That is actually how I'd describe myself in my situation lmao, I'd always wanted to write but never really knew how to be consistent with or getting to the point I originally wanted to.
Starving your distraction will create a vacuum for you. And if you truly want to get your life back, you would replace it with your focus ( what you want your life to be). By feeding meaning you give it more of your attention and channel all your energy in that direction.
@@ashiagborfelix4459 I'm currently feeling stuck in bad habits of playing games, and been so for a major part of my life. How can I be rid of these new habits to apply them into my daily life? Therefor giving the opportunity for my dreams and creativity be open for exploration?
TribalHealer self disciplined. Do things that help you get to your vision even if you don't feel like doing it. Be Committed and restrict yourself from the games. If you have an excuse then you don't really want to change your life. There is always a way through a challenge
During a very messed up period in my life, I decided to quit alcohol, nicotine, drugs and masturbation for 90 days, all at once, cold turkey. I still cannot explain how, but it was the most energetic and uplifting period I had ever lived. All I would do was to go to the gym and work. I somehow ended up waking up at 6am, no alarms, hit the gym for 2+ hours, eat healthy, and then work a very stressful and demanding managerial job for 10-12 hours per day. People were noticing something changed in my face, my voice, my posture, my determination by day number 4. I was a machine, determined and happy. I believe it was the dopamine fast along with a newfound hope that I can change my life that gave me all that energy. It was a natural high I haven't experienced ever since.
@@awakenedhelper Not indefinitely. I reached the 90 days and allowed myself to have some drinks or smokes here and there. I quit the substance I was using though, and I've been clean since then. I think the hardest to quit is masturbation/sex.
@@GamePath Were you productive or able to focus on a specific goal in your daily life? For me it was my job, I believe that if I had nothing to do all day I wouldn't have made it.
@@vicx05 I was sick of masking my depression due to a breakup by using alcohol, substances and women for a pretty long time. One day I overdid it and my body could not take it any longer. That's when I quit everything cold turkey. My energy levels kept increasing for the first 40-50 days, I could notice the difference every single day. I'm not a morning person but during those first 40-50 days I remember waking up, walking in the rain, and thinking "what a beautiful day to be alive". Day after day. It was a feeling of determined ecstasy for 90 days.
Well, they do get food 3 times a day, depending on the prison they will have some access to TV, and they will play cards or something with other prisoners, as well as talk to them, so they aren't really doing the same thing. Still, the amount of such recreation is still very limited, they can't just bombard their brains with social media and porn all day, so their brains probably do readjust for the better. Probably why there are a lot of stories of people turning their life around after prison.
Alright I did it. Right after watching it two days ago I decided to go for it and fasted yesterday. No food, no smokes, no music, no computer no nuthin. It was actually not that hard, except for the cravings of cigerettes. Felt kinda weak but that was to be expected. I wrote like suggested, but I didnt feel bad or in anyway depressed or anything really. I really tried to see what I was doing wrong but nothing came out in 4 pages of writing. Biggest benefit was time seemed to have slowed down a bit, and I was not being a slave to addictions and external stimuli like ads or other marketing bs. This morning however I woke up like a fiddler on the roof, I was singing, laughing my ass of while making pancakes, it was great. I even managed to go from waking up at 10 to 6:30 AM. Not sure if one day is enough but it certainly did something and I will keep doing it more.
I did the dopamine fast two days ago . and my willpower is greater then ever before ！ Its simply the best technic to get out of the loop ！I really didn't expect it ！😍
When you do the fast ,your body will make you want to go to sleep this is the point you train your body is it really need to sleep , or just want to sleep don't take the easy route
And remember to write neatly I used to write alot and I experience one thing that when u write neatly it stays on ur mind longer as comparison to when u write speedy and messy. Plus bones points Before writing take a deap slow breath in for 10sec and out for 10 sec 3times Plus U can use an sound proof ear plug along with 🎧 to avoid surrounding disturbance
I had been self teaching coding for 6 months when i first saw this video, and since i started dopamine fasting ive learned more than 10 times as much. Its truly life changing
Would share your experience? In how long can I selflear coding and actually start making money? I've been wanting to selflearn for so long. What's your advice on how to start? I'm 18 and really motivated.
@@NotoriousKhamid I am not an expert but I think how fast you can learn coding depends on person to person, your coding language, your ability to understand and how you will be doing meaning if you will be learning coding alongside your university studies and stuff or you will be learning coding full time.
Thats essentially what hes doing. Magikarp is useless but do the hard thing and really train it you get gyarados. Lots of pain effort for a huge reward
I strongly recommend trying this WITHOUT abstinence from food. I support abstinence from fast food and unhealthy food, but there is absolutely no benefit to a day of fasting especially if you’re not overweight, it’s just going to make you sick 🤷🏻♂️
Kris P it doesn’t work the way we think it does. We can’t fast from dopamine, it’s impossible. We can only restrict. But restricting food = minimal benefit. Eating food is as pleasurable as drinking water when you’re thirsty. Meditation creates more dopamine than food. It’s not worth starving yourself over
You mean on internet? Then for a few days you can try this: don't touch your phone or your computer for an hour or two hours if you can, starting right as you wake up. Try to instead do some sort of minimal chores or sketch in a notebook, just don't use any device, and if you can abstein from music too for that one or two hours that's great, definitely do it. Do this for say, three days, and then try to do a day when you go on a lot longer. Say until 18:00 you don't use the internet except only and exclusively for _listening_ to music. Then go back to doing it just for two hours in the morning for say, another three days. Then try to go for a full day. From waking up to falling asleep again. There you have it, a full day of internet fasting. Then you can go back to the mornings of fasting, if you found you like how you feel doing them.
The hardest part of anything is just getting started. There's so many days I don't want to do things, but I force myself to just start the task, then everything's great and I kick its ass
There was a study from The Zuckerman Institute at Columbia University that found a burst of dopamine at the beginning of a movement is what gets us going, not dopamine over time. I guess my takeaway is that first movement is the hardest due to that needed initial burst. What I do is tell myself "I'll work for 5 minutes and if I don't feel like it after that time then I'll stop!"....i hardly ever stop :D Or I make a friend tell me to do the thing and I do it.
That’s what a whole month called Ramadan is about, detoxing ur soul, avoiding distractions and lust and getting back ur dopamine level and taking a break from this crazy shallow world.
They have been able to reverse type 1 diabetes pretty successfully with a full plant based diet try and fix the gut and endrocrine systems first then you can really on the internal systems to go through autophagy
Some googling turned up a story where rats that had cardiac arrest induced experienced a rush of neurochemicals, including dopamine, in the moments leading up to their death. I'm not sure if a similar effect is observed in humans, but I'd stick with the insulin, just to be safe!
This video made me realize how I have almost no “nothing” time in my day where I’m just thinking and reflecting. When I stopped having “nothing” time, I stopped writing music. Gotta make space in my life again and this is a great start.
Self Made Millennial same, just 4 years ago I was playing my guitar, leaning dance, traveling , but then I got a girlfriend lol. Maybe she’s my dopamine ,
Take 15 minutes a day to meditate or rest. It’s annoying to take a break from your phone, video games, or work but it’s so nice once you get into habit.
