Why should we follow you on social media platforms if we are really trying to beat this addiction, Since when we follow anyone we get notifications when they post, and this is a trigger to our addiction?
Do first the things you need to do and then as a form of reward, watch a few videos. Oh and if you can, start doing some form of sports or exercise regulary ( everything will be more fun ) And maybe supplement with iodine and selenium (watch what captain sindbad iodine )
I quit TH-cam (and my phone in general) less that 24 hours ago and it’s already benefited me (I realise I’m on TH-cam now but it’s genuinely only to leave this comment). I could write an essay about things that I think would help someone get off of it but I’ll try to keep it short. You have to start NOW. Not tomorrow, not in 5 hours, not in half an hour. That is the exact trap of YT. The hardest part is always starting. I still have a great urge to go on my phone but it has lessened ever so slightly since I stopped using it. Secondly, you must stop rationalising with your brain. It is going to come up with 101 reasons why you shouldn’t quit, because it’s begging for you to carry on your addiction and take the easy route. For me, one of the BS excuses it came up with was that I get useful info from TH-cam. That it true to a large extent but for far too long I took on the information and it helped me change many beliefs I had whilst at the same time I was making no actual changes in my life that were in accordance with my beliefs. If you’re in this situation your brain will try to tell you over and over that there’s something else you need to know, something else you need to ‘learn’ because it wants you tied to your addiction. Ignore it. Another thing I would say is when you stop just do something. Anything. Even if it’s seems absolutely pointless, it’s not because it is keeping you off of TH-cam. You will thank yourself so much in 6 months or a month if you stop right now. You have to treat it as an addiction and take a clean break, because that’s what it is. To older people that may sound dramatic, but our screens are dangerously addictive. I don’t believe addictions are particularly dramatic or complicated anyway - they are just meeting one of your needs in some, unfortunately unhealthy, way. Anyway, I could go on but everyone who’s watching this video knows what they need to do, they’re just not doing it. It’s really really hard for the first few hours (at least) and likely the first few days and weeks (I haven’t gotten that far) but that’s inevitable. Don’t cave because of that, expect it! Also, keep a visual chart or something of how many days you’ve gone without it. Not on your phone obviously. It’s super rewarding to tick off a day and will keep you motivated and accountable. If you stop and find it hard, just know there are many other people at that exact moment that are going through the same thing. Good luck! My goal is at least a year without NO social media (I was only using Yt FYI). PS. I am going to post this on every Yt addiction video so you can’t escape me! PPS. If you found my comment useful in anyway please like so others can see and benefit!!
its not about stopping all at once and never again i think that learning to use youtube inatead of it using you .Though it is addicting it can also be used productively
My problem is I use youtube to learn a new skill and never actually put that skill to use because I don't stop watching youtube videos about said skill.
@@angefabricenda560 yeah its not really about planning a schedule. I work over 68 hours a week and can never justify the price of pursuing something new vs the the time I'm actually going to have available to put into it, Such as building a small house. Yeah it would be cool, but so is sleep.
TH-cam has really damaged a lot of my life, and I don't want it to get in my way anymore. Thank you Andrew for this video! Also this comment section is amazing, especially seeing how we are all trying to move on from this app/website that has made us regretful after we have consumed the addicting content. Good luck to anyone trying to take this journey. I quit social media a couple of months ago and it's one of the best things that's ever happened to me.
YT has helped me a lot, but it also is somewhat destroying me now. It used too be social media, like Ig but I haven't been on IG in like close to a year now. But now it's YT, I'm consuming too much can't content that has noo use to me. Or every since YT added that shorts feature (which turned into tiktoc pretty much) I just find myself scrolling and scolling for noo reason. Now I need to limit my time on it too maybe 30min-an hour a day. But overall tho, I'm grateful for YT it did help me learn new skills alot of new ones and made me find new hobbies but now it's an addiction or useless content.
Mines too it literally made me distracted than it ever helped me I’m glad this video was recommended to me and it has just made my social interaction terrible it has increased my anxiety more like youtube and the internet has turned my life upside down and now i have to pay the price by doing stuff even tho I literally lost my sense of self because of social media
Abdega Thats why Its not about focussing on quitting the bad but embracing the good, meaning that you focus on building good habits because that way bad habits will automatically be less appealing.
All these sites are like crack to a crack head... unbearable withdrawal, so you keep coming back for more. xD Unlike on Facebook, at least you can watch some education channels on TH-cam, so it's not as bad... says a TH-cam crack-head. ;D
aussiepete89 I don’t have android but I heard there’s an app called NewPipe and you can use it to hide your recommended videos www.reddit.com/r/privacytoolsIO/comments/8b7h0r/newpipe_a_free_lightweight_youtube_frontend_for/? www.quora.com/What-can-I-do-to-stop-my-TH-cam-addiction Hope this works!
A tip is to only allow yourself to watch videos on your computer. And then install a chrome addon which disables recommendations. Use your sub box and unsub from any channels where the time spent is not worth the benefit (sometimes entertainment channels can be good, just not too much).
I suffer immensely from procrastination and laziness and my TH-cam addiction fuels that self-consuming fire. It is because of my this that I have put off my coursework and foregone so many wonderful opportunities in my life. I want to stop this before it destroys me. Thank you so much for making this video.
@@extrashotofespresso_ No, you can't and you won't, because this is avoidable. This is your life. You decide whether to waste your life on bullcrap or to start improving yourself as mush as possible because this might guarantee you success one day. Your Life is the game, you're the player, your dreams are the mission you need to accomplish! If you have 10 mins to complete the mission, take advantage of that time, complete it with maximum points! Avoid your enemies - all distractions, bad addictions and obstacles that will kill your time! Try your best, because if they waste your 10 minutes that you have and the timer hits 0, the mission will fail. But remember, that's life! THERE'S NO A 'RESTART MISSION' button!!! So use that time wisely or otherwise you will regret this for lifetime! Believe me!
I see it like this: do you remember an awesome childhood memory from years ago? Yes. Do you remember any of what you watched on youtube two days ago? Probably not very much. Spend your precious life on experiences and people, not useless stimuli that you have nothing to show for
When I stopped drinking, I replaced it with TH-cam. I liked learning about so many things. I started learning about exercising and health of the human body and mind. I lost 50 pounds and got cut. I decided to go into the dental industry. I went to college and made the honor role. I watch TH-cam videos about math, chemistry, anatomy, microbiology and so many other things. I haven't watched tv in years. Thank you TH-cam
I mostly watch science channels like mark robber backyard scientist vsause and any educational vid i can. I can learn something it would take a whole week to learn in school in 10 mins on youtube i think this is a amazing platform
Cosmic Studios Development You need to watch Steve Mould, he is easily one of the best science channels bevause hes just so damn good at explaining stuff.
I've been too addicted to TH-cam and I spent hours and hours a day. I need to stop this because it's taking my life away. Away from my friends, family, and reality. I'm 13 years old and I want to fucking stop and be a kid. I need to help my dad and everything. I use TH-cam every day and I'm sick of it. I may watch TH-cam with my friends and game with them. I'm not addicted to games I'll just do it sometimes. I just need to stop and I chose you. Thanks for changing my life and helping my TH-cam addiction.
Hows your youtube addiction going bro? You seem very passionate about putting it to a stop and aware of the issue at such a young age. I hope you are doing better stuff with your time and doing what you want to do
Break da addiction Pick up something to do - Read - Do Art Widen the gap - meditate - Destroy the habit Start journaling 13:22 : Bypass the emotion Create the emotion that’s needed to motivate you - Think about death 13:50 - Think about dark you the dark you is succeeding but you are not 15:17 - 5 second rule count backwards 4 54321 and take action 17:58 Hope it helps
After watching this video i was thinking for 30 mins about how i realise i wasted 3-4 years of my life because of youtube. I am never going to watch a useless video on youtube ever again. I already feel better, thx so much for making this video. I hope other people who are watching this are going over this addiction. Cheers!
