word fervently existed
I loved thisssss
thank you
Omg dodie from my childhood
1.9 million subscribers!? Heard you Amanda. Your impact is spreading to huger content creators👏🏾
dang dodie's here... will now watch amanda's videos with even more satisfaction
Earlier today I finished the audiobook of “How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy”, kind of related to this topic and it was one of the most intelligent and thought-provoking books I’ve read in a really long time. Definitely recommend it
That is on my list of things to read. Thanks for the reminder to put that up higher on the list :)
I’m finally reading this (after reading the first 17 pages over a year ago then leaving it alone lol) it is SO good. Gives u so much to think about, makes a lot of good points. Glad i finally picked it back up
I do something similar to this every few months, but I always end up crawling back to social media. I am a pretty solitary person, and if I don't go on social media there's a solid chance I won't see a single person the entire day. I end up becoming isolated and loney, so I go to my parasocial relationships and pretend I'm not alone. It's definitely a problem I should work on
Yes!! The loneliness that happens!!
Amanda with average of 4 hours a day.
Me with my average of 9 hours a day during quarentine: 👁👄👁
you go sis! 👏🏽👏🏽
Omg I had 11 hours during quarantine I’m so proud of my 9 hours now 😭
9 hrs & 16 minutes 🥴
I had an average of over 12 hours during the summer, last year it was 2 hours, so now im trying to get it down to 5-6 hours
felt that 🥴🤦🏼♀️
Lmaooo we’re all just doing our best 😅
i am on day eight of my own digital detox, and I've allowed myself to watch one youtube video per day-- this is the video i'm watching today !!
One TH-cam video per day!! That’s an idea... I might try that??
Wow!! Trying that!
I think I might try this!!!!!
is this my sign to reduce my daily 4 hour tiktok screen time
I did it. Start cold turkey then reintroduce it at 15mins a day
@@ayomade7496 im gonna try that, i havent been on tik tok since sunday for that reason
you can do it! I deleted my account and haven't looked back months ago
@@irenicrose same seriously addictive
India banned tiktok
Love this video. I’ve been feeling the same way for a while. 6 months ago, I deleted all social media. Everything - Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat, etc. All gone. At first my hands would absentmindedly open my phone and try and pull up the apps (so strange how engrained these habits were). This lasted a couple of weeks, but after, I felt liberated. I spent time doing things I really wanted - I took up running, writing, and reading. My mental health has improved soooo much. Sending love your way from London xx
Congratulations! I know that was a MAJOR step!
@@SOULarLioness thank you so much! Yes, it was a big step. Really glad I took it 😊
I'm in England too
I just turn to google and google the crap out of everything and also TH-cam that I watch for information and research something to death.
i cannot function without a podcast.i can't even eat or shower without SOMETHING playing
I feel like a good way to cure *phone addiction* is to _customize your phone_ so that social media is no longer at the forefront of your phone usage. plus when you make it aesthetic, you get to look at pretty colours/ pictures when you're aimlessly locking into your phone (basically you're going on a _scenic route_ ). Another tip is just to _change the cover of a social media app to a picture of something that's negative_ (like a cute bandaid/ pills) so that your brain will _naturally_ start associating social media with toxicity. I explained how it's helpful to make your phone experience more intentional in my video (that I literally posted today like what are the odds lmao) but yea ew to -phone addiction- . I'm tired of being controlled by a device but I would personally not be participating in digital minimalism lol. I've spent a year without a phone before and it was really eye-opening but it's just not that sustainable for me.
i unintentionally did this and i haven’t used snapchat alone in MONTHS
@@kendallvenegas6572 samee like i just wanted my phone to look cute but damn it turned out useful. I’ve deleted tiktok and I’m never looking back
i love your video, i subbed 💞
I swear someone has to do a study on GEN Z adhd bc. I think we all have it. we were raised to always be doing something and to multitask and consume.