@@kikidean1083 ADHD is a real disorder that gives people visibly different brain scans compared to people without it. Just because some children are probably misdiagnosed with it doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. In fact, it’s much more than “not wanting to pay attention in school”. It leads to hyperfixations (such an intense interest on one thing for days/weeks/months at a time where you don’t even sleep or eat and the interest suddenly dies for no apparent reason), executive dysfunction, and a heavy reliance on dopamine because your brain cannot produce enough dopamine and serotonin on its own (which are physical neurotransmitters, wonder if you think those are fake too). People with ADHD also have physically adverse reactions to certain medications and caffeine.
@@chloe102 can you get rid of ADHD? Because I think I had it and my Doctors even said I had some kind of diagnosis but 4 years later I have noticed that the symptoms are almost gone. Did I get a misdiagnosis or was that just a kid thing?
Just finished my first dopamine fast. There's some controversy as to why it works but it certainly works as advertised. The revelations are incredible and I didn't even apply the instructions completely, I just cut out a handful of things and the clarity was almost immediate. I'm a scatterbrain and I'm so glad to have this tool in my belt. Thank you.
J D I don’t know if you familiar with nofap is but this is what you do on nofap and yess I made it to 60 days 🔥 and still would of been going but I smoke some weed and from there I relapsed and started getting to much dopamine again 😭😭🙏🏾🙏🏾 but rest unsure I’m starting back and today is day 1 Ive learned from my mistakes and I will not make them twice and no it’s not unreal but it does take a tremendous amount of will power that anyone can obtain
James Matthews how did u go that long though ? can u describe ur daily routine so I can try and follow your foot steps ... btw i am familiar with no fap and benefits of semen retention I’m also trying to do that to
J D well with me working out is my escape when I workout my mind is clear and also like working out it can be very hard and it can be painful but the results are worth it and that’s the way I look at it ... every morning I would pray and then attempt to mediate I’m no expert but I would just sit and allow my mind to think what ever it wanted I would take cold showers not masterbate which also was not easy but I promise you wether it is not talking on the phone playing video games or whatever it will get easier I constantly was working out I had more energy and more motivation... I don’t really no how to explain this to you bro I’m no expert I’m just a guy who is tired of being a slave to the things of the world and I replaced the bad habits with new ones... also I highly recommend cold showers 🚿 turn it to cold and jump straight in just do it this will build your will power
I basically did a dopamine fast for 6 months while I was in jail. When I got out the simple pleasures of life felt amazing. Then I fell back into internet and all the things it offers, gaming, porn, music, videos, ect
@bushidoKi the difference is this is by choice. It is a practice of self control. Being forced through a dopamine fast is much different. Try doing it by your own free will and see how it goes.
Just start with something. Anything. Research things like the universe, indulge in what you truly find interesting. Now you have something to tall about :)
I always thought the sabbath was a silly rule made up by silly religious folks but having a day of rest from work and activity has become crucial for my mental/emotional health. Ive been lucky to have saturdays off and i spend the day in a restful state. Same with fasting, i uses to see it as religious nonsense but theres a deep wisdom behind it. I think you explained the benefits of fasting better then any preacher ive ever heard talk about it
@Xander Martinez what you say makes sense. All over TH-cam I am seeing young people fasting from dopamine, food, sex, porn, minimizing possessions, downsizing their living space, simplifying their lives...(as suggested in many religions.) But they are doing it NOT in the name of religion...but in search of more energy, focus and joy...and are reporting great results. I am inspired.
Religion is a container for spirituality, which gets stale and misused. The wisdom is useful, so it’s important to find a teacher that works for you. Like Lao Tzu-Carl Jung- Jordan Peterson- .
I love this idea. Lately I have been feeling overstimulated from constant use of social media, phone, weed, alcohol that I feel I have regressed back to my college days where I look forward to the weekend to go crazy. I can’t focus at work and have trouble finding enjoyment in spending quality time with family. The principle is very simple but seems tough to do. Great video
I've been unproductive for *years* . 😞 I go to work, then come home and go online till bed. When I just recently forced myself to stay offline for a few days, I painfully realized that I was no more productive than when I was online. 😳😲 I only transferred my attention to other things (books, magazines, tv, etc), so that just meant using a different medium to *continue* to be as unproductive as I've always been. 😒 I'm very aware of this and know I have to *do* , not *sit and observe* . So thank you for this. I'm going to try these suggestions, as hard as they are, and see what happens. xx
At least you go to work! maybe understand what is your definition of productive, it seems like its a subjective term. If you sit and observe you would realize what your paradigms are, and understand how you perceive the world. Go on a complete information shut off, so no news, no internet, no books, no social media(make this permanent, social media is only useful if you are a business) no tv, and be aware of what you're thinking, physical sensations, and your mood at ALL times, constantly be aware of only those things. This is to help you understand who you are, which is not the mind, but the one that observes.
Start working out, if you find going to the gym alone boring join a fitness class or do martial arts, it's an easy way to socialise. If you are not into fitness for any reason start crafting stuff, fix things, paint your house, change something in your environment. Do something that occupies your mind AND your body, that demands both their simultaneous application.
I personally wouldn’t recommend people stop eating for a full day. That’s pretty dangerous and can make you less productive and more tired. Instead, I would say “no junk food” and that you need to eat “healthy” on the dopamine free day. Just my opinion
Fasting for a day is not going to hurt you. In fact it has many health benefits. Just don't allow it to develop into an eating disorder and you'll be fine.
I will definitely be doing this in my winter break. Just started playing video games again and streaming actively. Technology and dopamine feasting has really become a central part of my daily life. Love the idea to start the New Year with a clear mind
I've done that for 4-5 months. It was different as i was supressing against those things to get my focus on writting. Nothing will happen physically but internally you'll get more stronger. It's like you get a power to control your self truly.
Alhamdulillah! I realized that fasting in Ramadan is a dopamine fast too .We are not allowed to listen songs, watch drama and any etertainment and spend time reading Quran which is all based on "what a man can become at the best with all the possibilities to overcome our problems".
There's quite a few benefits to small fasts. We became too comfortable to always being able to eat everyday as a society. Starving is a strong word and after maybe 12-18 hours you no longer have hunger pains
I did a dopamine fast for nearly 9 months about 10 years ago. I didn't call it that back then. But when I "arose" from it, I was the most productive version of myself I had ever been. I went from flat broke to owning a 6 figure business only a few months after.
I feel like this can, in a sense, wake someone up to metaphorically smell what's burning or rotting in their life. Simply an increase in awareness to these factors may provoke a person to deliberately make changes to their routine. Which may lead to significant internal and/or external effects. I'm a critic of not eating and not talking to anyone. In order to maintain health, at least a small, healthy snack for breakfast and a light dinner shouldn't impact the outcome of this challenge. I also feel that stimulation isn't to be entirely avoided. So talking to someone in person, or on a landline/payphone should be fine.
I would say the drawing is totally within the bounds of the dopamine fast. Its output, not input. It's a way for your creativity to explode outward. What he's basically talking about is reducing inputs in order to create output. That's the essence of the dopamine fast.
@@garrettk7166 No, it depends on the drawing. If you are working on a singular project? Yes, that would be within the bounds. Random doodling? It's basically a low-dose form of browsing reddit in terms of dopamine, but still you are getting way too much for it.
I made my version of it Excercise 3 days a week and every day 10km walk. Read and watch only things that improve yourself. Eat 1000-1500 calories. Wake up early. Go to bed when there is nothing else to do. And give yourself min 8 hours sleep. Write everything your problems and how to solve. What you want and how you get it.