I'm a 27-years old Indian woman preparing for UGC NET JRF Exam in Management subject. My exam is on 18th June. My TH-cam watch time is 2-3 hours regularly. My total screen time (phone+laptop) is 4-5 hours. My total screen time on day before yesterday was 7 hours. Only a handful of TH-camrs explain about TH-cam addiction. This video is really helpful for every age group. Thanks Andrew Kirby.😊
Let’s be honest though. People addicted to TH-cam probably better off then people addicted to other social media platforms. There’s much more helpful content in here than any other platform. Update: Now that I’ve grown up I realized that an addiction to anything can be really harmful. I think people who are addicted to TH-cam should most certainly treat that addiction. There’s more mind numbing content on TH-cam now then there ever was and unfortunately I am also guilty of consuming that type of content as well.
To an extent, youtube has a learning mechanism for me but it can be negative if you get information overload, which means you hardly retain anything from the hours of content you watch. I mostly only learn from these things if I rewatch the video.
But cmon, isnt that knowledge, phylosophy, other views on life? Its like meeting more people and that is people who are interesting and have interesting ideas. Its like reading 10 h a day. Why reading would be better then YT?
TH-cam is so confident that this won’t work that they’ve allowed you to upload “Anti-TH-cam” video. This is like holding a national “how to shake your crack addiction” conference at a crack house and having the crack dealer as the keynote speaker! 😂🤣 I luv it!!!
I've been addicted to TH-cam since day one. I've spent years of my life watching videos and it's taken it's toll. I can't imagine what my niece will go through, she's only 3 or so and she does not go anywhere without her iPad. She's on TH-cam all day.
Ngl I cried while watching this... I cried hard... And I have mixed emotions. I hate myself for this addiction, and I'm gonna tell about it to my psychologist. Thank you for making me cry and close youtube tab. I saved this video just in case, and now I'm gonna study. I hate this addiction so bad. There are so much more videos like this I want to watch... To gain knowledge, but that wouldn't be good for me... I'll just close this tab and stop hasitating. Thank you again!
When I was very young someone in my school class had said, “ I’m so glad that I don’t constantly need a video playing in the background anymore.” My fellow classmate was literally addicted to TH-cam at a young age and somehow got out of it. Here I am as a 22 year old wishing I could remember who had said that to try and get in contact with them to hear their wisdom
I find that the best way for me to break a bad habit isn't to try to eliminate the bad habit, but rather just start a good habit that overlaps the bad one, eventually pushing the old habit to the side. For instance, my eating habits were awful. If it wasn't junk food I didn't eat it. Then my wife started keto. She was eating all the best foods and I was eating garbage. I started eating the food she cooked, but I didn't get rid of the junk immediately. Eventually I just decided I'd had enough of feeling like crap and stopped eating the crap. Build good habits and the bad will fall away as the benefits of those good habits give you more resolve and strengthen your mind.
how to stop your addiction on youtube: 1. go to option 2. go to installed apps 3. find youtube 4. uninstall /deactivate youtube (maybe your phone probably has yt build in and not installed from the playstore) 5. dig a hole on your backyard 6. place your phone and other electronics related to yt in the hole 7. fill the hole with the dirt that you just dug
exactly! so many comments are like "play this at my funeral" or "doctor: you have five minutes to live. me: watches this video" like let's not encourage watching youtube as our few minutes of life? 🤔
-Tannenpelz - Same ugh. I can't help it, I just put on my headphones and listen to mindless trash while I do other stuff. TH-cam makes me more bored than if I were to do nothing :(
This is just a symptom of something else.. of course everyone feel exhausted from time to time, but it actually could be influenced by other causes. Do you eat healthy? Means you're looking for good fats, protein, carbohydrates including many vegetables? This alone could lead to much more energy. The most important thing: Do you sleep enough? We underestimate this one a lot ^^ Do you meditate? Do you take cold showers? Do you do sports sometimes?
This like button does injustice to the degree of profound your content is. You’ve helped me gain so many new perspectives, grateful to have come across you. This place where nobody (including me) remembers what they watched a day ago or even hours ago, yours is the content people will remember. Keep it up.
Real video starts 3:30- 1. 3:31 Decide alternative activity (examples - reading, art, try different things outside of house) 2. 8:47 widen the gap before your habit kicks in - meditate 3. 11:05 it's too much to write, listen to it
3.joural how ur feeling, what modivated u when ur lazy, 3. create emotion that is needed - think about death all people who died driving, died going into a holiday (u probably don't want to spend that time procrastinating) 2- think about someone who is a shadow and the person who is getting ahead of you(not checking the phone and getting ahead of you) the dark you is your potential - if u make the right decisions you will be that shadow person( you could be all that you want) 'every wasted second u pass is time u will never get back' , bypass the emotion - 5 second rule (literally count down to 5)- short circus ur mind
This has helped me sooooo much! I lost my relationship with my parents because I spend all evening in my room watching TH-cam, but now I'm happy! Thank you so much!
Keep it up. You have momentum. Build on it. Find other related things you'd like to change, and use this victory to power the next. Strive to always be a better version of yourself than you were yesterday, and you can get there.
This TH-cam addiction has messed me up for years and I’m freakin done trying to be famous on TH-cam and looking at others content trying to entertain me now I fight for myself to be better and happier bye TH-cam
@@christinagonzales858 well its been over a year and I haven't gotten to it just yet. But my youtube red ran out and im broke so I have been watching alot less of it on my phone and its been freeing up alot more of my time
I came back to this video after so many months. I've forgotten most videos that I've watched, but this one is just imprinted on my mind (especially the last tip). Just telling you this because I truly feel you've suceeded in forging a relation with your viewers. I quit youtube for some time and found myself getting sucked into it again, so I remembered this video. So, yet again, I take up this pledge for myself to not get sucked into youtube. Thanks Andrew. Loved these no nonsense, practically applicable tips you shared. Keep at it.
Dude I just calculated the numbre of time that I will spend on TH-cam until 80 yeas old if I keep going with 2 hours pro day and it's made 5 years... So it's mean that if I keep going to watch TH-cam 2 hours pro day I will spend 5 years of my life, so impressive it's make me think about it... (Maybe there is spelling mistakes I'm French)
I was addicted to TH-cam. The TH-cam chat rooms especially . Now I just watch a cooking show on TH-cam and listen to good wholesome stories that inspire me . Like Little House on the Prairie. Then I make myself go out and live in the real world .
@ahlan he is not on TH-cam, so he can't reply 😅 I hope he succeeded to come out of youtube addiction. I am here, writing comment instead of watching video 😢
@@lifeisshortdontwasteitread2830 a few years ago I nearly took my own life. You know what got me back on track? PURPOSE. Not a goal, not a skill, not a project. The thing that kept me on this planet was finally getting a job that augmented my paltry self employment, and boosted my sense of self respect. You're a straight A student with lots of goals and dreams, and that is where it falls apart. Good grades, knowing a second language, having a cool skill, these don't give you purpose, but purpose is precisely what you are looking for. You are looking for a reason to get out of bed in the morning, a reason to persevere. You're only 16, so this is still something that you need to find. No 16 year old knows their purpose. But if you look to history, what did our forefathers do to find purpose? They worked hard, took care of their family, got married, had children (in that order), looked to a higher power for guidance, respected those who had come before. These things are today considered old fashioned, quaint, backwards, ignorant, or worse, but the fact is that our forebears lived purposefully, they woke up every morning determined to use their bodies and minds to serve family, community, nation, God. They endured war, plague, famine, death, yet they felt as part of something greater. They didn't wallow in misery because their lives were full of purpose. First off, you need to binge this Andrew Kirby guy. He talks sense. Go find Jordan Peterson and Jocko Willink. Read Marcus Aurelius, dare I say pick up a bible (I shocked the hell out of myself when my atheist self first started reading it to understand). Fill up your mind with good and wise thoughts, and then go apply it. Be kind to others always, get up early and exercise, stand up straight, clean your room. Improve the way you interact with your world! Go find a job. You're 16. Jobs for 16 year olds exist. They all suck, but they will give you something more than just a paycheck. You will learn how to take orders, work as a team, work with people you hate and who hate you, get up on a schedule, serve someone beyond yourself. You can learn to manage your finances, give some of your paycheck to charity, or put it back into your own family and become a contributing member, making your family stronger for your efforts. But most of all you can stand up straight and tell others that you work hard and contribute to the world. Powerful stuff. The things that make you feel whole are not lofty goals, projects, or education for education's sake. The things that will fill that empty spot in your soul are far more mundane. Fixing your car's brakes in the driveway, repairing a drawer in the kitchen, apologizing to the kid you bullied, buying a cheeseburger for the homeless dude, teaching your little brother how to tie a fishing knot, helping mom fold laundry. These things will make you feel better about yourself, and help you find your purpose. But I'll tell you straight up: you are NOT going to find your purpose on youtube. Good luck, my friend. And even though you don't believe, God bless.