@@bluesoul1260 same. i wanna draw up my ideal life and start weaning off screen time to reach that goal. so i’d like to be cooking and baking a lot more, reading more books, sticking to a regular schoolwork routine, sleep schedule and exercising daily. but at the moment i have none of these - they’ve been replaced by my electronics. it’s sort of like manifesting, i guess? if i our time into making this a reality i hope i can achieve it :3
literally
everyone most certainly does not have adhd thats not how that works
Adhd is not just cant concentrate thing, it has existed long before technology, please dont say things like this is very insensitive to people who have adhd, its not a fun thing to have trust me :(
please stop stigmatizing adhd! it's a *neurological developmental disorder* that affects more than just your focus.
'I am addicted to using social media; I spend 4 hours on my phone on average)
Me (who spends 14 hours on my phone): 👁️👄👁️
Sameeee
😬 yeah, co19 times 've been bad...
@Naih Matshuki 😱😱😱
My phone broke the day before yesterday and while I was going a day without my phone I realized how I could be more productive AND more peaceful without it
ok now I want to delete everything
Me watching this on my phone while editing on my Mac and doing school work on my iPad: 👁👄👁
this video found me for a reason. BLESS YOU
ps my average is 12 hrs🙃🙃
Same
Born in 94, don't have any social media unless you count this youtube account, and I do not envy Gen Z'ers. You can do this!
I’ve tried to incorporate 2 days a week without my phone. Sounds so low, but I average about 7 hours a day. Sometimes it just music in the background, sometimes it’s talking to people, but I recognize it as a problem. I don’t like silence. I legitimately cannot stand silence. I’m an only child and reminds me of loneliness and the times I was just alone. I can’t do one activity without some kind of background noise, even reading even if it’s just music or something instrumental. It’s also hard for me to put my phone away because I have two little ones and I love taking pictures and videos of them, for myself, for my husband who missed it because he was at work and for our families who live far far away. But your video also makes me realize how much I need to just, try better but at the same time, not beat myself up over my mishaps. Thank you for this and I really enjoyed this journey with you. I’d love to see how things are going now.
Just got done reading Cal Newport’s book, “Digital Minimalism”. It was really good. Phone addiction is a problem, especially among the GenZ group. I’ve deleted all social media accounts, and since doing that, I read 7 books in the month of January. Which is BIG for me! Normally I’d read 1-2 books a year!
I love the intentionality and thoughtfulness that went into the entirety of this video!
Thank you!!
quarantine has had me like attached to my phone and social media sigh,, i think ima try n do this too (after i watch the video fkjdhskfsk)
this has sooooo been on my to do list i cannot seem to peel myself from my phone smh
same lol
I wish I would’ve done this last quarantine. I had soooo much free time last year that I wasted playing the game and mindlessly scrolling social media when could’ve been learning a new skill or picking up a new hobby:/
Omggg girl this video was SOOO GOOD. The editing, message, all of it amazing!! girl u dominated!! Lol
Also I feel so productive when I watch your content, like I actually learned and gained something. If I follow in your footsteps and try a digital detox, I wouldn’t be able to cut ur vids out of my life lol
Aw Thank you so much!! I really appreciate it!!
I took a digital detox for a month last year. It was the most productive I've been since primary school😭💀 and then after a month and a few days I went back to my phone addiction. 🙂💔
Amanda should make a video about how you journal/what you journal about!! i've always struggled keeping up with journaling and have random journal entries months apart. I really want to consistently make time to write for myself but always feel worried that i'm not writing the "important" things. I would love to see her make a video on this!!!!
Omg the Roman Holiday edit 😭😭
I don’t even want to look at my screen time, I know it’s ridiculously high. I‘ve noticed that with more free time on my hands, I’m actually getting bored so easily, and just end up scrolling on social media aimlessly. But exercising or cooking helps me too! I’m able to keep my mind occupied with the task on hand and have a little break from social media for a bit
This is timely, I've spent the last week not checking Instagram and Twitter since those are the apps that cause me anxiety and it definitely has lowered my anxiety. Gotta work on TH-cam bc the time I used to spend on those apps is now spent on here and Libby reading. After I finish the book I'm reading, gonna read physical books and just disconnect for the rest of the weekend. Thanks for sharing your experience. Really like how this is edited!