@@arjunmehta2853 more food doesn't necesairly mean more calories. You can eat a med mcdonald menu that has around 1500 calories. Or eat 1 whole watermelon that doesn't even have 100 calories and you will be full. But it realy depends on your goal. Do you want to get lean. Then you will need the calories. What I was focusing on was to lose fat.
@@arjunmehta2853 also depends on your age. Right now my lil cousin wants to get lean. But he's got a high metabolism but he's 16. So he doesn't gain as much weight or muscle grow. Its different for everyone.
Dude this is crazy. When I was in my early 20s I did a similar strategy to improve my productivity. I've been a huge gamer my whole life, and for 6 months I completely quit playing all games, and strictly wrote rap verses, and produced beats. I still have never reached that level of daily productivity In my life. Awesome video btw.
I like it! I think I'll try this for a day, tomorrow. Lately brain fog has been kicking my ass. I can't mentally function, so I haven't been doing much of anything productive. I've been a little addicted to reddit lately, and my on and off again caffeine addiction has been creeping in on me. I'm an author, so the writing part shouldn't be too hard. Maybe I'll share what I write here. In any case, I'll update the day after tomorrow with how I feel. Love you! ❤️
Overall this was boring, yet satisfying. lol I feel very refreshed and focused. I'll be honest, I picked a bad day to do this because my family were all home yesterday, so it may not have been as effective had I been alone, but I don't think I needed a total 'reboot' anyway. I just spent most of the day in silence. It was nice. I actually didn't write anything down, because apart from when I'm writing my head is pretty clear like most of the time anyway. I think all I need is a break from it every now and then. I didn't have any big revelation to get my life back on track or whatever. I realized that I actually do stuff like this sometimes, fasting from food and tech already, but on a smaller scale than this. 9/10 would recommend! 😃
I have recently lost my Job. Recently lost my girlfriend, at least for now. I am in the prosess of accepting these losses and really, this reminds me of 4 years ago when i was 18. I lost my Girlfriend, and i lost my car when my friend tried it for a spin and it broke. I still have problems from time to time trying to deal with those things. I do not Want to be in the same situation 4-5 years from now, again, as life is too short. So i rememberd watching this video 6months ago and now is the perfect time for me to execute on doing this dopamine fast. I will tell you two days from now how it went 💪
I'm going to try this tomorrow. I'm not even going to smoke. I think this might be the first day in my life I willingly choose to not use do anything stimulating. Just going to focus on meditating most of the day. Wish me luck. Will report back.
That’s great! I Christian fast a few times a year and during hardship for a week, or two at a time. Fasting really clears the head. I love your idea of writing symptoms down and describing them all in detail. ❤️
many people who are currently depressed and are thinking of doing this likely do not have the self-control to do nothing for a whole day. Do u have any tips on how to get yourself to do the dopamine fast
@David Razberry I didn't realize I was. I was just ecstatic to see someone notice the same thing I did when Improvement Pill listed off those writing prompts. *shrugs*
In the beginning of the video it says it's an entire day event, from the time you wake up to the time you sleep, so you can't spend the day sleeping. Looking at the ceiling might be okay as long as you don't spend all your time daydreaming, you might not get the full benefits of the dopamine fast that way.
YES. Fucking YES! Dopamine fasting! That was the term I was searching for in my own mind! I totally want to try this. Enough stimuli, enough pleasure. Let's get back to just breathing for a little while. I'm already fasting for weight control purposes so this is just an extension. "Mental fasting" I called it, but dopamine fasting is so much better.
I hope you are doing the kind of fasting that is actually a lifestyle change. Because the short term ones will just have you bounce back. You need to make changes to your diet in general and then you won't need fasting or dieting. If you get rid of distractions in your life so you won't feel tempted it will make you more productive naturally. I obviously haven't solved this yet but I'm working on it.
I can see why you weren't quite content with the term "Mental fasting"; it might be taken for the exact opposite way of "not using the brain" and just slacking. If you're looking for terms, "Media fasting" is a thing, too. Which is essentially dopamine fasting, but without dietary restrictions.
Dopamin fasting is a bad word. Primarily this is not about dopamin. Its about boredom self awareness and about feeling miserable to be triggered easier...
99% of people in this comment section are joking and are just writing really disappointing comments andnot taking this video seriously at all. I am sorry for that (Improvement pill) you have really helped me a lot with this video ,Thank you for ypur efforts and please keep up the amazing work
How to face loneliness, any type of rejection, and deal anxiety attending an event that most people you know are there talking among themselves ignoring you
if you adquire dopamine fast, it also fades fast, try junk food or alcohol, they work wonders. They are, of course, just in the "masking the pain" cathegory
intermittend fasting, meditation, light workout, abstaining from social media, writing down stuff. sounds like a cure to any overindulgence. i like the walk in the park idea also. could be warmer around here though or i just need to work even more layers ^^
When I was younger I had no internet for a couple years and those years were the best years of my life. I was so productive and even tho I didn’t have internet I got use to it. I would spend my time going outside, visiting my friends, playing sports, and I loved making videos. At that time I felt like myself and I felt like I had control over my life.
Thought it was a bit ironic to have sponsored product placement encouraging viewers to engage in consumerist behaviours (online shopping can easily contribute to dopamine hits) on a video about curbing dopamine lol. It's totally out of place in this video.
would u rather he go broke or use the subscribers he's earned through hard work to keep him in a position where he can count stacks from making videos? gotta respect his grind smh
Ever since school started, I've been doing nothing but dopamine fasts 95% of every day. It's driving me insane and it's making my depression worse, so yay.
I’ve done this before for retreats. The only difference is that you feel the lack familiar drugs like sugar and Caffeine and days just sort of drag on. I guess you start to appreciate the convenience of things like phones and videos, but it’s nothing especially groundbreaking. I suppose that it makes you feel refreshed when you come back to normal habits, which is nice. So, do it if you’ve got an opportunity to do it
The goal is not to go back to normal habits but start habits you want like studying or exercise etc. it may not be groundbreaking for you but I hope it will be for othersz
This is a really awesome concept! I came here expecting the same stuff I usually watch but I was entirely surprised. Thank you for sharing this tactic!
Lad, what a powerful technique you've got there. I'm all about procrastinate and depression. Have got into a literature course and a lot of reading lately this year, cutting off some of the items you said to cut. The effect was absolutely powerful, felt focused and vivid. I totally agree with you. Your method, lad, does work and I'll assume its full form from now on for my routine. Thank you !
The fact that nobody talks about the book Dopamine Enigma Unveiled, speaks volumes about how people are stuck in a trance.
I'm also in a minor period of slacking off, it has lasted 27 years so far.
I'm 27 too. Couldn't relate more 😂
TheFreshestLyrics haha I love it!
im 27 and i have brainwashed myself into believing that 28 is the magic year where i will fix everything by sheer willpower
For reals im 27 too but i feel like im still 16.
@@Spandex08 first time? 18 was the year for me. Then it was 21. Now it's 25.
So, basically become so bored that boring stuff becomes fun. Got it.
Setting expectations lower
Ahahaha
That is actually how I'd describe myself in my situation lmao, I'd always wanted to write but never really knew how to be consistent with or getting to the point I originally wanted to.
Way to miss the point.
@LoRaX I understand what you are saying.
When the TH-cam video you're watching is about how to stop watching TH-cam videos.
Adorable avatar.
Zamir Pestano if it works this will be the last TH-cam video you ever watch! Lol
I think you dont understand
Bandar kya jane adrak ka swad
Bro watch the vídeo again, its not about that hahajaj
im running away from reality by watching this video
I'm in the same boat. Gonna do a day like this for sure. Are you in?