@@lifeisshortdontwasteitread2830 you're definitely thinking things through, and that is commendable. I'll try to address as much as I can here. First of all, sometimes a job is a distraction, and if it distracts you from thinking about killing yourself, then some days that's good enough. But your purpose isn't the job you have, it's WHY you do the job. Do you want to build something of your life, or do you want to not be homeless? See the subtle difference? How you frame it in your mind is paramount. If you approach your job as drudgery that keeps you from dying of starvation, then that is what it will be. If you see your job as the activity which improves your financial situation and gives you a reason to get out of bed and make the most of your day, then that is what it will become. Your framework is nihilistic and destructive to potential growth. Try saying thank you more often. Try seeing the best in people rather than the worst. Stop hanging out on social media that effectively tears others down. You keep talking about wanting to do something to change the world. Society has done a great job of telling us that anyone can become president, if we just dream big. But that is a lie. 99.99999% of everyone who has ever lived has not done a damn thing to drastically change the world. For every Elon Musk there are thousands of factory workers, manufacturing his ideas to change the world. These individuals are certainly a part of this great change, but they do not get the glamorous life that Elon gets. Instead, they get a good paycheck, they pay their bills, bring home takeout on payday, save all year to take a vacation to Yellowstone. They get their meaning, but it isn't as earth shattering as you expect. They are taking care of family and building their own lives, and in the back of their mind they know that they are a part of something bigger than themselves, that in some small way they are contributing to big changes for the world. I work for the USPS and on the surface it can seem mundane or even pointless, but what am I really doing? I'm making birthday surprises happen, I deliver passports so people can take a vacation, I bring medications to elderly people, I bring a moment of human contact to shut ins, I deliver car titles, tax refunds, car parts, collectibles. My job creates change in the world, in numerous small ways that add up... but only because I frame it that way. I could see my job as mindless monkey work, delivering grocery flyers and demands from charity, but that would be missing the point. You're well off, and I think that has been both beneficial and detrimental for you. What you lack is perspective. Living in luxury will do that. In fact, here in America the poorest among us still have access to resources that would seem luxurious to an orphan in Calcutta. My suggestion is to volunteer at a homeless shelter, or refuse your allowance and only live on what you earn. Find the worst job you can find in your area - farm hand, construction worker, whatever - and do it with gusto. Throw your whole self into picking up cow shit or digging ditches. You will gain a different perspective, you will meet people with vastly different world views than you, based on their personal experience. Those kind of lessons can't be learned in college, they can only be learned from getting blisters on your hands and watching them turn to calluses, talking to the 54 year old chain smoker who regrets his life choices and blames it all on his ex, denying yourself luxury to gain something greater than a new car, or the latest video game system. Running off to live in the woods isn't such a terrible idea, either. You live in a bubble (most of us do, to one degree or another), so get out of that bubble. Get some perspective. As to looking into christianity, I'll tell you as a former atheist, that the ultra simple "jesus died for your sins" idea of christianity is not the end of it. That helps a lot of folks, but as a recovering atheist I needed more. Jordan Peterson's biblical series (right here on youtube) is a long winded and methodical breakdown of the book of Genesis, and it is part of what got me into church. Seeing religion reconciled with evolution just blew my mind, and learning to lean on God and understand him as the energy which gives life, holds the universe together, and directs our evolution, it floored me. I can sum up God as the answer to why. Science has done a damn fine job of telling us how, but I have yet to hear science explain WHY I exist, WHY the laws of physics behave as they do, WHY my instincts seem to guide me when I never asked them to. God. Answers the why for me. Hopefully I made sense to you. Sorry for writing a book.
I use yt to keep my mind busy before sleeping so I don't have an existential crisis or think about negative things, wich would lead to crying and generally sadder days, running away from the bad side of my mind by filling it with video's helped me through a lot of tought shit, bullying, mental issues, you name it, just general things in life that are terrible
I've been using Woebot to help me with bad memories, worries, and whatnot. It's a free therapy app. I can chat with it and it helps me sort thoughts and calm down and feel better.
@florian negar I have no stress and any issue that there is a cause for that I can fix. I just still overstimulate my brain to not think about things I have no control over
Learning Space use Google search like learn programming youtube. Then it will take you to the youtube website and the recommended videos would be programming aswell
Hey! I feel ya bro. Programming is awesome and you do not need to learn everything to do some cool things. I'd even say that it is way easier than what I imagined when I had no idea of how it was. Consider trying to learn a language through books and doing some exercises, then try to do something small to begin. Something you're interested in. If possible, you could also join a course. Luckily, all information is available online for free. But you could also take a non-online approach if that suits you better. You also get to know a lot of people by doing this. This is kinda a bit of generic advice for whatever is worth, as I'm not familiar with your situation. The best thing I could advise is to be careful with relying too much on watching TH-cam videos, as it can easily get you stuck on a tutorial loop. I have found myself many times in that scenario. Where I would just go watch some guy doing the things that I wanted instead of doing them myself through trial and error. Just don't be afraid. In my case, I was interested in learning Unity and tried to learn by watching TH-camrs. Although this approach was not that great for me. Sometime later I force myself to go to college and it was the best decision I took. Now I can look back and feel proud of myself of what I've learned. I'm a hundred percent sure you guys will find the confidence to achieve your goals!
Thanks for the great video. These are some great psychology hacks that could be applied to any habit that we want to change in our life. Personally I think the majority of people severely underestimate the difficulty level of changing our habits and that is why they basically fail at it. When we want to change something in our life it really does require this level of analysis and strategic thinking. It's definitely a hard thing to do but if we can master it then we can really achieve a lot. Btw it's also very impressive that you made this video at 19, keep it up!
The reason why TH-cam is so addictive is because it's selective. All you need is an adblocker which you can get free for Firefox or Chrome. Now your watching endless videos ad-free and whatever you want. There is a plethora of channels on just about every subject you can think of on TH-cam. Before you know it, the day is gone and all you did was spend enormous time on TH-cam. The question to ask is what did TH-cam give you in return for your time ?
1. Turn off your phone when you procrastinate 2. Block TH-cam’s website on your laptop 3. If you can: Allow yourself 1 hour a day. No more. Use that hour well! 4. Avoid ”recommended” at all costs and resist the urge to click. Save recommendeds in a playlist for another day. 5. Realize you are addicted. Tell your friends about it. Let them help you!
I realize my addiction today. 33 years old and knew that the dsy my smart phone dropped into my hand was thr beginning of the end. This 5 year addiction is over.
Some baby steps: - Putting videos in my watchlist really helps too because sometimes you just click on a thumbnail without thinking. If you save it instead, you can then check it at a time when you feel more selective with what you want to watch. That allows me to say 'later' and actually get up like he mentions on the 5 second rule - I try to only watch videos/TV shows when I am tidying or writing emails and such, but never by itself.
I used a chrome extension to hide suggested videos and comments. Now I’ll remove TH-cam from my phone and iPad. When I move house I plan to not allow any devices other than kindle in my bedroom. I also won’t plug in my PlayStation and I cancelled Netflix. I used do not disturb modes on my phone to block notifications and turned the screen to grayscale. I don’t use any social media.
Most of my depression comes from the fact that I know I'd be an amazing artist my now, if only I used time to practice, rather than wasting time on YT. I'll try to use that as my motivation. Thank you for making this video. I hope this helps me. 54321, time to make a poster for my wall that says, "Live today, because you can die tomorrow in your own shadow. 54321."
