How I Tricked My Brain To Like Doing Hard Things (dopamine detox)
You probably don't have a problem playing video games or browsing social media on your phone. In fact I have no doubt you could sit in front of a screen and do both of those activities for 2 hours, or even longer without breaking your concentration.
But what about half an hour of studying? That might be too hard.
How about working on your side business for another hour? Doesn't sound too appealing.
Even though you logically know that studying, exercising, building a business or something equally productive, will bring you more benefits in the long run, you still prefer watching TV, playing video games and scrolling through social media.
One might argue that it's obvious why.
One activity is easy and doesn't require much effort, while the other activity is difficult and it requires you to apply yourself.
But some people seem to have no problem studying, exercising, or working on their side projects, regularly.
Which begs the question: Why are some people more motivated to tackle difficult things?
And is there a way to make doing difficult things, easy?
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When you’ve been on KZhead for so long that the algorithm gives you ways to do other things.
Copycat
LOL...message received and understood
Same though
It’s faxxx
So true 😂😂
I’ve been on KZhead for so long that it’s recommending to me ways to get off of the site
lol
😂
🤣
Me too
😂😂😂
Actually, bundling a high dopamine activity with a low dopamine one isn't very good. When you do this, you start losing they joy you got by doing the low dopamine activity. This was the conclusion of a study where they took kids who liked to draw, and when they started giving rewards to the kids after each drawing, the enjoyment of the activity started to decrease. The key is to try to enjoy the low dopamine activity, by thinking the effort is the good part of it, not the reward you're receiving afterwards, that way the activity itself will start releasing more dopamine. Learned from Huberman Lab podcast
Thx for the information . I was planning to do the reward thing but now i wont
Very Good point thank you
Agree!
i might believe they started unenjoying drawing because of the repetition of always doing the action and against their will
I think your example actually proves the point the video is making. Drawing and making money are both high dopamine for those kids - there's not a single person on the planet that hates seeing their paycheck deposited in their account. The higher source of dopamine (money) made the lesser source of dopamine (passion for drawing) feel like nothing, just like the video explained with internet/social media/video games/etc compared to studying or cleaning. The difference is that we as a society are already at a point where we generally hate cleaning and studying and "boring" things, so pairing these activities with a higher source of dopamine can help. That's why we all go to work even when we don't want to - we want the money!
I have watched this video twice & I love it! Thank you for your perspective & sharing! I’m looking forward to injecting the right type of dopamine into my life! 🤩👍
Tap it real good!
why you watched this video twice? you look smart , you should understand from the first watch.
@@razvanbanica2826because did you remember what you did 3 days ago the brain forgets things by the amount of thoughts we have in our brains
His accent
sounds like heroin junkie，no offense LOL
As much as I hate to admit, social media is destroying our lives
The key is in your own comment, it is YOUR life, so take the power back!
nah it damages just parts of our lives, we just gotta integrate it well, get that balance back and it will be fine.
I found that TikTok was hurting my mental health due to how addictive it is, and I was wasting so much time scrolling the app, I noticed a huge difference after deleting it
No doubt, the internet has been terrible for humanity. Turn it off.
@@dylankhenry yeah some apps are very addictive, hard to control, if it's too much for you it's better like this
“The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.” - Socrates.
Now let's brainstorm some ideas on how to develop said capacity You can start to enjoy the lesser things after that you have been enjoying nothing for a while Thus as soon as you get to feel anything it will be an enjoyable feeling You can enjoy the little things once you achieve peace within yourself Being calm and collected helps you to not worry on the big scenarios of the future but instead more focus on the present and little details in front of you
I LOVE SOCRATES!!! 💜
Excellent quote ...
Homeboys where ahead of their time for thousands of years
🤔first of all how did you know I was smoked while reading this... Wait what 😗
At the beginning of the year I started going for 30-40 minute walks every morning in the nearby forest and fields. Have kept it up mostly throughout the year. It is absolutely fantastic - I get plenty of light, I get exercise, I kickstart my metabolism, it wakes me up, and I feel like I have a more consistent energy throughout the day. It has reduced post-lunch slumps massively. It's like a biohack for modern life.
Thanks for this. This is something I really want to try for all those reasons. I know you’re right, I just have to make myself get up earlier
The rat experiment at 2:20 is also a good parallel for folks with ADHD. People with ADHD, aren't able to regulate the dopamine in their receptors, so we either have an excess of them (Hyperactive) or a lack of them (Innattentive). I lean more on Innattentive, the lack in ability to produce Dopamine crushes any form of motivating you have. This is due to there being a lack of a "reward" feeling and everything feels one note. For example, the death of my friend felt the same as a wedding I attended, me graduating college, me getting my first girlfriend, me getting that job I wanted, and the same as waking up in the day and staring in the mirror; Everything feels the same. This also explains why a good portion of those with ADHD suffer from depression as well; And it can be mistaken for laziness or unintelligence. Granted, we do have our highs and our lows, but in my experience life just feels the same. It bothers me when people pretend to have ADHD to be "quirky" and "oh squirrel!" but in reality it's extremely debilitating. Imagine having dreams and goals and the desire to want to actually do something in your life, and your body actively and physically prevents you from doing it. I have mad respects for those who made it far with ADHD because it's genuinely a struggle to wake up day to day and find a excuse to continue going; Having ADHD for 6 atleast months will teach you that it really aint a wonder why Depression and suicide are closely tied to adults with ADHD.