Im running away from reality while watching this video
Into the Wild
I broke the likes on this from 420 to 421 and i am a stoner... dayum.
@@simonchesney3911 AYE AXE CAPTAIN
Simply put, to get your life back : Starve your distractions and feed your focus
Ashiagbor Felix will starving distractions force you to focus on your feed .
Starving your distraction will create a vacuum for you. And if you truly want to get your life back, you would replace it with your focus ( what you want your life to be). By feeding meaning you give it more of your attention and channel all your energy in that direction.
This is a much better, less complicated way to explain it. Thank you for that.
@@ashiagborfelix4459 I'm currently feeling stuck in bad habits of playing games, and been so for a major part of my life. How can I be rid of these new habits to apply them into my daily life? Therefor giving the opportunity for my dreams and creativity be open for exploration?
TribalHealer self disciplined. Do things that help you get to your vision even if you don't feel like doing it. Be Committed and restrict yourself from the games. If you have an excuse then you don't really want to change your life. There is always a way through a challenge
During a very messed up period in my life, I decided to quit alcohol, nicotine, drugs and masturbation for 90 days, all at once, cold turkey.
I still cannot explain how, but it was the most energetic and uplifting period I had ever lived. All I would do was to go to the gym and work. I somehow ended up waking up at 6am, no alarms, hit the gym for 2+ hours, eat healthy, and then work a very stressful and demanding managerial job for 10-12 hours per day. People were noticing something changed in my face, my voice, my posture, my determination by day number 4. I was a machine, determined and happy. I believe it was the dopamine fast along with a newfound hope that I can change my life that gave me all that energy. It was a natural high I haven't experienced ever since.
So did you continue?
@@awakenedhelper Not indefinitely. I reached the 90 days and allowed myself to have some drinks or smokes here and there. I quit the substance I was using though, and I've been clean since then. I think the hardest to quit is masturbation/sex.
@@CK88NL how did you get the motivation to quit all of that cold turkey for 90 days? Did you have the same level of energy throughout the 90 days?
@@GamePath Were you productive or able to focus on a specific goal in your daily life? For me it was my job, I believe that if I had nothing to do all day I wouldn't have made it.
@@vicx05 I was sick of masking my depression due to a breakup by using alcohol, substances and women for a pretty long time. One day I overdid it and my body could not take it any longer. That's when I quit everything cold turkey. My energy levels kept increasing for the first 40-50 days, I could notice the difference every single day. I'm not a morning person but during those first 40-50 days I remember waking up, walking in the rain, and thinking "what a beautiful day to be alive". Day after day. It was a feeling of determined ecstasy for 90 days.
Plot twist: people in prison are the most mindful people on a planet
Well, they do get food 3 times a day, depending on the prison they will have some access to TV, and they will play cards or something with other prisoners, as well as talk to them, so they aren't really doing the same thing. Still, the amount of such recreation is still very limited, they can't just bombard their brains with social media and porn all day, so their brains probably do readjust for the better. Probably why there are a lot of stories of people turning their life around after prison.
Not wrong
@@bigdumbfatcat2869 Well actually that is the point of prisons...to change them into a better person..Some realize..some don't
@@junaidbhat9747 Point of prison is, first and foremost, to keep criminals away from society.
They have sex among each other
Alright I did it. Right after watching it two days ago I decided to go for it and fasted yesterday. No food, no smokes, no music, no computer no nuthin. It was actually not that hard, except for the cravings of cigerettes. Felt kinda weak but that was to be expected. I wrote like suggested, but I didnt feel bad or in anyway depressed or anything really. I really tried to see what I was doing wrong but nothing came out in 4 pages of writing. Biggest benefit was time seemed to have slowed down a bit, and I was not being a slave to addictions and external stimuli like ads or other marketing bs.
This morning however I woke up like a fiddler on the roof, I was singing, laughing my ass of while making pancakes, it was great. I even managed to go from waking up at 10 to 6:30 AM. Not sure if one day is enough but it certainly did something and I will keep doing it more.
Any update?
Same, any updates?
He died.
Uf.
@@PatrickGuitarz what do you wanna know, i obviously went back to all the regular stuff yesterday, music was very enjoyable, tv was great...
I did the dopamine fast two days ago . and my willpower is greater then ever before ！
Its simply the best technic to get out of the loop ！I really didn't expect it ！😍
When you do the fast ,your body will make you want to go to sleep
this is the point you train your body
is it really need to sleep , or just want to sleep
don't take the easy route
You give me hope. Have been in a rut
Important: use pen and paper to write, not a keyboard and a screen. The connection between the hand and the brain is much more powerful this way!
plus you're probably going to write slower than you would type, so you're actually taking the time to think as you write.
SyNc Life! In addition, you don’t release dopamin by doing it
SyNc Life! Absolutely!
And remember to write neatly
I used to write alot and
I experience one thing that when u write neatly it stays on ur mind longer as comparison to when u write speedy and messy.
Plus bones points
Before writing take a deap slow breath in for 10sec and out for 10 sec
3times
Plus
U can use an sound proof ear plug along with 🎧 to avoid surrounding disturbance
Where do you get keyboard and screen when you cannot use computer during dopamine fasting day.
Your dopamin fast sounds like a usual day in North Korea.
JackoBanon1 👀😗
Laughed unhealthily at this
@@Garudan0804 malayali mwone
@@Garudan0804 sathanam kayyil ondooo
lol😂
I had been self teaching coding for 6 months when i first saw this video, and since i started dopamine fasting ive learned more than 10 times as much. Its truly life changing
You did that just from 1 day ??
It really works?
How often do you do the dopamine fast ?
Would share your experience? In how long can I selflear coding and actually start making money? I've been wanting to selflearn for so long. What's your advice on how to start? I'm 18 and really motivated.
@@NotoriousKhamid I am not an expert but I think how fast you can learn coding depends on person to person, your coding language, your ability to understand and how you will be doing meaning if you will be learning coding alongside your university studies and stuff or you will be learning coding full time.
Everyday is a dopamine fast when you have depression 👌
literally what i just thought :')
Not really
Morelia Viridis maybe a dopamine fast is what you need
Thats why i take a little morphine each morning
honestly same
This is like NOFAP but on steroids
So true lol
Basically NoFap+StopGaming
NoDop
It's Monk Mode.
@scleuse * citation needed
Day 724: Now I can see the color of sound, know the volume of objects instantly, and float about 3 feet off the ground
HUH I think we missed a couple of steps
I flipped one page and I am one Chapter 78 now...
U opened ur third eye?
Wait I am curious does your work not need you to use the internet? How do you go without internet for a such a long time
so apparently you also travel 600 days into the future and write a comment in this video telling your story.
This guy sounds like he'll try to convince you to buy a magikarp at the end of the video lol
Looooool
Thats essentially what hes doing. Magikarp is useless but do the hard thing and really train it you get gyarados. Lots of pain effort for a huge reward
Haha I just rewatched that episode yesterday.
Justin Ransburg omg, onto my bucketlist of "things to do once I get some free time"
@@melc7516 treat yourself
Nice concepts I'm not buying the watch tho
methoxyl it’s a nice looking watch
Strap broke twice and the "leather" gets ugly and scruffy real quick.
this says nothing about sleeping all day
Jonasfull madlad
Can you sleep for 36 hours?
@@mig-stallion1359 Is "all day" 36 hours?