I really like this. I struggle with this as well. Some ideas that helped me decide what to do (In no particular order or importance): 1. Yoga, there are plenty of yoga apps. Pick one 2. Reading 3. Exercise. Pick a routine and write it down and do it. Make sure to mix it up as well. Get an exercise app if you must or sign up for a gym. 4. Learn a language. I’m currently learning one and it helps me focus and I love it 5. Write in a journal. Poems, stories, about your day, whatever 6. Take a walk or go running 7. Meditation 8. Drawing/painting 9. Martial arts. I’m a martial artist, it’s a fantastic outlet. Make sure you find a very good teacher though Like he said, anything that gives you pleasure and genuine enjoyment (and something that is good for you in the long run). I like to write a list of what I plan to do every day and it helps me remember and check it off more often than not. It takes awhile but I’m improving each day.
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Why should we follow you on social media platforms if we are really trying to beat this addiction, Since when we follow anyone we get notifications when they post, and this is a trigger to our addiction?
@@5lanzdigital117 next he gonna need to make how to quit Twitter addiction 😂 😆.
hey i would replace my addiction with editibg or doing youtube clips wouldn't that be counterproductive because i'm still in touch with youtube
TH-cam is destroying my life and gives me more anxiety because I procrastinate in the things I need to be doing
Do first the things you need to do and then as a form of reward, watch a few videos.
Oh and if you can, start doing some form of sports or exercise regulary ( everything will be more fun )
And maybe supplement with iodine and selenium (watch what captain sindbad iodine )
I work for Canada Post and I'm watching youtube
im with you, lets break this habit together!
I quit TH-cam (and my phone in general) less that 24 hours ago and it’s already benefited me (I realise I’m on TH-cam now but it’s genuinely only to leave this comment). I could write an essay about things that I think would help someone get off of it but I’ll try to keep it short. You have to start NOW. Not tomorrow, not in 5 hours, not in half an hour. That is the exact trap of YT. The hardest part is always starting. I still have a great urge to go on my phone but it has lessened ever so slightly since I stopped using it. Secondly, you must stop rationalising with your brain. It is going to come up with 101 reasons why you shouldn’t quit, because it’s begging for you to carry on your addiction and take the easy route. For me, one of the BS excuses it came up with was that I get useful info from TH-cam. That it true to a large extent but for far too long I took on the information and it helped me change many beliefs I had whilst at the same time I was making no actual changes in my life that were in accordance with my beliefs. If you’re in this situation your brain will try to tell you over and over that there’s something else you need to know, something else you need to ‘learn’ because it wants you tied to your addiction. Ignore it. Another thing I would say is when you stop just do something. Anything. Even if it’s seems absolutely pointless, it’s not because it is keeping you off of TH-cam. You will thank yourself so much in 6 months or a month if you stop right now. You have to treat it as an addiction and take a clean break, because that’s what it is. To older people that may sound dramatic, but our screens are dangerously addictive. I don’t believe addictions are particularly dramatic or complicated anyway - they are just meeting one of your needs in some, unfortunately unhealthy, way. Anyway, I could go on but everyone who’s watching this video knows what they need to do, they’re just not doing it. It’s really really hard for the first few hours (at least) and likely the first few days and weeks (I haven’t gotten that far) but that’s inevitable. Don’t cave because of that, expect it! Also, keep a visual chart or something of how many days you’ve gone without it. Not on your phone obviously. It’s super rewarding to tick off a day and will keep you motivated and accountable. If you stop and find it hard, just know there are many other people at that exact moment that are going through the same thing. Good luck! My goal is at least a year without NO social media (I was only using Yt FYI).
PS. I am going to post this on every Yt addiction video so you can’t escape me!
PPS. If you found my comment useful in anyway please like so others can see and benefit!!
there is also the 80\20 rule.
You forgot the most important step:
Step 4: Do NOT watch another video after this one.
Underrated comment.
10000 IQ 😮😮😮
I am trying
its not about stopping all at once and never again i think that learning to use youtube inatead of it using you .Though it is addicting it can also be used productively
Lol
How ironic that we are watching TH-cam to stop watching TH-cam
Some people learn best form videos, well I do
Ronald Mac Donald
@@mcgold5541 it is fine to be visually submissive
Democracy bro.
This is exactly why we're never able to get over it damm.
TH-cam makes me feel like I have human interactions throughout the day when in reality I don't
Same lol
Don't reward yourself for nothing.
Yea... same
Yes
@@wayfast2765 it's the internet dumbass, u weird it's not a real pfp
TH-cam is definitely trying to tell me something…
Lmaooo exactly what I thought
TH-cam is telling you to smoke more TH-cam Crack. xD
@@BillAnt lol
@ʙʀᴀᴋᴋᴀ ••• cry me a river
I think so too.. can't quite figure out what it is though
My problem is I use youtube to learn a new skill and never actually put that skill to use because I don't stop watching youtube videos about said skill.
TOTALLYY MEEEE
Totally agree
Plan your time
Make a schedule
I don't know man just do sth
@@angefabricenda560 yeah its not really about planning a schedule. I work over 68 hours a week and can never justify the price of pursuing something new vs the the time I'm actually going to have available to put into it, Such as building a small house. Yeah it would be cool, but so is sleep.
Perhaps making a new account do specifically for watching that skill videos? Therefore there will be not much distracting reccomendations.
I watched TH-cam on average of 9 hours a day and i do this every day. I realised my addiction and I need to stop.
You watch TH-cam more than a full time job. It’s good you’re now trying to stop it
I am watching 12 hours a day only pubg live stream. Fuck my life
@@vijayapravin6084 what about school
Same
Same with me
Bye TH-cam, i need to let you go in order to move forward
@@malcolmadam2194 it is god damnit
Gratitude is best man
Thank you!!😁👍
i need to let go too :(
TH-cam has really damaged a lot of my life, and I don't want it to get in my way anymore. Thank you Andrew for this video! Also this comment section is amazing, especially seeing how we are all trying to move on from this app/website that has made us regretful after we have consumed the addicting content. Good luck to anyone trying to take this journey. I quit social media a couple of months ago and it's one of the best things that's ever happened to me.
YT has helped me a lot, but it also is somewhat destroying me now.
It used too be social media, like Ig but I haven't been on IG in like close to a year now.
But now it's YT, I'm consuming too much can't content that has noo use to me.
Or every since YT added that shorts feature (which turned into tiktoc pretty much) I just find myself scrolling and scolling for noo reason. Now I need to limit my time on it too maybe 30min-an hour a day.
But overall tho, I'm grateful for YT it did help me learn new skills alot of new ones and made me find new hobbies but now it's an addiction or useless content.
how did you quit>>>
I hope you're still on your path of not being on social media, I'm envious, I'm trying so hard to beat this addiction
Mines too it literally made me distracted than it ever helped me I’m glad this video was recommended to me and it has just made my social interaction terrible it has increased my anxiety more like youtube and the internet has turned my life upside down and now i have to pay the price by doing stuff even tho I literally lost my sense of self because of social media
Ironically, I got a TH-cam addiction because I kicked my Facebook addiction
@Chipmunk Same as you.
This is why the guy in this video tells us to replace TH-cam with something meaningful not another pointless addiction
I got one cause I kicked my gaming addiction.
Abdega Thats why Its not about focussing on quitting the bad but embracing the good, meaning that you focus on building good habits because that way bad habits will automatically be less appealing.
All these sites are like crack to a crack head... unbearable withdrawal, so you keep coming back for more. xD
Unlike on Facebook, at least you can watch some education channels on TH-cam, so it's not as bad... says a TH-cam crack-head. ;D
I wonder why people never mention youtube addiction :/
So true. I was looking for it. You can find "phone addiction", "media addiction", but YT addiction is different to media addiction.
Can't o.d. on TH-cam lol
@@mattisixx1699 you can deprive yourself of sleep due to the TH-cam addiction. Can that be considered OD'ing?
their addicted..
Also because TH-cam is still pretty new considering it's made in 2005. Still from this century.
Gonna go on a 5 day youtube break! I know it doesn’t sound like much but I think it is an achievable goal. Wish me luck guys!