Ooooof really felt this -> tech as a tool, not pacifier. Thank you for sharing your experience with digital detoxing as a gen z keke
This video finally convinced me to delete my most addicting social media apps and just go clean. My average screen time was 13 hours last week and my usual amount is 11 hours, I feel like it’s getting to the point where I feel like an addict
if u guys have 10-12 hrs on ur phone a day and u can't handle a full digital detox yet, then i suggest using ur laptop as a substitute since u can't carry it everywhere ^_^. social media is harder to navigate here. once u do that for a week or two then start disconnecting from ur laptop as well.
Honestly I feel the same but it's so hard not to spend time staring at a screen during quarantine because I have online class and I can not go outside with my friends because of covid. The only thing that I can do is reading but because libraries and bookstores are closed in my area I don't have that many options.
Congrats with the Detox. I’ve always wanted to disconnect but I just can’t stand the boredom 🥲. I’ve been trying to use my phone in more productive ways rather than just a distraction. So this video was definitely inspiring. Love your videos, thanks for all the hours of editing lol. Can’t wait for the next one
The scary thing to me is that people who didn't grow up with smartphones or internet have the same habits. When I think of my childhood, I realize I have an addiction
honestly same i was born in 97 and immigrated to another country when i was 9 so i was pretty much alone all the time and still am which sucks, so basically since i was 9 im constantly consuming media and cant stop cuz im lonely, depressed, tired of my thoughts and reality.
Your voice is so soothing … and you’re so articulate when you speak 🗣
a digital detox video is what i needed 😭
i feel like your hair improved over the digital detox. It looks MUCH fuller towards the end of the video as opposed to the beginning. Not that it was thin before, it just looks BETTER. GO GIRL!
I honestly need a digital detox yet my job is literally social media 😅
same page
Oof yuuuuup 🙋🏽♀️
thisss
LMAOOOOOOO yep.... That’s my life too😭🤦🏾♂️
Me af 🥴
I'm not even 7 seconds into this video, but I already subscribed, because your vibes are AMAZING IDEK WHAT THAT MEANS BUT I FEEL LIKE UR SO COOL
Not me watching this video on my laptop and being on insta on my phone at the same time... I used to have a healthy relationship with my screens but during the pandemic that relationship got *toxic*...
i have been having this consumption problem as well… especially w being a senior in high school and feeling like the only way i can connect with my friends in the pandemic is through social media and texting. but, it's definitely spiraled into more than that lol. thx for this video!
girl are we living the same life? you always know how and when drop subjects that i'm thinking about myself! love your channel and i hope all of us can change and find a healthy relationship with technology
Fellow 21 year old with a tech addiction here 🙋🏾♀️ I know I need to do this at some point but I also know that it’ll be extremely difficult and I’ll end up on TH-cam again too
I’ve been trying to do this too! And I actually started sewing again! Which is cool
this video was so enjoyable!
and i like how you didnt make excuse or tried to hide when you mess up. i read digital minimalism 2 years ago and with the pandemic have truly struggled with how much i use my phone. this vid reminded to go reread and try again :)
your energy is so refreshing
My 12 hour daily average makes me feel so bad 😂
Same girl
it is an addiction, addictions are illness not choice.... don't beat yourself up, try recovering
I am so glad you are recognizing this dilemma most face when growing up surrounded by technology. ❤
It gives me hope for my daughter. I'm worried for her, she's still so small.
the carrot cake moment was everything.
I’m so excited to watch the viddddd
When I took a break from social media my phone time average also went down to 45 min - 1h, and it felt so???? GOOD?????? And for the first time in a really long time I actually felt care-free, EVERYONE needs to try this.