Searching a long time for an explanation why I feel exactly like you've just described, never thought I had ADHD though, just lack of discipline and emotionally disconnected. But this would explain alot, Any tips on how to handle this form ADHD?
@lennart deswert Adderral tends to help to a degree, you might want to go to a doctor to see if you need it. BUT building good habits, although hard, as well as moderate exercise helps tons. Getting the blood pumping and the heart racing makes me feel more alert in the day, a short 15-30 minute bike ride (pedaling hard) does wonders. As well as avoiding social media and any of our vices until after we get what we need done, getting too comfortable too early makes ot hard to have energy to do anything else throughout the day; This is because we tend to "take the path of least resistance" when it comes to getting dopamine, hence why we build addictive habits easily.
Good observation, try vitamins or change food habits
Something like having low iron can also produce a similar effect to ADHD and having both is downright multiplicative in terms of the effect(I have ADHD and I'm more susceptible to iron deficiency for genetic reasons). So eating food high in iron could actually also help a lot, especially if you have other signs of iron deficiency. There are a few other things that have an effect like that but iron is both the most common deficiency of them and the easiest to treat after Vitamin D.
I'm female with ADHD combined. I'm also 65. How different my life could have been had I been diagnosed and medicated before I was 64 and physically disabled. The way I "treated" my condition was with extreme physical exercise which I suppose helped make up for the dopamine I wasn't producing. Still, my life is scarred from not being understood, being unable to handle rejection, and constantly being accused of "refusing to apply myself" People, do *not* play silly games with your brain chemicals! If you _are_ neurodivergent then embrace it, get the meds that help you to function in this neurotypical world and go kick some ass with your ability to hyper focus. I was born this way, and honestly, I wouldn't want to be neurotypical. *Tom's wife Pam*
Fun fact: Even forcing myself to watch this video to completion, as opposed to funner content, was difficult. Which I think is part of your point.
Had it the same way.
haha yeah. You notice the trending videos are really short or if their long they release more dopamine or if there long and you actually learning something or something that doesn't release high dopamine you don't watch it. Look at the views bro. The mindless shit has more views because it's an easy swallow like PORN! Seeing girls naked release high dopamine.
same here :))
Exactly I had to force myself to click it because I knew i would skip it unconsciously because it wouldnt give me enough dopamine...
😂 I’m glad to hear that at least I’m not the only one feeling this way 🤷🏻♂️ #EndorphinJunky
Ah, so that explains why I loved reading as a kid but find it harder and harder to read books as an adult.
Same
That is what I realized too
Precisely.
I used to draw a lot in my school days even when my schedule was full tight. I easily managed to draw everyday but now when i'm free all day i dont even do the things i really love like drawing, reading, exercising, researching. I realised that i used to draw because of detox dopamine and i'm gonna do it again.
I used to read a book per month, then I bought a smartphone. I just started my own detox program deleting facebook, twitter and Instagram. Interesting that this video popped-up in youtube
This video really opened my eyes to my dopamine addiction. In the morning, I’ve been doing activities that give me a high dopamine release not realizing why I’m so unmotivated to be productive later in the day. Now I know the significance of working towards a pleasure at the end of the day. Thank you
I loved the video. I am starting my dopamine detox to start studying for a huge test that will change my life. Good luck to everyone changing their lives and thank you for the video!
how did the test goes bro ?
Hope it’s going better than mine. I just commented on my own comment from two years ago… fail.
I realized that ive started to always scroll down the comments section while the video is still playing. It's my brain searching for more dopamine than the video on its own can provide Edit: thanks for all the dopamine 😁
Hahqhaha, same!!!!
Ditto
oh my god i always do this
Literally what I’m doing right now, busted
You really made me realize my mistake and instantly got me focusing on the video only. Thanks.
Me: tries to trick my brain My brain: *I know what you're doing*
Right!? Like I’m so stubborn not even I can tell myself what to do
@@kirafeara finally i'm not the only one
So true lol
I am like this, when I get into struggles facing work that's hard for me and try to force myself to focus on that work instead of high dopamine activity, I suddenly get so tired that it's literally painful to stay up. I feel my back hurt from sitting, when I stand up my feet and legs hurt. So that I just have to lay down on my sofa and fall asleep soon after. That's how my brain tricks me into not doing the things I'd have to do. Especially bad when you are stuck in homeoffice because of Corona.
Its not your brain you are your brain
00:07 🕹 Preference for easy over hard tasks; understanding motivation for tackling difficult tasks. 01:28 🐀 Dopamine's role in desire and motivation; rat experiments showing extreme dopamine effects. 03:22 🧠 Dopamine's impact on behavior; prioritizing activities based on expected dopamine release. 06:09 🎮 Dopamine tolerance; preference for high dopamine activities like video games over low dopamine tasks. 07:34 🛑 Need for a dopamine detox; abstaining from high dopamine activities to reset tolerance. 08:58 🌴 Dopamine detox process; embracing boredom, letting dopamine receptors recover. 10:24 🔄 Balancing dopamine behaviors; using high dopamine activities as rewards for completing challenging tasks. 12:42 🧠 Controlling dopamine intake; limiting high dopamine behavior, finding excitement in low dopamine tasks.
Thank you
:)
People like you deserve a medal!
Thank you for the summary
@@yesterdayitrained he just using AI to make that conclusion.
Just commenting to boost this video in the algorithm. Thank you for all the value you’ve given out
This guy: dont use your phone or internet Me: *doesn't attend online classes*
Stop giving me dopamine
Ikkkkk
lol dude same i only did it for half a day idk why am i proud of myself
Use your tools wisely. I don't think this guy is saying to abstain because that wouldn't be wise.
gaaawd 💀
People should be learning this at school. These are critical times!!