How did it gooooo
Hop you don’t see this
How did it go?
@@woow83 LOLOLOLOL
that seems very hard for me
hope you did it, and maintain your addiction free YT time
:D
Biggest problem is the recommended videos. Can't disable it on purpose.
Can't find anything for Android
aussiepete89 I don’t have android but I heard there’s an app called NewPipe and you can use it to hide your recommended videos
www.reddit.com/r/privacytoolsIO/comments/8b7h0r/newpipe_a_free_lightweight_youtube_frontend_for/?
www.quora.com/What-can-I-do-to-stop-my-TH-cam-addiction
Hope this works!
A tip is to only allow yourself to watch videos on your computer. And then install a chrome addon which disables recommendations. Use your sub box and unsub from any channels where the time spent is not worth the benefit (sometimes entertainment channels can be good, just not too much).
And even though youtube is making the suggestions shittier, it's still really addictive!
Turn off your watch history, TH-cam won't recommend something you're interested in, it helped me alottt.
Let’s all admit, no one got recommended this video.
I got this recommended to me.
Yeah.......
Yes me too
I wonder why?
I get recommended
I literally wasted 9 hours of my today, and now I am here.
Where are you now ?
@@shivampradhan6101 in my grave
rookie numbers
@@yourvirtualdad ikr
@@salsasalsas 12
Even the TH-cam algorithm thinks I'm addicted by recommending me this video
thats ironic
time to stop
or mutch less
MUTCH
TH-cam is like your good older brother that trying to take the best out of you but the same time takes care of you
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
this is insane
imagine if he said "subcribe and hit the bell icon to keep up with the vids"
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Ha ha. He still made many videos post this.
DEAD
It's crazy 😂😂😂😂
This post was made by stop TH-cam addiction gang
I suffer immensely from procrastination and laziness and my TH-cam addiction fuels that self-consuming fire. It is because of my this that I have put off my coursework and foregone so many wonderful opportunities in my life. I want to stop this before it destroys me.
Thank you so much for making this video.
Any update on getting rid of the habit? And making some progress?
Same bud i bet it’s quite common in this day and age
Searching How to stop utube addiction ON TH-cam IAM GENIUS
lmao
I still give up
If you don’t stop TH-cam addiction your gonna regret your future
I already do 💩☠
I have put my self in real trouble.
That's what I fear extremely much
@@extrashotofespresso_ No, you can't and you won't, because this is avoidable. This is your life. You decide whether to waste your life on bullcrap or to start improving yourself as mush as possible because this might guarantee you success one day. Your Life is the game, you're the player, your dreams are the mission you need to accomplish! If you have 10 mins to complete the mission, take advantage of that time, complete it with maximum points! Avoid your enemies - all distractions, bad addictions and obstacles that will kill your time! Try your best, because if they waste your 10 minutes that you have and the timer hits 0, the mission will fail. But remember, that's life! THERE'S NO A 'RESTART MISSION' button!!! So use that time wisely or otherwise you will regret this for lifetime! Believe me!
Hey u want to know something if i watch yt i get rlly good at singing and get control on my life
when you're a youtube addict, you play all videos at 2x speed.
Even when its those before and after videos you skip to the end to get to the point tos ave time lol
Thats absolutely correct☑.. I watch alll videos at 2x... Now m here watching another video to stop watching videos!!! 😑😑😑😑😑
Ok guys I am a TH-cam addicte and that is really fucking disturbing
@@woow83 Buy the, "Life Study of John" by W. Lee. It'll give you new life.
wow so true...I want to see soo many videos that I need to watch it faster
I see it like this: do you remember an awesome childhood memory from years ago? Yes. Do you remember any of what you watched on youtube two days ago? Probably not very much. Spend your precious life on experiences and people, not useless stimuli that you have nothing to show for
Coo Moo this is mind blowing
@@bellla6831 good
Dang, this is life-changing.
Nobody will remember their best day watching TH-cam.
Damn
When I stopped drinking, I replaced it with TH-cam. I liked learning about so many things. I started learning about exercising and health of the human body and mind. I lost 50 pounds and got cut. I decided to go into the dental industry. I went to college and made the honor role. I watch TH-cam videos about math, chemistry, anatomy, microbiology and so many other things. I haven't watched tv in years. Thank you TH-cam
Plot twist:- Lost boi is work in youtube
@@tonystalk1966 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
💪😎👍
I mostly watch science channels like mark robber backyard scientist vsause and any educational vid i can. I can learn something it would take a whole week to learn in school in 10 mins on youtube i think this is a amazing platform
@@zacharykranz9819 i agree
Cosmic Studios Development You need to watch Steve Mould, he is easily one of the best science channels bevause hes just so damn good at explaining stuff.
As a TH-camr - I love this 💪🏻
Hey max ur here
@@lostecho01 yep!
@@MaxsMonthlyChallenge Just wanna point out that i love your content very much and u deserve more recognition
@@lostecho01
Hi max big fan from India 🇮🇳
“...watches TH-cam for 60 minutes!”
Heh... amateurs.
6 hours minimum
@@Leon-yi4mu thats medium
@@Leon-yi4muwell yesterday i watched 9 hours😅and its not the first time. thats why i searched up this video so it wont happen again
Psssshhhhh all of you are pussies. My highest average was like 14 hours.......help me
One Dollar Bleach right there with you buddy.
How to break an addiction of TH-cam videos by watching more TH-cam videos on how to break a TH-cam addiction.
ℛɛᴛʀᴏ ℛɛᴅ my, days. X-)
And get even more addicted to finding videos about how to stop the addiction caused by searching about how to stop TH-cam addiction...I'm lost😩
😂😂
@@Lenga_sa there is hope. You found help at the bottom of your desperation.
And don't forget to subscribe! LOL! Couldn't believe he actually said that!
I've been too addicted to TH-cam and I spent hours and hours a day. I need to stop this because it's taking my life away. Away from my friends, family, and reality. I'm 13 years old and I want to fucking stop and be a kid. I need to help my dad and everything. I use TH-cam every day and I'm sick of it. I may watch TH-cam with my friends and game with them. I'm not addicted to games I'll just do it sometimes. I just need to stop and I chose you. Thanks for changing my life and helping my TH-cam addiction.
Hows your youtube addiction going bro?
You seem very passionate about putting it to a stop and aware of the issue at such a young age.
I hope you are doing better stuff with your time and doing what you want to do
How are you ??? When I was 13 youtube didn't existed, but I struggled with other things. I understand your situation.
you are so mature
‘60 minutes’ ... I’m ashamed to say that I thought ‘oh, is that all?’ 😔
60mins is NOTHING, I spend at least 4 hrs and more, that;s sooo SAD, I'm stopping this shit
@BAT EATER I watch it for like 7 hrs whilst doing other activities
@BAT EATER I do it whilst like doing boring easy work and when there’s nothing to do I also climb trees and go out with friends etc
I spend all day every day 60 minutes is really good
@@SciSciToys did you stop? How is your life now
Break da addiction
Pick up something to do
- Read
- Do Art
Widen the gap
- meditate
- Destroy the habit
Start journaling
13:22 :
Bypass the emotion
Create the emotion that’s needed to motivate you
- Think about death 13:50
- Think about dark you the dark you is succeeding but you are not 15:17
- 5 second rule count backwards 4
54321 and take action 17:58
Hope it helps
Pretty good summary thank you
Your saving my time
Thanks
You’re one beautiful human
@weeby weeb Heyy i feel you
After watching this video i was thinking for 30 mins about how i realise i wasted 3-4 years of my life because of youtube. I am never going to watch a useless video on youtube ever again. I already feel better, thx so much for making this video. I hope other people who are watching this are going over this addiction.
Cheers!
How did it go?
@@agatajabonska8560 it worked
That's great news😊! I want to do this too!❤
Watched video. Now addicted your your videos.
I've watched 25 hours of TH-cam this week
@@peachyprincess9503 SAME
I've been watching TH-cam for 5 years straight its destroying my school life so thanks.