Loophole!
askh666m there's the 24 hours in a full day plus the assumed 6 hours of night time sleep both before an after the day
I'm afraid that after the fast, I'd binge.
I strongly recommend trying this WITHOUT abstinence from food. I support abstinence from fast food and unhealthy food, but there is absolutely no benefit to a day of fasting especially if you’re not overweight, it’s just going to make you sick 🤷🏻♂️
@@XXXTENTAClON227 the point is fasting from dopamine
Kris P it doesn’t work the way we think it does. We can’t fast from dopamine, it’s impossible. We can only restrict. But restricting food = minimal benefit. Eating food is as pleasurable as drinking water when you’re thirsty. Meditation creates more dopamine than food. It’s not worth starving yourself over
You mean on internet? Then for a few days you can try this: don't touch your phone or your computer for an hour or two hours if you can, starting right as you wake up. Try to instead do some sort of minimal chores or sketch in a notebook, just don't use any device, and if you can abstein from music too for that one or two hours that's great, definitely do it. Do this for say, three days, and then try to do a day when you go on a lot longer. Say until 18:00 you don't use the internet except only and exclusively for _listening_ to music. Then go back to doing it just for two hours in the morning for say, another three days. Then try to go for a full day. From waking up to falling asleep again. There you have it, a full day of internet fasting. Then you can go back to the mornings of fasting, if you found you like how you feel doing them.
Imperial Guard fym no benefit of fasting if you’re not fat fasting cleans you out mentally and internally
The hardest part of anything is just getting started. There's so many days I don't want to do things, but I force myself to just start the task, then everything's great and I kick its ass
There was a study from The Zuckerman Institute at Columbia University that found a burst of dopamine at the beginning of a movement is what gets us going, not dopamine over time.
I guess my takeaway is that first movement is the hardest due to that needed initial burst. What I do is tell myself "I'll work for 5 minutes and if I don't feel like it after that time then I'll stop!"....i hardly ever stop :D
Or I make a friend tell me to do the thing and I do it.
That watch commercial made me suicidal again.
vemund same.
How?
😂😂😂😂😂
Yes! he received dopamine fast from the profit
it made me turn off the video
Thank you for the watch commercial, really changed my life
😂
The guys gotta eat as well, and you can always skip 😋
It's amazing how many people expect value for free. This video took hard work to make. Why not monetize it?
Aleksandar Nikolov who told you my time was free? I hope yours isn’t
Aleksandar Nikolov also I pay a subscription fee for TH-cam premium, and I have my screen time set to 45 mins of TH-cam/day. So screw your commercial.
That’s what a whole month called Ramadan is about, detoxing ur soul, avoiding distractions and lust and getting back ur dopamine level and taking a break from this crazy shallow world.
No dude... during the Ramadan you just dont eat. Everyone keeps watching TV, playing games, using social media. You just wait before eating food
That’s right and we are taught to increase in worship. Recite Quran, Adhkar. And to pray volunteer Salah.
Instead of wasting time.
But you shouldn’t be doing that though.. You should be increasing you Worship because the reward are high. So it is like a Ramadan
Moses true
I have type 1 diabetes... no drugs for a day = no insulin for a day?
death time👌🏼👏🏼🙏🏼😩💯
They have been able to reverse type 1 diabetes pretty successfully with a full plant based diet try and fix the gut and endrocrine systems first then you can really on the internal systems to go through autophagy
Some googling turned up a story where rats that had cardiac arrest induced experienced a rush of neurochemicals, including dopamine, in the moments leading up to their death. I'm not sure if a similar effect is observed in humans, but I'd stick with the insulin, just to be safe!
Pickles insulin is a hormone though, not a drug.
Nah you got this bro
You’re gonna pee yourself to a coma
Ad ends at 3:28
Not all heroes wear capes...
Thank you
Thank you
That was the only point of the video it is just a commercial.
AKA Vipassana meditation
This video made me realize how I have almost no “nothing” time in my day where I’m just thinking and reflecting. When I stopped having “nothing” time, I stopped writing music. Gotta make space in my life again and this is a great start.
I have nothing time way too much
Self Made Millennial same, just 4 years ago I was playing my guitar, leaning dance, traveling , but then I got a girlfriend lol. Maybe she’s my dopamine ,
Self Made Millennial try doing something small then like walking around your house once a day
People that dont introspect are the most dangerous people. Dont break the mirrot if you see uglyness..change it. Wtf is life without reflection. Empty
Take 15 minutes a day to meditate or rest. It’s annoying to take a break from your phone, video games, or work but it’s so nice once you get into habit.
I'm hella impulsive, i have adhd, the type that makes climbing trees an instinct. I was able to do this, it was mentally hard, but it helped my life.
im adhd too
how many days did you do it for? and how did it help you?
@@brunoxavier7384 ADHD is a lie you are a kid with energy and smart and you get bored sitting for hours doing old school teaching
@@kikidean1083 ADHD is a real disorder that gives people visibly different brain scans compared to people without it. Just because some children are probably misdiagnosed with it doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. In fact, it’s much more than “not wanting to pay attention in school”. It leads to hyperfixations (such an intense interest on one thing for days/weeks/months at a time where you don’t even sleep or eat and the interest suddenly dies for no apparent reason), executive dysfunction, and a heavy reliance on dopamine because your brain cannot produce enough dopamine and serotonin on its own (which are physical neurotransmitters, wonder if you think those are fake too). People with ADHD also have physically adverse reactions to certain medications and caffeine.
@@chloe102 can you get rid of ADHD? Because I think I had it and my Doctors even said I had some kind of diagnosis but 4 years later I have noticed that the symptoms are almost gone. Did I get a misdiagnosis or was that just a kid thing?
Just finished my first dopamine fast. There's some controversy as to why it works but it certainly works as advertised. The revelations are incredible and I didn't even apply the instructions completely, I just cut out a handful of things and the clarity was almost immediate. I'm a scatterbrain and I'm so glad to have this tool in my belt. Thank you.
Wow agreed
I'm becoming more and more of a scatterbrain, so I think I need to try it
You aren’t fasting a naturally occurring chemical you’re reducing cortisol by doing common sense habits instead of having no moderation
"you can exercise" YEAH 8 hour arm workout whatever it takes
Yeah I actually did this yesterday I workout literally for like 8 hours took cold shower I did eat food but then went to sleep I’m on day 42 🔥🔥
James Matthews how has it gone for u ? U have stayed completely away from dopamine for that long ? That sounds unreal
J D I don’t know if you familiar with nofap is but this is what you do on nofap and yess I made it to 60 days 🔥 and still would of been going but I smoke some weed and from there I relapsed and started getting to much dopamine again 😭😭🙏🏾🙏🏾 but rest unsure I’m starting back and today is day 1 Ive learned from my mistakes and I will not make them twice and no it’s not unreal but it does take a tremendous amount of will power that anyone can obtain
James Matthews how did u go that long though ? can u describe ur daily routine so I can try and follow your foot steps ... btw i am familiar with no fap and benefits of semen retention I’m also trying to do that to
J D well with me working out is my escape when I workout my mind is clear and also like working out it can be very hard and it can be painful but the results are worth it and that’s the way I look at it ... every morning I would pray and then attempt to mediate I’m no expert but I would just sit and allow my mind to think what ever it wanted I would take cold showers not masterbate which also was not easy but I promise you wether it is not talking on the phone playing video games or whatever it will get easier I constantly was working out I had more energy and more motivation... I don’t really no how to explain this to you bro I’m no expert I’m just a guy who is tired of being a slave to the things of the world and I replaced the bad habits with new ones... also I highly recommend cold showers 🚿 turn it to cold and jump straight in just do it this will build your will power
I basically did a dopamine fast for 6 months while I was in jail. When I got out the simple pleasures of life felt amazing. Then I fell back into internet and all the things it offers, gaming, porn, music, videos, ect
@@elsagrace3893 you need help elsa
@@elsagrace3893 I love it when people describe their own issues unknowingly.