Yes! Consider checking out my channel. The last 4 uploaded videos go DEEP on dopamine addiction and addresses it from various angles.
Agreed - I teach this at school in my chemistry class of all places... no one else was doing it.
Right!
I know people may not care but I feel a little sensation or compulsion to doing my work and focusing hard in school, but then gaming and wasting time on youtube takes over it, i feel sad :(
I did in college.
I saw it coming: Stop doing the things that make you feel good. As soon as the detox regimen was outlined, I thought to myself, yeah, this makes sense, and man will this be hard. But a few seconds later I actually envisioned in my mind a day without all of those things. Like I ACTIVELY thought about living through a day like that. And something cool happened. For a moment, I felt like there were tears coming, because the absence of those addictions I take for granted translated to a sort of freedom. Maybe one day I will try this.
It really is freedom.
One day, or day 1?
Did you try it? Not too late
@@manda_musings8459 One day maybe 😊It's not like my passion projects are harmful additions per se, but it will be nice to escape from it all sometime.
@@sherubyoedseldorji5944 thiiis
I found your video in 2024 and I really have problems with dopamine addiction. thank you for wonderful video. its help me alot.
"no phone, no computer" bye bye online classes, i need a detox
Absence excuse: Dopamine detox
Ya it isn't very nice idea for a student during a pandemic but ok we can still do it till some extent
lol.....
Bigbrain
School is considered a low dopamine activity for you then.
One of my favorite quotes from Bojack Horseman Series: "It gets easier. Every day it gets a little easier. But you got to do it every day. That's the hard part. But it does get easier."
Oh yeah
Bojack was woke trash tho, but sound advice in this case
I know all this but still can't get myself too do it. I beat myself up for not doing the "Boring stuff" when I am doing high dopamine activities and still won't do the boring stuff which is actually beneficial. WTF is wrong with me😭😭😭
@@vatsalsinghchauhan don't beat yourself up too hard for it. You've made the first step of change and that is to want change! Im going to try the dopamine detox he mentioned in the video cause I also indulged in so much high dopamine activities that it used to be very hard for me to do much, I'm better now but im not there just yet :) Lets try achieve our goals together 💕
@@loki-of-asgard7877 greatest show of all time.
Great video! It's enlightening how dopamine works and shapes our behavior. I love how you tied everything together in the end, turning dopamine from a villain to an ally. It’s not about removing dopamine from our lives, but rather choosing where we get our dopamine from.
I have watched hundreds of videos about dopamine detox and how the brain works to make myself to love studying like I did before And by far this one is The Best video I have ever watched about it THANKS❤❤❤
Me: sees a video on how to trick my brain into doing study My brain: so this is what ur planning
I laughed hard at this, same situation for me XD
@Flydre me to =)
Brain: Open Reddit, nerd
Seriously, I had this video in my 'watch later' list like two weeks at least, before I finally found the motivation to watch it.
Best comment ever I read
the hardest thing is actually watching this video trying to ignore the urge to fast-forward to the main point.
MY SISTER SENT ME THIS AND IT JUST BLEW MY BRAIN!!! I actually did some of these things with ny addictions before. During the summer I would have 'screen free' days or I would turn off my notifications. But I always did it very slopilly because I didn't 100% understand what I was doing. Your video REALLY helped me to understand! Thank you! Really! Thank you SO MUCH! You actually helped me in a way i never expected! Hope everyone has a great day!
This will help you too, I hope The Seven Universal laws to success. By Deepak Chopra. Level Up, Now! unlock your full potential.
when they said “the rats lost all will to live” i felt that
I feel you
Classic
god your pathetic. get your life together. Just listen to me for one time. try this for a month. Pick a day where you force yourself to focus on getting shit done that would make your life tomorrow at least just a tiny bit better. Once you start this you wont be able to stop. Or go back to a life without women happiness money and all the rest of it. A live as a looser!
@@nullptr0319 * Loser
@@nullptr0319 what if I am a woman
Almost didn’t watch this video because my brain went “informative, learning, boring” no dopamine. But logically knew it’s something I needed to watch.
exactly!
Same
Same here.
Static101 so sad but true..
Same haha I went to switch apps like 3 times within the first 6 mins - I'm like "noooo, bad, watch the thing"
Bro this is the most powerful video of dopamine I have ever seen. Thanks you for your time and for your work done here! Aprecciate it 🙏🏼❤
this is happening with me for more than a year but today I tried to searched about how to be self-disciplined and since now I know the symptoms very well, this video makes sense. Thank you.
This is what actually people need to see rather than those scary motivational videos
😂 😂 😂 Exactly!!
Ikr!😂
Facts 😂
YES
Kanye west is talking to me as if he’s angry at me 😢
The worst thing is that I saved this video to watch later.
Same
Same here
Literally just did that
😂😂😂
@Google NoneYoBusiness Thanks! The same to you
I hadn't finished college. My girlfriend really encouraged me. I thought it had been too long, and it would be too hard. I decided to give it a shot. My first class I got an A. It felt so rewarding. I went from dreading it more than anything, to wanting to collect as many A's as I can.
I actually thought I had this figured out when I was 20. I viewed calculus, philosophy, and theoretical chemistry as portals to an altered reality because of their conceptual fluidity. I had tireless stamina for these pursuits. I did well in school and at work because of this, but found the recurrent themes of daily life both boring AND anxiety provoking. SO, I did drugs to get through THAT. That was where I went wrong. Had I approached it all the way our presenter suggested, I might have saved myself a hellish journey with addiction.