Idk know i watch youtube for 24 hours but i get 100 or 91 for my finals
Sure discord
That is very true and iam studying now
Of course it has... 5 straight years of doing anything that isn't basic bodily functions will do that to you
I'm a 27-years old Indian woman preparing for UGC NET JRF Exam in Management subject. My exam is on 18th June. My TH-cam watch time is 2-3 hours regularly. My total screen time (phone+laptop) is 4-5 hours. My total screen time on day before yesterday was 7 hours. Only a handful of TH-camrs explain about TH-cam addiction. This video is really helpful for every age group. Thanks Andrew Kirby.😊
Let’s be honest though. People addicted to TH-cam probably better off then people addicted to other social media platforms. There’s much more helpful content in here than any other platform.
Update: Now that I’ve grown up I realized that an addiction to anything can be really harmful. I think people who are addicted to TH-cam should most certainly treat that addiction. There’s more mind numbing content on TH-cam now then there ever was and unfortunately I am also guilty of consuming that type of content as well.
Im watchin stupid animated stories and get bigger anxieaty
To an extent, youtube has a learning mechanism for me but it can be negative if you get information overload, which means you hardly retain anything from the hours of content you watch. I mostly only learn from these things if I rewatch the video.
True but an addiction is an addiction.
i'm just watching videos all day and at the end of the day i remember pretty much none of them. it's wasted time.
Quarantine changed you huh.
It changed us all....
I like how you can't even delete the app from Android phones
Put it away in a folder with all the other crap you don't want. :)
Or disable it
because google owns youtube, and google owns android too, so google can do whatever they want with their system os
glad i'm using iOS
😖
I've just realized that I spend up to 10 hours per Day on youtube. Thats crazy... 😞
Same...what a waste of time😭
14 today, my average is 17 - 18 hours
But cmon, isnt that knowledge, phylosophy, other views on life? Its like meeting more people and that is people who are interesting and have interesting ideas. Its like reading 10 h a day. Why reading would be better then YT?
I need this because I watched TH-cam for 9 hours today
I feel you
Same brah
@Abhishek Sharma how
Im so addicted to Yt, that i can only eat if i find a good video to watch
How is it going now?did you quit your addiction?
TH-cam addiction is something which will first make you happy to watch but after it would become an addiction and make you regret😔😔
This is good advice. Now I’m going to watch 100 more videos on this topic.
You're an inspiration, I'm in . :)
Same lol
TH-cam is so confident that this won’t work that they’ve allowed you to upload “Anti-TH-cam” video. This is like holding a national “how to shake your crack addiction” conference at a crack house and having the crack dealer as the keynote speaker! 😂🤣 I luv it!!!
best analogy
It’s more like they have no idea this video exists…..
Lmao hell fucking yeah I love crack
I've been addicted to TH-cam since day one. I've spent years of my life watching videos and it's taken it's toll. I can't imagine what my niece will go through, she's only 3 or so and she does not go anywhere without her iPad. She's on TH-cam all day.
Her parents are soo stupid
Ngl I cried while watching this... I cried hard... And I have mixed emotions. I hate myself for this addiction, and I'm gonna tell about it to my psychologist. Thank you for making me cry and close youtube tab. I saved this video just in case, and now I'm gonna study.
I hate this addiction so bad. There are so much more videos like this I want to watch... To gain knowledge, but that wouldn't be good for me... I'll just close this tab and stop hasitating.
Thank you again!
When I was very young someone in my school class had said, “ I’m so glad that I don’t constantly need a video playing in the background anymore.” My fellow classmate was literally addicted to TH-cam at a young age and somehow got out of it. Here I am as a 22 year old wishing I could remember who had said that to try and get in contact with them to hear their wisdom
I find that the best way for me to break a bad habit isn't to try to eliminate the bad habit, but rather just start a good habit that overlaps the bad one, eventually pushing the old habit to the side. For instance, my eating habits were awful. If it wasn't junk food I didn't eat it. Then my wife started keto. She was eating all the best foods and I was eating garbage. I started eating the food she cooked, but I didn't get rid of the junk immediately. Eventually I just decided I'd had enough of feeling like crap and stopped eating the crap.
Build good habits and the bad will fall away as the benefits of those good habits give you more resolve and strengthen your mind.
how to stop your addiction on youtube:
1. go to option
2. go to installed apps
3. find youtube
4. uninstall /deactivate youtube (maybe your phone probably has yt build in and not installed from the playstore)
5. dig a hole on your backyard
6. place your phone and other electronics related to yt in the hole
7. fill the hole with the dirt that you just dug
Instructions unclear bird in microvave
COMPUTER USERS JOIN THE GAME
This is the most practical way to overcome your TH-cam addiction.
And buy a new phone
And the brain will do the rest. Sometimes I write the word I want to remove out of my life...and burn it at midnight.
Him saying youtube is trying to make us addicted is the only motivation I need tbh-
My phone won't even let me uninstall TH-cam
Disable the app
Go into Wellbeing in your settings and set a timer that limits how long you can be on the TH-cam app
destroy your phone. Or sell it. then live in a cave.
@@nawaal4452 I wanted to but it says that there are going to be many errors help please
@@whatshisname3304 lol
"What if you were going to die in an hour?"
I'll die later, i gotta watch some youtube
Yeah, death waits 😂
Lmao
exactly! so many comments are like "play this at my funeral" or "doctor: you have five minutes to live. me: watches this video" like let's not encourage watching youtube as our few minutes of life? 🤔
tomorrow !
deserves more likes!
I've been on TH-cam for 31 hours the last week. It costed me 40% of my grades in my monthly test. I'm deleting the app now
@Ashritha Tekuri lol
@Ashritha Tekuri you can deactivate it in the settings
I watch TH-cam around 14 hours a day, help
I watch it for about 6 - 9 hours a day. Pretty terrifying.
@Abhishek Sharma How did you achieve that?
Abhishek Sharma whaAaaat! Make a TH-cam channel about it!
-Tannenpelz -
Same ugh. I can't help it, I just put on my headphones and listen to mindless trash while I do other stuff. TH-cam makes me more bored than if I were to do nothing :(
Abhishek Sharma what is that app
Coming from university , tired , slight back pain , slight headache, irritation.
thats the symptoms that lead me to youtube addiction.
Oh god those things are exactly what I’m feeling rn
@@SomeOne-ic5zg Same
Sleep a 30 minute nap. Then you'll have energy for other things.
This is just a symptom of something else.. of course everyone feel exhausted from time to time, but it actually could be influenced by other causes. Do you eat healthy? Means you're looking for good fats, protein, carbohydrates including many vegetables? This alone could lead to much more energy. The most important thing: Do you sleep enough? We underestimate this one a lot ^^
Do you meditate? Do you take cold showers? Do you do sports sometimes?
This like button does injustice to the degree of profound your content is. You’ve helped me gain so many new perspectives, grateful to have come across you. This place where nobody (including me) remembers what they watched a day ago or even hours ago, yours is the content people will remember. Keep it up.
Real video starts 3:30-
1. 3:31 Decide alternative activity (examples - reading, art, try different things outside of house)
2. 8:47 widen the gap before your habit kicks in - meditate
3. 11:05 it's too much to write, listen to it
no. 3 point.....no wonder u watch videos
Sam Bam I have nothing else to do so I have no choice but to watch youtube
Bless You 😇
Underrated comment
3.joural how ur feeling, what modivated u when ur lazy, 3. create emotion that is needed - think about death all people who died driving, died going into a holiday (u probably don't want to spend that time procrastinating) 2- think about someone who is a shadow and the person who is getting ahead of you(not checking the phone and getting ahead of you) the dark you is your potential - if u make the right decisions you will be that shadow person( you could be all that you want) 'every wasted second u pass is time u will never get back' , bypass the emotion - 5 second rule (literally count down to 5)- short circus ur mind
This has helped me sooooo much! I lost my relationship with my parents because I spend all evening in my room watching TH-cam, but now I'm happy! Thank you so much!
Keep it up. You have momentum. Build on it. Find other related things you'd like to change, and use this victory to power the next. Strive to always be a better version of yourself than you were yesterday, and you can get there.
You're amazing! TYSM
Why are you on TH-cam then??