As an elder millennial, I can remember part of a childhood without technology. I was so happy and free as a child. Then I began using social media in my late teens and that began taking up a lot of my time. Then after smart phones were introduced, it was all downhill from there. I now spend 4-5 hours a day consistently on my phone and I think it does carry a lot of weight mentally. I miss interacting with real people, so I've been trying to be more intentional with my time and actually spend it talking to friends and family. I also try to keep in mind the productive things I could be doing, instead of just mindlessly staring at my phone for hours.
Great video, Amanda!
I've been slowly detoxing over the last half a year or so, and I think I've successfully detached from social media and mindless consumption. E.g. the only social media I use is a private insta with only 20 friends & I stopped using Netflix. Even still, there's so much good and useful content to absorb, so I find myself using my laptop & phone a lot. So my next step is to drive down my screen time and shift to non-screen fulfilment like books and writing by hand. (And maybe actually learning how to play my guitar??)
Inspired by you. I'm starting my digital declutter tomorrow! wrote about it here: rozdub.medium.com
Yesss I love binge watching people talk about digital minimalism 😅 and then I share them in my community tab.
Great video! 💕 I relate a lot and shared similar thoughts last summer in my video ‘Social Distance from Social Media’
Pro-tip: You can set app timers on your phone. Idk where for Iphones but for android it's under settings and digital wellness! I have an hour set for apps like IG and tiktok. You can obviously change it (I give myself more allowance when i'm feeling ill or somewhere with literaly nothing else to do) but generally it's more annoying to change the setting than to just find something else to do. It's been very helpful for me. Also if you aren't ready to give it up all together, make one day of the week a no social media day- My sundays are no social days! I try to fill my time reading (which is still on a screen but not mindless scrolling), or one of my hobbies. And if all else fails sometimes I lay and listen to music and think.
ive been away from facebook, tiktok and instagram for three whole days going on four days. i do use snapchat but i dont have notifitions OFF and leave my phone away from me quite a bit. im so proud of myself and really want to see how it goes as i contiune. i'm not detoxing i'm hoping to not go on it at all ever. i'm gone from 5 1/2 hours to 11/2 hours I'm kicking my goals.
I stay in between the extremes of wanting to erase my digital footprint and having social media and using it constantly. I might need to go Henry David Thoreau.
Literally me every 2 days
This makes me want to go back to the Kim Possible call me beep me days of the flip phone 📟
This would’ve been a HARD test for me to do‼️Thank you for trying this experiment. I know it’s not easy for you, especially because you’re a huge content creator. Thank you for guiding us and thank you for adding the Nicki Minaj instrumental again😂🎼
Pencil illustration is a good hobby to Start
Been doing it on & off for years 😊
There is a french movie called 'Populaire ' that is a romance but the movie is about a girl that decides to participate in a typing competition.
This was such a lovely video, I think we can all do much better in terms if curating a healthy relationship with social media, there is only so much we can blame on these apps. But it definitely takes time, thanks for your transparency! 💙
I would love to see more videos like this!
Back in October I deleted almost all my social media apps, with Quora & TH-cam being the exceptions.
I still have to work on digital addiction but it was a huge step getting rid of Instagram
I completely agree, while I’m sitting here soaking radiation from my phone into my face 🥲
I work in a retail store that's commission based, something that I've noticed is everyone watches their phones unless they're talking to somebody. I've seen one guy doomscroll while still in the process of a sale rather than making conversation. you can only imagine the terrible "vibes." I've noticed doomscrolling makes me sad or angry or irritable. Definitely leaving that job once I hit the year mark at least.
This was a great video, I think Gen z specially battles with so much screen addiction. Proud of you for trying to change that! :) also, love your fashion sense!
I just found your channel, and I AM OBSESSED. I love your energy!
this is a fantastic idea!!
after watching your two most recent videos, you've inspired me to go on a digital detox too! time to start a life of just being mindful. thank you!