This video caught my attention since I procrastinate a lot. Gonna put it on watch later
You sir. Just procrastinate.
Howard Alien you’re the king of procrastination.
This is what life is
solahnasir no shit
Lol
Have been clean for 1 minute now, pray for me.
I bet you relapsed.
@@xmikeox Congrats, you have the analytical powers of a dachshund.
Lol
lol
Lol
wooow I already know this is going to work so well for me! Im a huge dopamine addict, phone, internet, games, and even weed. I used to love reading books and organizing my home and now i cant do it. I am going to detox today! I need my life back. Thank you!
Did it work for you? I feel like I have issues with this as well and I want to do it this weekend.
@@chadmccarty9062 it really helped. I was able to do a lot more after only 24 hours of fasting from games and phone. I have quit weed now, and only consume sweets from time to time. I fall back into escapism with electronics frequently though, (I have ptsd, and autism i think thats only natural ) and have to do more fasts to correct it I need to do one now i think, because i have so much to do before a big trip im taking and find myself unable to get moving... just escaping in electronics and reddit but i am able to do more productivity, im slowly building up my good habits I thought i had lost forever, like regular exercise, regular cooking of healthy meals, regular grooming, i have better moderation control, better at making myself go to bed when im tired, and can feel pleasure again.
That's actually a really good idea (the dopamine detox thing), lately I've gotten so addicted to the dopamine that watching youtube shorts and eating a lot gives me that hard things like studying, cleaning my room, or working out just feel like torture to me, but doing this for just a day a week or maybe even for the weekend, since I don’t really do much anyway, doesn't seem so hard. Wow, this is the first time a video like this has actually given me good advice instead of something so unhelpful like "oh you're unmotivated? Just do it bro, come on", so if this actually helps, thank you, truly.
"For one whole day you will try to have as little fun as possible". Sounds fun, I'm in.
Oleh Gults 😂 I got that
Whait... that's illegal
It sounds like Grumpy cat's idea of a perfect day!
i would suggest rather find fun in more different things and appriacte little things then it dont feel like its some restriction rehabby thingy what not fun. one thing is brain chemistry but other is years of psychological conditionig from external world.
@@Revotap wait, whait is illegal
I did this today. I cleaned my entire house (which was a wreck), did my laundry, washed my bedding and made my bed, took vitamins, went grocery shopping, called my mom, remembered that I hurt a friend of mine and apologized to him, brushed my teeth after every meal, cooked and cleaned up after each meal, worked out, signed up for a new gym, set a meeting with my guidance counselor, went job hunting, made my wife dinner and cleaned up after it when we were done eating. All of this and I don’t feel like I’ve worked at all today. I had no idea how much energy and attention that technology was sucking from my life until today. Words really can’t explain how I feel right now.
keep us updated and i hope you will be able to find a jon and continue this amazing routine
@@feb2094 wow man i totally agree, technology has literally just destroyed us
Send pictures or it didn't happen
@Dhritiman Bhattacharya - Sure. Just like if you use it for work. Taking breaks helps the mind reset.
@Dhritiman Bhattacharya As long as you're not having any fun on that PC.
This came at such a right time! I am currently unemployed, struggling with playing mobile games, scrolling instagram vs preparing for interviews, gym, and this motivated me to chose the latter strongly. ❤
That video blowed my mind! 🤯 I was doing something that I nicknamed of "Dopamine Explosion". It was some of tasks that I use to do every night together, like: - Smoke Weed (Bong) - Play Guitar for at least 2 hours - Smoke Weed (Bong) - Play Psychedelic Video Games - Listen to upbeat rock music - Smoke Weed (Bong) - Masturbate after win the game - Watch chonen anime. (One Piece) But I only do these things together when I smoke weed. One day, the weed has ended, and I felt a kinda sad, but I didn't cared too much. On the next day, I slept almost 19 hours and still felt tired. Maybe my body has recharged to do normal things again. Now that I know, I'm gonna make a day or two Days of Detox. Thanks for the tip! 🙏
Imagine if everyone abstained from the internet for a year so many celebrities would practically be useless.
Are they not already useless?
@@michaelchitwood389 if you think every entertainer if useless, then yes.
@@leahdorothy opiates for the masses, at best these days...and propaganda tools at worst. They are useful as tools only.
@@leahdorothy huge difference between an artist and a celebrity
@Kalu V Hollywood can't produce anything worth watching, and most actors are propaganda mouthpieces. 90 percent of Top 40 hits are written by 3 people...and Sportsball is a joke now. Relevent...sure...but to WHOM? Not to me...that is certain.
During my dopamine detox, I woke up on day 4, I was in bed and felt incredibly bored. I grabbed my phone and couldn't do anything on it (I uninstalled social media apps). I was so bored that I grabbed a book and read it. It surprised me, and I enjoyed it, even though I've always hated reading. It's crazy what boredom can do to you.
turn your phone to black and white to boost your dopamine detox
yeah, my parents used to remove all fun things for a month. In the beginning of the month id be angry and extremely bored. After around about 2 days id start building things like a homemade ballista and making my own language. By the end of the month ill get a option about if i want my stuff back or not.