He's 19 and sounds so mature and here i am screaming on my siblings for literally nothing
@@vivek-zo2yy thats for under 18s ig
been watching youtube since I was 13, now im 19.... Will be hard
You can do it
This TH-cam addiction has messed me up for years and I’m freakin done trying to be famous on TH-cam and looking at others content trying to entertain me now I fight for myself to be better and happier bye TH-cam
Did it happend boi
"Addicted to TH-cam? WATCH THIS."
Me: "ironic..."
I've been addicted to TH-cam since 6th grade until now. Eight full years.
And I'm surprised I wasted my life.
I was 12 now I’m 17. That’s the only problem for me. I used to have problem of fabbing but now I’m over it. Yt is the only addiction problem
@@jakegilpin1145 help me
You didn’t waste your life though, you’re still alive and have the ability to do something about it now
@@shepherdstar14 he's wasted the best part of life thats what he means
I saw this video and put it in my watch later playlist
But do you ever go back and watch them? Lol I don't. 😂
@@EmmanuelLewis2 lol you do that too? I bookmark videos that are important to me but some of them I don't watch yet
ok
do you already watched it?
@@christinagonzales858 well its been over a year and I haven't gotten to it just yet. But my youtube red ran out and im broke so I have been watching alot less of it on my phone and its been freeing up alot more of my time
Me: nice he broke his addiction
Also me: but he uploaded this to TH-cam
2:14 - Did you not wanna say 1 hour because 60 minutes sound longer?... 😂
The dark you concept is brilliant! Thanks for the suggestion :)
But wouldn't it be a light you?
agree
I came back to this video after so many months. I've forgotten most videos that I've watched, but this one is just imprinted on my mind (especially the last tip).
Just telling you this because I truly feel you've suceeded in forging a relation with your viewers.
I quit youtube for some time and found myself getting sucked into it again, so I remembered this video.
So, yet again, I take up this pledge for myself to not get sucked into youtube.
Thanks Andrew. Loved these no nonsense, practically applicable tips you shared. Keep at it.
Samee
Dude I just calculated the numbre of time that I will spend on TH-cam until 80 yeas old if I keep going with 2 hours pro day and it's made 5 years...
So it's mean that if I keep going to watch TH-cam 2 hours pro day I will spend 5 years of my life, so impressive it's make me think about it...
(Maybe there is spelling mistakes I'm French)
I was addicted to TH-cam. The TH-cam chat rooms especially . Now I just watch a cooking show on TH-cam and listen to good wholesome stories that inspire me . Like Little House on the Prairie. Then I make myself go out and live in the real world .
The moment you brought up death, and I started thinking about it, suddenly, a spark of motivation came over me. Thank you for making this video.
The algorithm screwed up now
Edit: gets out of yt addiction
Instagram: hey, I have art references
I'm very glad this showed up in my recommended, wish me luck!
hows it going so far?
Thank you Andrew, I took my notes and will follow the steps. This is gonna be the last video I watch as a TH-cam addict.
how did it go
@ahlan he is not on TH-cam, so he can't reply 😅 I hope he succeeded to come out of youtube addiction. I am here, writing comment instead of watching video 😢
Sometimes I wake up just straight to my ipad to watch TH-cam probably a day I watch 20 hours if I stop I just cry and am depressed help please
Bro/sis. Do you want to tell me your story and talk about it?
lifeisshortdon'twasteitreadingmyname Yeah. Send me your insta, snap or discord and we can talk. C:
😂😂 depressed kinda funny
@@lifeisshortdontwasteitread2830 a few years ago I nearly took my own life. You know what got me back on track? PURPOSE. Not a goal, not a skill, not a project. The thing that kept me on this planet was finally getting a job that augmented my paltry self employment, and boosted my sense of self respect. You're a straight A student with lots of goals and dreams, and that is where it falls apart. Good grades, knowing a second language, having a cool skill, these don't give you purpose, but purpose is precisely what you are looking for. You are looking for a reason to get out of bed in the morning, a reason to persevere.
You're only 16, so this is still something that you need to find. No 16 year old knows their purpose. But if you look to history, what did our forefathers do to find purpose? They worked hard, took care of their family, got married, had children (in that order), looked to a higher power for guidance, respected those who had come before. These things are today considered old fashioned, quaint, backwards, ignorant, or worse, but the fact is that our forebears lived purposefully, they woke up every morning determined to use their bodies and minds to serve family, community, nation, God. They endured war, plague, famine, death, yet they felt as part of something greater. They didn't wallow in misery because their lives were full of purpose.
First off, you need to binge this Andrew Kirby guy. He talks sense. Go find Jordan Peterson and Jocko Willink. Read Marcus Aurelius, dare I say pick up a bible (I shocked the hell out of myself when my atheist self first started reading it to understand). Fill up your mind with good and wise thoughts, and then go apply it. Be kind to others always, get up early and exercise, stand up straight, clean your room. Improve the way you interact with your world!
Go find a job. You're 16. Jobs for 16 year olds exist. They all suck, but they will give you something more than just a paycheck. You will learn how to take orders, work as a team, work with people you hate and who hate you, get up on a schedule, serve someone beyond yourself. You can learn to manage your finances, give some of your paycheck to charity, or put it back into your own family and become a contributing member, making your family stronger for your efforts. But most of all you can stand up straight and tell others that you work hard and contribute to the world. Powerful stuff.
The things that make you feel whole are not lofty goals, projects, or education for education's sake. The things that will fill that empty spot in your soul are far more mundane. Fixing your car's brakes in the driveway, repairing a drawer in the kitchen, apologizing to the kid you bullied, buying a cheeseburger for the homeless dude, teaching your little brother how to tie a fishing knot, helping mom fold laundry. These things will make you feel better about yourself, and help you find your purpose. But I'll tell you straight up: you are NOT going to find your purpose on youtube.
Good luck, my friend. And even though you don't believe, God bless.
@@lifeisshortdontwasteitread2830 you're definitely thinking things through, and that is commendable.
I'll try to address as much as I can here. First of all, sometimes a job is a distraction, and if it distracts you from thinking about killing yourself, then some days that's good enough. But your purpose isn't the job you have, it's WHY you do the job. Do you want to build something of your life, or do you want to not be homeless? See the subtle difference? How you frame it in your mind is paramount. If you approach your job as drudgery that keeps you from dying of starvation, then that is what it will be. If you see your job as the activity which improves your financial situation and gives you a reason to get out of bed and make the most of your day, then that is what it will become. Your framework is nihilistic and destructive to potential growth. Try saying thank you more often. Try seeing the best in people rather than the worst. Stop hanging out on social media that effectively tears others down.
You keep talking about wanting to do something to change the world. Society has done a great job of telling us that anyone can become president, if we just dream big. But that is a lie. 99.99999% of everyone who has ever lived has not done a damn thing to drastically change the world. For every Elon Musk there are thousands of factory workers, manufacturing his ideas to change the world. These individuals are certainly a part of this great change, but they do not get the glamorous life that Elon gets. Instead, they get a good paycheck, they pay their bills, bring home takeout on payday, save all year to take a vacation to Yellowstone. They get their meaning, but it isn't as earth shattering as you expect. They are taking care of family and building their own lives, and in the back of their mind they know that they are a part of something bigger than themselves, that in some small way they are contributing to big changes for the world. I work for the USPS and on the surface it can seem mundane or even pointless, but what am I really doing? I'm making birthday surprises happen, I deliver passports so people can take a vacation, I bring medications to elderly people, I bring a moment of human contact to shut ins, I deliver car titles, tax refunds, car parts, collectibles. My job creates change in the world, in numerous small ways that add up... but only because I frame it that way. I could see my job as mindless monkey work, delivering grocery flyers and demands from charity, but that would be missing the point.