I just finished my 24-hr internet/phone break for the book How To Break Up With Your Phone by Catherine Price! So cool you're on the same journey
I’m so glad I found this video, I want to start doing this process but I can’t stop watching your videos hëlp
i'm definitely going to try this! can't wait to watch this video :)
I've realized that I don't have any actual hobbies. All I do for fun is consume content - browse social media, listen to music, watch Netflix and TH-cam, and play video games.
I'm trying to change this but it's all I've done for so long that I genuinely don't where to start. I don't know what else I enjoy because I've been pacifying myself with my phone for as long as I can remember. Even sitting still and trying to think without any distractions is hard.
It's really helpful for me to think of my phone as a tool and delete all apps that aren't serving a function.
The real issue is my time on my laptop, I literally spend my entire life on my laptop.
I love how honest this video is !!!
I’m doing this now! Mostly because Instagram is close to removing my account because of modelling shoots being reported so I’m seeing it as take a detox!
I honestly love whatever you decide to upload ❤️ ❤️ ❤️
Could you maybe do some recommendations for books, self help books? Like the ones you read in this video! It really inspired me!!!
Just got my Pfizer #2, so it'll be good to get out there and away from this screentime opium fog.
Just found your channel and love your voice!
hi i love ur channel sm, i was just hoping i could give you a quick tip :)
the music in your videos can be quite loud sometimes, so when it switches from you talking to music i often have to turn the volume down and then turn it back up so that i can hear you talking. just telling you this so that you can maybe think abt it for future videos :) love ur content
Just know that this video is ON TIME. Thank you.
the grayscale trick is amazing. thanks for sharing!
Try tracking your computer usage using 'rescue time' or something so you see how long you stay on it plus ur phone so u have a clearer picture. When I did that and saw that once I spent 11 hours of my day in front of a screen I freaked and manage to cut down from tech significantly! But anyway loved the vid! 🤗
Ooo good idea thanks!!
i deleted instagram from my phone half a year ago and its so relieving for me, leaves much more room for other thoughts not centering around other people/content you see on the app. definitely miss following my favorite artists but also I#m able to develop my own personality without influence ; if ypure thinking about digital detox def do it, youll see nothing on there is real
i feel so bad for gen z we’re all addicted to our phones
love this :) this vid and channel is so wholesome and positive , sending good vibes
Thanks for this. It was a good push to do a digital detox myself. I won't banned the apps, I'll heavily limit them for 15 days. I hope that erasing some of my background noise helps me work through some stuff. Wish me luck.
I would love love to see more videos on this!!! I've legit been trying to reduce my screen time for so long but it always gets back up again AHHHHH a mess, you did so well!!!
my daily average is like 8 hours a day just on my phone its got worse in the pandemic since i stay at home 24/7 and uni is fully online
I needed this! I'm going to start using my phone as little as possible.
I'm social media detoxing as of today but I've decided to keep youtube haha. I think it's good for my growth :) Thanks for the vid really good and motivational for my detoxxxx :)
i also dropped my airpod in the drain and all i could think to do is look up a youtube video about how to get something out of a drain but i literally took my drain apart and got it back LOL addiction!!
The little animations😭😭 the little animations😻
This video was so interesting! There is a book called "How to Break Up With Your Phone" that talks about how to reduce screen time, I found it was really helpful to cut down how much I was on my phone 😊
You’re so inspiring! Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this topic. I’ve been trying to lessen my phone use as well, so this was helpful.
Girl your hair is everything! 💫
I would love to begin this journey but currently am living in a region that is in full lockdown so the only way to connect with people aside from my partner is through my phone... any tips or tricks for doing this while not being able to see friends would be awesome
Maybe just keep the apps that you use for communicating with Friends and Family and delete all content Based social media.
I took Twitter off my phone. Was hugely useful. If only I could do the same with TH-cam....
TH-cam is not a problem! If you feel comfortable with youtube then you do!! But otherwise any media don’t sit right with you, DELETE ITTT 👏🏽
@@journeyofmylife2103 TH-cam is very addicting and it's designed to be that way.