What about youtube? I can't delete it
@@fizzashahid3979 if you cant delete it atleast make it harder to access, you can disable it in settings and next time you want to open youtube it will atleast take more than one clicks. Even better, throw away your phone, literally!! just put it in your wardrobe or a locker at the start of the day and take it out only when needed
hahaah "so bored I started reading" wait what ?! ^^ nice ! congrats 🎉
1. Your brain is like a tape recorder that plays back the same memories and emotions every day, keeping you stuck in the past. 2. Your thoughts and emotions create your state of being and shape your character. 3. If you constantly think about past problems, you will continue to create the same life that you don't like. 4. Routine behaviors become programmed in your subconscious mind, making it difficult to make changes. 5. Meditation can help you access your subconscious mind and make fundamental changes. 6. Waiting for negative events to happen in order to change is unnecessary; you can learn and change in a state of joy and inspiration. 7. Most people live in survival mode, constantly anticipating the worst-case scenario based on past experiences. 8. By constantly recalling negative events, you recreate the same negative emotional states in your body. 9. The body resists change and prefers to stay in familiar negative emotions. 10. Through meditation and imagination, you can create a new future and change your emotional state, becoming the creator of your own destiny.
This is great. Joe dispensa
This was EXTREMELY insightful! Thank you so much! Among other things, this is going to be my last you tube video for awhile. I appreciate you more than you can know.
Only in the 21st century does sitting quietly seem like a radical act.
By Way Of Deception lmaooooooo
Wild times huh
@Abdullah Bobat thank you! They cannot understand the comfort of solitude of self
@@JM-sm8ir Lol
“All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone.”. When do you think this was said? Last year? Last decade? Welp, it was from Pascal in the 1600s. Dopamine reward is how the brain works and our brains have been around like this for quite a while.
SUMMARY 1. What do you need to do: for 1 whole day, you'll try to have as little fun as possible *Complete dopamine detox* - NO: internet, phone, computer, music, masturbation, junk food - just embrace boredom - YES: walk, meditate & be alone with ur thoughts, reflect on ur life & goals, journal (write down the ideas you get) *Smaller dopamine detox* Pick one day of the week, where you're going to refrain from one of ur high dopamine behaviour completely 1 hour of difficult work = 15 minute of high dopamine behavior (example: 8 hours of difficult work = 2 hours of high dopamine behavior as a reward) 2. Why does it work: dopamine detox works because you become so bored, that boring stuff becomes more fun
can do exercise and meet people?
can you read? i dont like reading very much so it could be a good way to get into it
@@ExtremeBassBoosted I would assume you are allowed to make your own exeptions and rules as long as you follow them
Very important edit: only engage in high dopamine activities at the end of the day
Thanks for the summary!
I think this video is EXTREMELY important for 99%of people. I suffer from very very low motivation, i need to try your tips. Thank You.
It's funny because i find these types of videos to watch and for the first time I watch the video till the end like this one and got a somewhat good understanding of dopamine and eliminating the unnecessary dopamine factors. Thanks for the video👍🏽
"For a dopamine detox day, do something that is not fun" Looks at my copy of Fallout 76
hahahah
Oh damn truth
Stop hurting yourself
one of us.
First time is a while that a comment made me guffaw.
I am literally procrastinating on videos about how to stop procrastinating
😂😂😂😂
procastination has completely ruined me... but after watching this video I've realised the basic thing behind it so now Im gonna stop watching yt tmrow cuz I've got like 30 classes to watch, many notes to write and study. Exams are near.
When you over optimize yourself haha
ME:
@@huntermaxwell3086 over-optimize? like how?
I love this! It is definitely facts that I know, but it feels more doable when put in simpler words like how you have. Thank you for this video! 🤗🤗
This is very true, I remeber when I started reading books. They got me so hooked I stopped using phone and internet. Later I found myself enjoying reading outside, walking and enjoying low dopamine activities. Sadly I'm back in the pit hole but I can't wait to try your system out :))
I can’t even trick my brain to watch this video for 14 mins
1.5x speed is your friend
Yasin As you have just made his case.
@@ishaanjoshi9320 *2x
@Steve Jones The point is Yasin is so far gone, 14 minutes of useful talk video is too boring. The problem is not the ability to get information in the video. The first makes him an addict, the second makes him a functional addict, but an addict non the less.
HAHAHA SAME
I do dopamine detox every day from 9 to 5. I call it "a job".
Hahahahaha
try working in IT for 15 minutes. 6 hours of everything being on fire, 2 hours of extreme boredom with nothing to do but bullshit on the computer looking like you are "researching"
@@noshut Maybe think about looking for a job that fits better for you? Check out Jordan Peterson´s videon on IQ and what kinda job would be best for you. Doesn´t mean you have to apply for it, but hey, research says that certain kind of job would be best for you. Wouldn´t that be optimal?
@@Viroh That is just how IT is no matter your IQ, its a job with spikes of high stress and then nothing going on. Talking about good old Jordan P (who OD'd on oxy) on this video is pretty hilarious though. Dude is intelligent but probably not the guy to follow if you are looking to stabilize your neurotransmitters. Fine example of how high intelligence is a recipe for stress.
Lol
I hate video games and social media, It has absolutely ruined my life, I want to go live life.
I believe in you/ all of us
@@dallasbacon4792 thank you so much ❤
This is a fantastic video and one of the most beneficial ones I have ever seen on KZhead. It’s a must watch for everyone. Seriously. You don’t realise why you have laziness in your life around certain things and this video explains everything perfectly. Not only the issue but also how to cure your problem. Seriously exceptional video. Please watch and share with your family, friends and colleagues. Well done for a truly amazing upload.