You're well off, and I think that has been both beneficial and detrimental for you. What you lack is perspective. Living in luxury will do that. In fact, here in America the poorest among us still have access to resources that would seem luxurious to an orphan in Calcutta. My suggestion is to volunteer at a homeless shelter, or refuse your allowance and only live on what you earn. Find the worst job you can find in your area - farm hand, construction worker, whatever - and do it with gusto. Throw your whole self into picking up cow shit or digging ditches. You will gain a different perspective, you will meet people with vastly different world views than you, based on their personal experience. Those kind of lessons can't be learned in college, they can only be learned from getting blisters on your hands and watching them turn to calluses, talking to the 54 year old chain smoker who regrets his life choices and blames it all on his ex, denying yourself luxury to gain something greater than a new car, or the latest video game system. Running off to live in the woods isn't such a terrible idea, either. You live in a bubble (most of us do, to one degree or another), so get out of that bubble. Get some perspective.
As to looking into christianity, I'll tell you as a former atheist, that the ultra simple "jesus died for your sins" idea of christianity is not the end of it. That helps a lot of folks, but as a recovering atheist I needed more. Jordan Peterson's biblical series (right here on youtube) is a long winded and methodical breakdown of the book of Genesis, and it is part of what got me into church. Seeing religion reconciled with evolution just blew my mind, and learning to lean on God and understand him as the energy which gives life, holds the universe together, and directs our evolution, it floored me. I can sum up God as the answer to why. Science has done a damn fine job of telling us how, but I have yet to hear science explain WHY I exist, WHY the laws of physics behave as they do, WHY my instincts seem to guide me when I never asked them to. God. Answers the why for me.
Hopefully I made sense to you. Sorry for writing a book.
BYE TH-cam, I’m done, and those are my last words to YOU.
GOOD riddance.
Any success? Pls let me know...
@ Alexander, and stay out 😂
R u there? Sorry I just want to make sure that u r gone after watching this vdo, so that I can also apply it😁😁😁
Yeah I think I’m done too
Hope he made it out of this hellhole
8:18 This man is so passionate he is literally choking in his own words! Only if I could reach that level of energy and passion
I use yt to keep my mind busy before sleeping so I don't have an existential crisis or think about negative things, wich would lead to crying and generally sadder days, running away from the bad side of my mind by filling it with video's helped me through a lot of tought shit, bullying, mental issues, you name it, just general things in life that are terrible
I've been using Woebot to help me with bad memories, worries, and whatnot. It's a free therapy app. I can chat with it and it helps me sort thoughts and calm down and feel better.
@florian negar I have no stress and any issue that there is a cause for that I can fix. I just still overstimulate my brain to not think about things I have no control over
step 1: learn something new
*learn programming!*
step 2: turn on youtube
this is my biggest hurdle rn I am learning music art and programming but yeah youtube i need it
Learning Space use Google search like learn programming youtube. Then it will take you to the youtube website and the recommended videos would be programming aswell
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Hey! I feel ya bro.
Programming is awesome and you do not need to learn everything to do some cool things. I'd even say that it is way easier than what I imagined when I had no idea of how it was.
Consider trying to learn a language through books and doing some exercises, then try to do something small to begin. Something you're interested in.
If possible, you could also join a course. Luckily, all information is available online for free.
But you could also take a non-online approach if that suits you better. You also get to know a lot of people by doing this.
This is kinda a bit of generic advice for whatever is worth, as I'm not familiar with your situation.
The best thing I could advise is to be careful with relying too much on watching TH-cam videos, as it can easily get you stuck on a tutorial loop.
I have found myself many times in that scenario. Where I would just go watch some guy doing the things that I wanted instead of doing them myself through trial and error. Just don't be afraid.
In my case, I was interested in learning Unity and tried to learn by watching TH-camrs. Although this approach was not that great for me.
Sometime later I force myself to go to college and it was the best decision I took. Now I can look back and feel proud of myself of what I've learned.
I'm a hundred percent sure you guys will find the confidence to achieve your goals!
Thanks for the great video. These are some great psychology hacks that could be applied to any habit that we want to change in our life. Personally I think the majority of people severely underestimate the difficulty level of changing our habits and that is why they basically fail at it. When we want to change something in our life it really does require this level of analysis and strategic thinking. It's definitely a hard thing to do but if we can master it then we can really achieve a lot. Btw it's also very impressive that you made this video at 19, keep it up!
The reason why TH-cam is so addictive is because it's selective. All you need is an adblocker which you can get free for Firefox or Chrome. Now your watching endless videos ad-free and whatever you want. There is a plethora of channels on just about every subject you can think of on TH-cam. Before you know it, the day is gone and all you did was spend enormous time on TH-cam.
The question to ask is what did TH-cam give you in return for your time ?
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TH-camrs earn money from Adscent, Adblock stops them from getting paid
hmmmmmmmmmmmm
i draw while listening to great people in youtube
so I am in youtube while doing what i want ._.
TH-cam really is a crazy addiction
My 3 months of holiday I have spent with TH-cam 🤧
1. Turn off your phone when you procrastinate
2. Block TH-cam’s website on your laptop
3. If you can: Allow yourself 1 hour a day. No more. Use that hour well!
4. Avoid ”recommended” at all costs and resist the urge to click. Save recommendeds in a playlist for another day.
5. Realize you are addicted. Tell your friends about it. Let them help you!
the dark you part is actually really really helpful. The idea of motivating myself from the very potential I could be is just incredible.
Amazing that We all seeing How to cure youtube addiction on TH-cam
You're not going to find crack addicts in church. Gotta reach folks where they're at.
Man, I'm with you. I feel what you said, your passion for what you doing, your will to improve.
37 years here and probably 10 years addicted. I will use my time to learn englishb
the first step yall took is the biggest one. U realized that u had an addiction and thats amazing.
I realize my addiction today. 33 years old and knew that the dsy my smart phone dropped into my hand was thr beginning of the end. This 5 year addiction is over.
Good luck! I've been addicted for 10 years, tried at least 6 times to stop, but I'll never stop trying.
This is the only video that I actually looked up myself manually.
I’m just now coming across this video and my goodness, what a nugget of gold. So glad I mistook this for a recent upload
Some baby steps:
- Putting videos in my watchlist really helps too because sometimes you just click on a thumbnail without thinking. If you save it instead, you can then check it at a time when you feel more selective with what you want to watch. That allows me to say 'later' and actually get up like he mentions on the 5 second rule
- I try to only watch videos/TV shows when I am tidying or writing emails and such, but never by itself.
I used a chrome extension to hide suggested videos and comments. Now I’ll remove TH-cam from my phone and iPad. When I move house I plan to not allow any devices other than kindle in my bedroom. I also won’t plug in my PlayStation and I cancelled Netflix. I used do not disturb modes on my phone to block notifications and turned the screen to grayscale. I don’t use any social media.
Best video ever, thanks 😊
Most of my depression comes from the fact that I know I'd be an amazing artist my now, if only I used time to practice, rather than wasting time on YT. I'll try to use that as my motivation.
Thank you for making this video.
I hope this helps me.
54321, time to make a poster for my wall that says, "Live today, because you can die tomorrow in your own shadow. 54321."
youtube makes my eyes feel heavy and gives me headaches sometimes.
all i can say is thank you very MUCH
If we all like and comment on this video, TH-cam will start recommending it to people and break its own algorithm when people stop watching 😂
As someone who has heard it all, this is some really good stuff. Well done. This could be just what I needed.
For me, TH-cam it's like oxygen, As I am dependant on it.
I really like this. I struggle with this as well.
Some ideas that helped me decide what to do (In no particular order or importance):
1. Yoga, there are plenty of yoga apps. Pick one
2. Reading
3. Exercise. Pick a routine and write it down and do it. Make sure to mix it up as well. Get an exercise app if you must or sign up for a gym.
4. Learn a language. I’m currently learning one and it helps me focus and I love it
5. Write in a journal. Poems, stories, about your day, whatever
6. Take a walk or go running
7. Meditation
8. Drawing/painting
9. Martial arts. I’m a martial artist, it’s a fantastic outlet. Make sure you find a very good teacher though
Like he said, anything that gives you pleasure and genuine enjoyment (and something that is good for you in the long run). I like to write a list of what I plan to do every day and it helps me remember and check it off more often than not. It takes awhile but I’m improving each day.
Ummm I apparently have been averaging 7 1/2 hours of TH-cam a day. 😶
Thank you! I appreciate this!