It's like watching them talk to a mirror.
That was a disappointing ending lol
You did a real dopamin fast. This video has nothing to do with it...
@bushidoKi the difference is this is by choice. It is a practice of self control. Being forced through a dopamine fast is much different. Try doing it by your own free will and see how it goes.
Improvement pill : “give up dopamine”
Also improvement pill : “ buy this watch so ladies love you!”
And it isn't even a proper watch brand lol. Just a tacky looking fashion watch
Any thing for money..😂
@@lclt55555 the only purpose for a watch is fashion so whats the problem in a watch being fashionable
Yoooo😂
I do this when I realize I’m too comfortable and I’m stagnant in moving forward.
Marcus Olvera So true, can 100% relate.
What begins to happen? How do you become aware that you are too comfortable?
So pretty much pretend like you’re in jail
CRACK3D GAMING lol . no.
He didn't say "get a big hairy dude to bang you"
I like to think of it as “the hole” and its up to me to crawl out. It worked the first time. Now to do it again & be even better
More like solitary confinement
If jails had internet and smartphones were allowed, a lot of people wouldn't mind being in jail.
'GO OFFLINE. Face reality'. All problems solved.
Do you want mass hysteria? Because thats how you get mass hysteria.
literally
It doesn't solved all problems. But make you realise that you have tons of problem to be solved. 😂
Living in reality is like living in a jail and being a slave
What about u ur online commenting
Saddest thing is.. i actually searched "how to get a life"
edit: nope still dont have a life. I'll try and watch the video
Say this: La Ilaha Illallah
Love and Light ♥
@@iamiam5053 wot?
Just start with something. Anything. Research things like the universe, indulge in what you truly find interesting. Now you have something to tall about :)
you keep living
Honestly me too we feel the same
I’m gonna try the opposite. 18 hours of masturbations, weed, booze, and if I have the energy, an all night party
So where do I sign up?
Perspers piri piri r/woosh
Dont forget Meth... you gotta do Meth!
@Crazygreedyflood I like that you wrote lot less killing and not no killing xd
MIG29MTOW Stallion need some company 😉
😄😃😂😂😃😃😄😃😂😂
I always thought the sabbath was a silly rule made up by silly religious folks but having a day of rest from work and activity has become crucial for my mental/emotional health. Ive been lucky to have saturdays off and i spend the day in a restful state.
Same with fasting, i uses to see it as religious nonsense but theres a deep wisdom behind it. I think you explained the benefits of fasting better then any preacher ive ever heard talk about it
@Xander Martinez what you say makes sense. All over TH-cam I am seeing young people fasting from dopamine, food, sex, porn, minimizing possessions, downsizing their living space, simplifying their lives...(as suggested in many religions.) But they are doing it NOT in the name of religion...but in search of more energy, focus and joy...and are reporting great results. I am inspired.
Not only does it work for you but it is backed by science, the French tried 10 day weeks after the revolution and it messed things up and did not last
Xander Martinez Yashua loves you!!! Look and you will find.
@@Dean.AlAmriki yashua the musical artist?
Religion is a container for spirituality, which gets stale and misused. The wisdom is useful, so it’s important to find a teacher that works for you. Like Lao Tzu-Carl Jung- Jordan Peterson- .
I've tried it many times; I must say that this is so underrated.
I love this idea. Lately I have been feeling overstimulated from constant use of social media, phone, weed, alcohol that I feel I have regressed back to my college days where I look forward to the weekend to go crazy. I can’t focus at work and have trouble finding enjoyment in spending quality time with family. The principle is very simple but seems tough to do. Great video
I came here for the fast dopamine. Highly disappointed
Gold
Came here for the dopamine too, highly enlighted to learn this
try cocain
@@iMacMaxPrivat I did, worked fine, till the Psychosis kicked in
😂
Can I breathe?
It's urgent
Joshua Land 😂😂😂😂😂 that’s rich
No you can only drink water so start snoring water air is a pleasure
Breathe through a dirty sock to make it more miserable.
STRICTLY FORBIDDEN
I've been unproductive for *years* . 😞 I go to work, then come home and go online till bed. When I just recently forced myself to stay offline for a few days, I painfully realized that I was no more productive than when I was online. 😳😲 I only transferred my attention to other things (books, magazines, tv, etc), so that just meant using a different medium to *continue* to be as unproductive as I've always been. 😒 I'm very aware of this and know I have to *do* , not *sit and observe* . So thank you for this. I'm going to try these suggestions, as hard as they are, and see what happens. xx
Get a hobby or go to the gym, or both. You need something else to divert your attention to, something health or productive.
Same
At least you go to work! maybe understand what is your definition of productive, it seems like its a subjective term. If you sit and observe you would realize what your paradigms are, and understand how you perceive the world. Go on a complete information shut off, so no news, no internet, no books, no social media(make this permanent, social media is only useful if you are a business) no tv, and be aware of what you're thinking, physical sensations, and your mood at ALL times, constantly be aware of only those things. This is to help you understand who you are, which is not the mind, but the one that observes.
So how it goes? Pls make us proud
Start working out, if you find going to the gym alone boring join a fitness class or do martial arts, it's an easy way to socialise. If you are not into fitness for any reason start crafting stuff, fix things, paint your house, change something in your environment. Do something that occupies your mind AND your body, that demands both their simultaneous application.
I personally wouldn’t recommend people stop eating for a full day. That’s pretty dangerous and can make you less productive and more tired. Instead, I would say “no junk food” and that you need to eat “healthy” on the dopamine free day. Just my opinion
U can eat any boring food that will keep u alive..and not hungry
Carrots.
Isn't that what the guy meant? Or did he really mean no eating at all?
Fasting for a day is not going to hurt you. In fact it has many health benefits. Just don't allow it to develop into an eating disorder and you'll be fine.
@@definitelynotcole and what if my doctor says I'm malnourished?
This is one of the most valuable pieces of information I've ever consumed 🙏🏽
Antwun Trademark how would you even know that?
Hey u cant consume anything, ur failing
Then you've just began, find me when you wake up
Bobby O. Find you and do what? 🤔
Its great you value the information. I also found it valuable and practical.
I've been doing this all along
It's called school
9000000 IQ comment, I bet you're such an enlightened being.
No. In school your thinking about garbage things.
@@ValuableLessonPH You're*
Stay in school. It's not garbage, you're just a garbage student.
@@lumiii_- Yea. Your right idiot 😂
@@ValuableLessonPH You're* 😂
I will definitely be doing this in my winter break. Just started playing video games again and streaming actively. Technology and dopamine feasting has really become a central part of my daily life.
Love the idea to start the New Year with a clear mind
How did it go?
@@RogerPack E
This list of can't do remember me my vipassana I did couple years ago in India, I'm definitely due of another 10 days, thanks for the great content!
This is genius. Can’t wait to see the immense benefits in my life after doing this fast. Thank you!
Did this really do anything
It does do something, this basically starves your dopamine receptors so it’s a little reset. You’ll be more productive as it’s more fun afterwards.