To all my fellow addicts out there getting sober: don’t be shocked when you don’t get completely better within a week. Oftentimes our dopamine receptors can take up to a year to fully recover from the hell we’ve been putting it through. Just keep pushing forward and it works if you work it!
When he said...."then the experiment was reversed" I thought the scientists would be pulling the lever over & over & over.....! Is that why I can't quit slots, I wondered
That’s my biggest issue. I always get discouraged when I don’t see results in the same week or at the end of the week
half year passed and still getting withdrawals
@@s0metimessomewhere I'm not a scientist, but those aren't withdrawals
Just made 4 months sober a few days ago and I can agree. It’s a slow grind but my friend compared it to working out. He does dopamine detox and always working hard but says instant gratification is the motivation killer. Achieving something you have worked hard for achieves amazing natural dopamine levels. I’ve been trying new things and it does get better. Turns out I really like to draw and studying psychology. Just wish I would’ve found out earlier
I can testify that this "dopamine detox" really works. As a South Korean citizen I once served in the military some time ago, and back then soldiers were not allowed to carry any personal electronic devices for security reasons. So all I did in my free time were exercising, reading books, and writing daily journals --- pretty much out of boredom just as this video mentioned. Now imagine living that kind of life for ~2 years. I could really feel that my brain was working in a qualitatively different way. Most of all my concentration was significantly increased, such that I could well think about one particular topic for hours which I would write down in a two-paged essay every night. I can definitely say it was the most productive time of my life. To this day I still sometimes refer to the old journals, to ask for ideas and inspiration from my past self. It's kind of sad that in today's world it's nearly impossible to live without digital devices under normal human willpower, and abstain from unnecessary pleasures without outside force. In any case, I have learned one another paradox of life: the more bored you are of yourself, the more interested you become of your world.
You could still try journaling.
Hi how are u
thank you for those helpful insights
God that sounds exactly what I need, only I don't think I have the willpower to pull it off
Yep, that was life in the 80s! More tech= less work= less happiness!= us looking up "how to be happy" videos.
When you put it this way, it's really our generation that has it hard. We have to go out of our way so that it's not easy. Entertainment is at our fingertips, and self-discipline has never before been this much in our control.
The best analysis and solution I've heard yet. Thank you so much.
This video in a summary: Get soo bored that doing boring stuff seems fun
And man its true
nah its more like be productive before slacking off
Evolved specimen
No no he's got the point.
While we're quarantin
Video: "How to trick your brain to like doing hard things." Me: "Ehh, sounds too difficult."
Uhhh so I get the logic the video creator has but I highly recommend not labeling anything such as foods, exercise habits, etc. as bad or good. I think it is important to instead focus all your attention on every action you take. For example junk food, if you are REALLY craving junk food then go ahead an allow yourself to enjoy it, BUT enjoy it to it's fullest using mindfulness practices and don't allow anything to distract you from what your intentions are, this way you will be much more satisfied with the dopamine release. We are not mice, we are mindful humans who are powerful. Please do your research on mindfulness before taking these types of videos as truthful and credible.
You are getting dopamine of getting likes
@@esteweyke321 We are mice, our cognitive abilities can only go so far when trying to counter our physical biology. All of these things are fine in moderation, but just like to rats, we will develop tolerance to addictive things and crave more and more. The only thing our mindfulness is useful for is to stop ourselves from indulging too much, because we know it's bad for us unlike rats. But again, this only goes so far because an addiction is addiction; we are all killing ourselves with the things we enjoy, just much slower than rats because we know to stop.
Recently. I quit smoking... Instead of a cigarette .I'm having a cup of tea. That helped me immensely 😊.
@@Maddlr great job, keep it up
Great idea! I will implement this detox day next week! I'm so excited I stumbled upon your videos.
I can't thank you enough. This video has been exceptionally helpful. Really appreciate all the effort,; you are helping.
I never thought a day would ever come when I say this But I'm at a point where watching a movie is Low Dopamine Activity
Fr bro i just wanna watch tick toks when i start movies n shit
@@Antonio-zq9ux damm.. social media really shortened the global attention span
I've been that way for 5 years. Movies are stupid to me
@@invader_ren5974 do you smoke weed by chance? Or are you younger than 20? I’ve always been into movies but got way more into the writing/acting as I got older.. but when I’m high it’s like I can see right through them and is almost ‘cringey’ lol since it’s just regular people pretending to be something else
@@mikeol510 i know exactly what you mean, smoked weed for 4 years almost everyday, clean now since 1.5 years. Somtimes when i watched movies it felt exactly like you said, and sometimes i'd have to stop, because i focused on their mouths, and saw that the german synchronisation didn't really fit to how their lip movement😂
I feel as if I accidentally walked into a doctor's office without saying a word, when he begins explain to me my problem with all its symptoms and then proscribed the right medication. I'm glad I stumbled across this video!!!👍
I stumbled across this video in the EXACT same way
You are accidentally right brother
Lets do it, its us and we all know we can.
So well said! 😂
I came across it random too crazy😐
Probably the most valuable vid in the KZhead.
for people having a adhd brain like me or otherwise other struggles to watch this length of video: i had this vid in my tab for a week. it helped me to just go cleaning while listening to this. you get 2 things done at the same time and boom. you have done it and you feel good about it too. you can finally cross that off your list
This was so good. I think we have to be careful with anything ending in “ine”, especially adrenaline. When I was 12, as usual my mother had to hound me about cleaning up my room. One day after I finished a good cleaning, she took the time to bring me into the doorway, turn me around and encouraged me to experience what a good job I had done. She pointed out specific things that were beneficial to me for several reasons, and told me to appreciate the beauty of clean rather than dirty. She turned my motivation into a reward for myself rather than for her. To this day I look forward to standing in the doorway and admiring my clean house, and I’m 74.
What a good advice from your mom !
That's so wholesome, you must have had a great mom!
That's very clever of your mother, i think i will start doing this for my younger siblings, thank you!
She turned it into motivation for you rather than for her. That’s so clever. Thanks for sharing your story. I’ll have to try this out with my kids.
What about discipline specifically the self variety?
"dopamine detox is basically making yourself so bored that doing boring things is more pleasurable." life is truly a bitch
tattoo worthy quote
Life sucks harder than a porn star do.
@@WetAdek Your revolution is over. Condolences. The bums lost. My advice is to do what your parents did; get a job, sir. The bums will always lose. Do you hear me? The bums will always lose!
Laughing so loud ...
@@mattmiles9779 Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
Bro you are 100% right. Hope so we all get better
Great logic and included responsible comments about addiction... a decade of opiates even after 5 yrs sober has forced me to readjust... I walk in somewhat uncomfortable circumstances then cold shower... then I feel happy about simple things again... very humbling
Makes a lot of sense, I use to be able to read through entire books in a day, once I got my phone and tablet I can barely get through a few chapters
Mingze Hong yep same here. i think i’m about to go on a dopamine fast soon.
How do you think people with ADHD feel? We have a deficit from the get go of dopamine, anything that is remotely boring will NOT be learned if it is not challenging or sparks our dopamine levels
Mingze Hong I’m with U. I love I my phone ☎️ I used to read so much more
Ye same thing happened to me, I've recently started to read more and it's just not the same as when I didn't a phone
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How to be happier: Step 1: Be less happy.
The weird thing is that It seems like contradiction but in fact it's true
The real step 1 is to learn appreciation for the small/tough things by eliminating the FLUFF things. 👍🏻
More like: Step 1: Stop doing things that make you happy. Step 2: Start doing the things again. Surprise, surprise you are happier than before^^
This made me lol
@@fracapolligummala3548 Ha! On a serious note: 1. Stop doing things that bring high dopamine, but temporary reward. Abstain completely, to reboot sensitivity to dopamine. 2. Start doing things that previously brought low dopamine, but due to reboot in #1, now bring an increased sense of dopamine and lasting/long-term reward.
ufff man, thanks! i've been looking for this answer for a while because i AM a dopamine addict, but in the society I live in, I am ALSO successful and happy and... Thanks again!
once i heard you speak of this it's quickly understood there are behaviors to change. You just may have saved my life.
The actual "how" starts at 7:30. Yes, I am a quick-fix-seeking dopamine addict! :)
HAHA THANK YOU But I’m gonna watch it all ;)
Thanx mate, coz "how" is the reason im here🙂
Yeah I watch all educational or self-help KZhead videos sped up 😅
Perfect 😎. Thanks:)
Thank you. You're answer actually helped. The KZheadr talks about being online for dopamine, and still strings the viewer along and doesn't get to the point.
FEEDBACK FROM TRYING THIS OUT: Hey everyone, so I watched this video three weeks ago and wanted to share with you my personal advice about dopamine detoxing. First, you don't have to detox everyday. If you attempt to, you might encounter the "Yo-yo effect", which is basically when you get super motivated to get your life together, go super hard at being productive, healthy, etc. But then after a short while, you bounce back to being unproductive, unmotivated, etc. This is because willpower is limited and it's difficult to suddenly alter your whole lifestyle. The cycle repeats, and you bounce between these two extremes. Second, I would recommend detoxing in the morning. Similar to the yo yo effect, you don't have to detox the whole day bc it might be too hard and it could make you not want to detox again. The morning is when you're the most motivated, so try it then. Here's what I've been doing. Every 2 or 3 days, I'll decide "tomorrow, I will detox". That night, I plug in my phone and sort of hide it somewhere (behind a cabinet, under a chair) and set an alarm on my watch. You don't have to hide it, but you need to put it somewhere that you can't just reach for easily. The next day, I am free from my phone until about 3 or 4pm, when I'm done with my work and feel satisfied enough to do some high dopamine activities. Overall, my point is don't overdo it, that might end up working against you. It really is worth trying. You guys all have it in you! I believe in y'all
AwesomeJaneUniverse this is a lovely comment thank you for the tips
AwesomeJaneUniverse best comment!
Awesome here too
Thank you so much for sharing detox experience, I'll definitely try what you did.👍
Amazing comment, really intelligently made. Hope it all continues to work well for you! Everybody should find his way. What you describe is definitely very productive!
Great video. And I liked how you asked that we "gently tap the like button" rather than the more violent verbs that other youtubers' use for that same request.
Thank you so very much for this tequnique. A complete life changer for me. I was on the cusp of losing everything due to my addictions, but am now getting everything back on track and growing 2 new businesses!
This video actually helped me realize how far I've gone with dopamine, knowing that I find sleep boring lol
Bro, for real, this is what I'm struggling with for months. I feel like I don't need to sleep, and sleeping is helpless and don't know what to do.
Mohammed Abcari I use to feel like this. I just never wanted to sleep because I didn’t see the point. I love sleep now. The best thing to do is educate yourself about how important sleep really is and it can change your mind
Mohammed Abcari I recommend you visit a psychiatrist, I did
Mohammed Abcari i actually like to sleep But my proplem is that there are subjects i like to study and other subject that i dont want to study it at all i hate physics But i study chemistry normally and math normally but physics i hate physics
Mohammed Abcari I used to be like that, but now I can’t sleep and realize how important sleep is for every reason imaginable! Don’t skimp on sleep!