I've done that for 4-5 months. It was different as i was supressing against those things to get my focus on writting. Nothing will happen physically but internally you'll get more stronger. It's like you get a power to control your self truly.
Monk mode basically?
Kind of. But monks are happy people. If they weren't happy they won't be monks anymore.
Alhamdulillah! I realized that fasting in Ramadan is a dopamine fast too .We are not allowed to listen songs, watch drama and any etertainment and spend time reading Quran which is all based on "what a man can become at the best with all the possibilities to overcome our problems".
This nigga
Instead of no food, healthy food so you don’t starve
There's quite a few benefits to small fasts. We became too comfortable to always being able to eat everyday as a society. Starving is a strong word and after maybe 12-18 hours you no longer have hunger pains
lmao food equals dopamine and this is a dopamine fast, some people are too soft
@@stephan24297 thats one of the reasons why muslims fast in ramadan, its a verry healty detox, wel atleast if you break your fast with healty food!
@@stephan24297 it also makes your mindset stronger, there is ALOT of bennifits from fasting ramadan😊
Rather no junk food
Day 10 of NoNutNovember: im in full control of all my senses and have learned how to levitate
in ten more days you will open your 3rd eye and you will be able to see/talk to dead people
On day 6 I could sense fertile women.
Stay strong comrads!
I can hear colors
This is getting old...
I did a dopamine fast for nearly 9 months about 10 years ago. I didn't call it that back then. But when I "arose" from it, I was the most productive version of myself I had ever been. I went from flat broke to owning a 6 figure business only a few months after.
And you did that without internet?! How? Did you read books?
I dont understand why people give dislike to such important topic which is taught for free
No pooping
yes to pooping, but without phone haha
This but read by mr. Regular from rcr voice
Gay people release dopamine when pooping.
It's providing a sense of relief when pooping....so it's dopamine?
takes 3 laxitives the night before*
Holy mother of watch ads
Nate DawGg 🤣🤣
I feel like this can, in a sense, wake someone up to metaphorically smell what's burning or rotting in their life. Simply an increase in awareness to these factors may provoke a person to deliberately make changes to their routine. Which may lead to significant internal and/or external effects.
I'm a critic of not eating and not talking to anyone. In order to maintain health, at least a small, healthy snack for breakfast and a light dinner shouldn't impact the outcome of this challenge. I also feel that stimulation isn't to be entirely avoided. So talking to someone in person, or on a landline/payphone should be fine.
if you give me a paper and pen, I'm going to start drawing and it's going to put a quick end to the dopamine fast
Oh my... i feel ya
Artist problems. I relate.
I would say the drawing is totally within the bounds of the dopamine fast. Its output, not input. It's a way for your creativity to explode outward. What he's basically talking about is reducing inputs in order to create output. That's the essence of the dopamine fast.
@@garrettk7166 No, it depends on the drawing. If you are working on a singular project? Yes, that would be within the bounds. Random doodling? It's basically a low-dose form of browsing reddit in terms of dopamine, but still you are getting way too much for it.
Create a word document instead
I can't believe I never thought about doing something like that. It sounds really interesting.
Exactly my response, I'm terrified though haha
@@aerospaceTUdelft Yeah, me too. It may sound easy to some people, but it's gonna be really hard to get through the day of the dopamine fast
I made my version of it
Excercise 3 days a week and every day 10km walk. Read and watch only things that improve yourself.
Eat 1000-1500 calories. Wake up early. Go to bed when there is nothing else to do. And give yourself min 8 hours sleep.
Write everything your problems and how to solve. What you want and how you get it.
spot on !
Bro but if u r exercising you will need more food
@@arjunmehta2853 more food doesn't necesairly mean more calories. You can eat a med mcdonald menu that has around 1500 calories. Or eat 1 whole watermelon that doesn't even have 100 calories and you will be full. But it realy depends on your goal. Do you want to get lean. Then you will need the calories. What I was focusing on was to lose fat.
@@jonh387 oh I'm skinny so I will need to eat more regardless 😂
@@arjunmehta2853 also depends on your age. Right now my lil cousin wants to get lean. But he's got a high metabolism but he's 16. So he doesn't gain as much weight or muscle grow. Its different for everyone.
Dude this is crazy. When I was in my early 20s I did a similar strategy to improve my productivity. I've been a huge gamer my whole life, and for 6 months I completely quit playing all games, and strictly wrote rap verses, and produced beats. I still have never reached that level of daily productivity In my life. Awesome video btw.
I like it! I think I'll try this for a day, tomorrow. Lately brain fog has been kicking my ass. I can't mentally function, so I haven't been doing much of anything productive. I've been a little addicted to reddit lately, and my on and off again caffeine addiction has been creeping in on me. I'm an author, so the writing part shouldn't be too hard. Maybe I'll share what I write here. In any case, I'll update the day after tomorrow with how I feel. Love you! ❤️
Overall this was boring, yet satisfying. lol I feel very refreshed and focused. I'll be honest, I picked a bad day to do this because my family were all home yesterday, so it may not have been as effective had I been alone, but I don't think I needed a total 'reboot' anyway. I just spent most of the day in silence. It was nice. I actually didn't write anything down, because apart from when I'm writing my head is pretty clear like most of the time anyway. I think all I need is a break from it every now and then. I didn't have any big revelation to get my life back on track or whatever. I realized that I actually do stuff like this sometimes, fasting from food and tech already, but on a smaller scale than this. 9/10 would recommend! 😃
I live with my family
Once i would say im dopamine fasting they will be like : are u an addict
I have recently lost my Job. Recently lost my girlfriend, at least for now. I am in the prosess of accepting these losses and really, this reminds me of 4 years ago when i was 18. I lost my Girlfriend, and i lost my car when my friend tried it for a spin and it broke. I still have problems from time to time trying to deal with those things. I do not Want to be in the same situation 4-5 years from now, again, as life is too short.
So i rememberd watching this video 6months ago and now is the perfect time for me to execute on doing this dopamine fast. I will tell you two days from now how it went 💪
I did it my own way, but it worked.
Now i am feeling WAAAY better 🤩
@@RonGoCho Thanks for sharing, hope it'll get better for you
@@RonGoCho Can u pls explain how you actually didi it?
@@RonGoCho Poggers bro
Talk too much. Just do it.
I'm going to try this tomorrow. I'm not even going to smoke. I think this might be the first day in my life I willingly choose to not use do anything stimulating. Just going to focus on meditating most of the day. Wish me luck. Will report back.
What happen? Please tell me. I wanna know how you did
Did you make it?
OMG ...i'm a 17 y.o student and the concept of dopamine detox is really changing my life ... thank youu soooo much ❤
That's what we do in Vipassana for ten days, except for the writing part.
Same here. Best refreshment for the soul ever. But he strikes a point here
Love 10-day Vipassana courses. So intense, so beneficial.
Thats what I thought. I never practiced vipassana and I know I need to. It would be a challenge to see myself truly and for sure feel a lot of pain...
Yeah! I also thought about it right after I saw this video. Did my vipassana retreat 4 years ago
Don't forget Uposatha days
Basically you starve yourself of dopamine so much that even writing or any other boring task would sound like something fun to do.
Loser oh yea yea
Exactly lol.
I like your nickname
I actually did this and i fell asleep.