Everyone: smash the like button Better than yesterday: gently press the like button
Elegance!!
Hahahhaa I loved this.
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*What type of comment is this!* 💀
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I appreciate the effort you put into creating content for us viewers. You're doing a great job!
-i go to the gym 4x a week and work on my business every day -the only time i play videogames is after a long day of working all day -when i play videogames a lot of times i will be working in between since i have the games on the computer and my work is on the computer since i work from home -also when i play videogames it makes me recharge and stop playing videogames and go back to working -i enjoy working, and can definitely say it gives me more dopamine than anything else -i stopped playing videogames for one week to soley focus on work, and found i am happier working and will return to videogames whenever i want because it will always be there - i am motivated to reach my goals and do the work, doing hard things, even when i dont feel like it, but i do it because I know it will benefit me
"No internet, phone, computer" Guess my software engineer career is over
jokes aside, i'm planning doing it on saturday
It is going to be hard if your going to have online classes.
Here, have some dopamine.
same bro I want to be a software engineer and we have school online so its like wtf
Lol
To summarize: Force yourself to be so bored 1 day/week by abstaining from everything fun, so that work/cleaning/exercising are an attractive alternative to just sitting around not being able to use your phone.
Thanks!
Yeah i think so
Hahahahaha!
interesting how some religions invented this centuries ago.
Thank you he was talking really slow
Sorry i pressed the like button hard enough for such an amazing work . My life became so much better and i actually can feel the time and i can d oplenty of things in a day . Thank you so much ma man keep up the good work . I'm in love with your content
I like doing hard things in my work, it's very physical and challenging.. but on my way home at the end of the day it feels good to know I accomplished something good, that very few people can do. My skillset is a talent, I worked hard to develop it, and I am very proud of it.
Don't let your brain search more Dopamine. Don't scroll down through the comments.
Deal but I'll play the video at 1.5x speed to compromise
But I'm only 2 minutes in... I'm not cured yet.
Bru tux genius. I’ve made it halfway now
@@kassidybraden7645 he talks really slowly to be fair
@La Dificil Dude are you me? I know exactly what you mean.
It's about instant reward VS long term. Humans are mostly motivated by instant gratification.
@Silumesii Lunda That is exactly the reason why they are hard to quit.
Actually, they aren't. 95% of the world is results driven. There is enough dopamine to continue to motivate to acheive a result. It is in ADHD brains (low dopamine) that it is interest driven. That is why for ADHD brains there is now and not now. It isn't until the day before the paper is due that the dopamine kicks in. Neurotransmitters are not controllable. This whole thing is junk science and harmful and contributes to the stupidity and fake science. Please go read some neurobiology - your conclusions are incorrect.
@@terridactl thanks this was helpful
Definitely! I can admit I can be one of them.
@@terridactl actually since the invent of social media most people are more instant gratification it is changing us in ways they are only just starting to understand so your statement regarding results driven is incorrect. Also instant gratification is results driven hence the instant dopamine release.
Thank you so much for this, this is what I needed badly,...... I can't describe how badly I wanted this....I am gonna start this tomorrow onwards and work on myself...thank you friend ❤
WOW! Thank you for this. I really needed this information and strategy to improve my focus and complete tasks more efficiently.
I'm starting my dopamine detox now boys,wish me luck. Edit: It was a long time ago,it worked,I'm doing it every Sunday and i feel way more motivated to study,read a book,go for a walk than i did before the detox,and I'm enjoying video games way more now that I'm not accustomed to playing every single day.
I hope u won't be reply..
siddharth rastogi makes no sense what so ever
Side Of the town , actually it makes a lot of sense. If he’s doing a dopamine detox, part of that would be not checking replies on social media. Basically it was a way of being supportive of the OP’s decision to do a dopamine detox. Hopefully that makes sense.
@@PardonMyHandle yeah but that grammar didn't make sense
@Murun GD @Jeff Jones that’s my point but I see what he’s saying know. I wasn’t sure one what he said.
i dopamine detoxed unintentionally when a hurricane hit my country and left us without electricity. i kept a NOTEBOOK of tweets and gained a lot of muscle from exercising out of boredom. it also made me and most of my friends better at school when we were back😭
i hope your ok now or u know
Which hurricane/country?
@@qamarqueenting5238 cat 5 hurricane María in Puerto Rico
Why are u crying then
@Hamza Alkayyali it doesn't look that way and why would someone laugh when you are hit with a hurricane
Good bit of information.exactly how my brain thinks-I've done alot of writing on all kinds of our negative psychologicies,not forgetting good ones.I was a chronic alcoholic&drank over a bottle of vodka a day,in&out of the mental health wards.3 near death experiences later,I've found more peace now&back with my family.I use music production as therapy,and helping as many people as possible.thanks for reiterating this for us all to remember we're all as bad as each other,we get to be grown up&think we don't answer to them&make our own,often bad set of rules to live by.
Thank you. You are a master teacher. I think I'm very likely hoping for a "👍" from you as a dopamine hit. That's how helpful and informative this video is. Blessings. 🙏
The “detox day” is like going to grandmas house as a kid haha
Minus the sugar. But I’m a skinny guy
Hhhhh but i loved them boring sundays somehow
Love love love your picture! Beautiful skyline (the colours are stunning) with beach and ... a canoe?
Yooo accurate. I started bringing my gamecube with me as a result.
That is so right!