That’s great! I Christian fast a few times a year and during hardship for a week, or two at a time. Fasting really clears the head. I love your idea of writing symptoms down and describing them all in detail. ❤️
This is exactly what I needed
many people who are currently depressed and are thinking of doing this likely do not have the self-control to do nothing for a whole day. Do u have any tips on how to get yourself to do the dopamine fast
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Think about the rewards.
There are many other benefits from fasting, so it's a win, win!
Improvement Pill The ultimate trick to doing nothing is being nothing: meditation
Go to the gym, take a hike, learn a new skill, build something with your hands. Just don't go for the easy fix
Go camping. Leave everything but the essentials behind. All you need is a tent, a sleeping bag, a fero rod, and a knife.
we get it get a watch, calm down
Ah! Camp out in the woods for a day or two, to truly become one with nature. Bringing pen and notepad.
I watched this a few times in the last several years. Today I think this could help my long-term healing journey.
Sounds a lot like Jordan Peterson's future authoring concept. Giving yourself a hell to run away from and a heaven to run towards.
And THERE we go. I KNEW someone would see the same thing I did in those writing prompts. Yep it's future authoring indeed.
This is genius.
I thought the exact same thing. Maybe he did the self authoring program for educational purposes for his channel to make this video.
@@RaphaelCGA Why are you talking like you are the Creator of this video?
@David Razberry I didn't realize I was. I was just ecstatic to see someone notice the same thing I did when Improvement Pill listed off those writing prompts. *shrugs*
Thing is, if I were to do this, I would spend the whole day looking at the ceiling or sleeping.
In the beginning of the video it says it's an entire day event, from the time you wake up to the time you sleep, so you can't spend the day sleeping. Looking at the ceiling might be okay as long as you don't spend all your time daydreaming, you might not get the full benefits of the dopamine fast that way.
YES. Fucking YES! Dopamine fasting! That was the term I was searching for in my own mind! I totally want to try this. Enough stimuli, enough pleasure. Let's get back to just breathing for a little while. I'm already fasting for weight control purposes so this is just an extension. "Mental fasting" I called it, but dopamine fasting is so much better.
I hope you are doing the kind of fasting that is actually a lifestyle change. Because the short term ones will just have you bounce back. You need to make changes to your diet in general and then you won't need fasting or dieting.
If you get rid of distractions in your life so you won't feel tempted it will make you more productive naturally. I obviously haven't solved this yet but I'm working on it.
I can see why you weren't quite content with the term "Mental fasting"; it might be taken for the exact opposite way of "not using the brain" and just slacking.
If you're looking for terms, "Media fasting" is a thing, too.
Which is essentially dopamine fasting, but without dietary restrictions.
Dopamin fasting is a bad word. Primarily this is not about dopamin. Its about boredom self awareness and about feeling miserable to be triggered easier...
Did you ever hear of ramadan.
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This channel, that man and these videos are really an improvement pill.
How did you know my life is not in order 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
The fact we’re here watching this, it’s pretty obvious
@@primelt8453 it was recommended to me tho
BANANANAA DUUUUUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Because majority of people think that their life is not in order. That's why 'self help' industry is this big.
Clean you're room!
How is exercising allowed when thats a huge dopamine producing factor
MadisonRhea Spot on! You're clever Madison.
P.s. Did that compliment give you a short dopamine spike?
It's a productive way to produce dopamine, unlike gaming and Facebook etc
eightbo Trading and you’re the best kind of sick lol. Nice
William Zetterqvist it’s productive tho
You're working for it
This finna be the worst day of my life
@@elsagrace3893 it's a contraction of "fixing to", thus "This is on its way to becoming the worst day of my life."
elsa Grace another word for gonna
marganita eden 😂
it will the start of your freedom .. freedom feels amazing btw
@@elsagrace3893 plz don't
99% of people in this comment section are joking and are just writing really disappointing comments andnot taking this video seriously at all. I am sorry for that (Improvement pill) you have really helped me a lot with this video ,Thank you for ypur efforts and please keep up the amazing work
How to face loneliness, any type of rejection, and deal anxiety attending an event that most people you know are there talking among themselves ignoring you
I though dopamine fast in the title meant how to acquire dopamine fast. 0/10
do heroin.
Captain Zao ^
lol me too.
Mdma
if you adquire dopamine fast, it also fades fast, try junk food or alcohol, they work wonders.
They are, of course, just in the "masking the pain" cathegory
intermittend fasting, meditation, light workout, abstaining from social media, writing down stuff.
sounds like a cure to any overindulgence. i like the walk in the park idea also. could be warmer around here though or i just need to work even more layers ^^
When I was younger I had no internet for a couple years and those years were the best years of my life. I was so productive and even tho I didn’t have internet I got use to it. I would spend my time going outside, visiting my friends, playing sports, and I loved making videos. At that time I felt like myself and I felt like I had control over my life.
Guy talks about dopamine fast, and then advertises a watch right in the middle of the video...
Kevin Pak Well he also got to make a living so he can continue making these kinds of videos :)
Kevin Pak Gabe GR that segway lowkey flawless though
Yeah, it honestly almost ruined the whole video.
@@josecaceres-bjorklund3770 leave out the "almost". sadly it did....
Absolute mad lad
>no food
>exercice
What could possibly go wrong
You might burn some fat and lose some muscle mass, but that's all. Nothing significant will happen.
LightInTheNight1337 Literal starvation is not healthy bud.
Brian Feliz a day without food isn’t real starvation lmao have some perspective bud
Fasting =/= Starvation
you can survive a couple of hours without eating fast food kid
Thought it was a bit ironic to have sponsored product placement encouraging viewers to engage in consumerist behaviours (online shopping can easily contribute to dopamine hits) on a video about curbing dopamine lol. It's totally out of place in this video.
Oh well, people gotta do what they need to do to get their cash
It's just a watch bro calm down
would u rather he go broke or use the subscribers he's earned through hard work to keep him in a position where he can count stacks from making videos? gotta respect his grind smh
He didn't say buy the damn watch during your fast.
Ever since school started, I've been doing nothing but dopamine fasts 95% of every day. It's driving me insane and it's making my depression worse, so yay.
I’ve done this before for retreats. The only difference is that you feel the lack familiar drugs like sugar and Caffeine and days just sort of drag on. I guess you start to appreciate the convenience of things like phones and videos, but it’s nothing especially groundbreaking.
I suppose that it makes you feel refreshed when you come back to normal habits, which is nice. So, do it if you’ve got an opportunity to do it
The goal is not to go back to normal habits but start habits you want like studying or exercise etc. it may not be groundbreaking for you but I hope it will be for othersz
Please teach this to your kids, friends, family, in school! This should be basic knowledge!!
It used to be basic knowledge when fasting and penance were part of daily life.
An improvement pill video is my dopamine hit.
Right?!
Aight I’m gonna try this tomorrow, wish me luck!
Me too. Report back when you're done. I'm keen to hear others experiences.
Marcel Del Rosario let me know how goes bro!
How did you get on?
That moment when you realize you have no donkey nor carrot.
*tmw you return to the marketplace*
Gonna do that tomorrow, wish me luck
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This is a really awesome concept! I came here expecting the same stuff I usually watch but I was entirely surprised. Thank you for sharing this tactic!
Lad, what a powerful technique you've got there. I'm all about procrastinate and depression. Have got into a literature course and a lot of reading lately this year, cutting off some of the items you said to cut. The effect was absolutely powerful, felt focused and vivid. I totally agree with you. Your method, lad, does work and I'll assume its full form from now on for my routine. Thank you !