Becoming a Digital Minimalist

[@karolklaput]

As someone who spends far too much time scrolling social media, this video is very inspiring. Keep up good work dude

[@gabrielbailey802]

Thank you, I'm glad you liked it!

[@OliviaB173]

I cant belive you have such few subscribers and such top tier content and production quality. Please make more of this life advice and philosophical type content, I love the introspection, and it is lovely having those kinds of reflective serence spaces on KZbin. Sending admiration all the way from Aus. :)

[@gabrielbailey802]

Thank you, I really appreciate it! I'm glad you enjoyed it and it's a big confidence boost seeing something so positive on a slightly different piece of content for me!

[@studioryley]

Awesome video mate. Been feeling the weight of social media on my day-to-day for a few months. I always use “but I want/need to post on instagram for my business” as an excuse to keep it all. But of course - because I get sucked in to the useless content on social media, my good intentions quickly disappear, and I don’t have enough time to make the content I actually want to make, and instead just feel the comparison and anxiety building up. I don’t feel like I have the time or energy to create the way I want to … and yet I manage to find 2-4 hours a day to spend on my phone scrolling aimlessly. Going to implement your tips today, be strict with myself, and see how it goes.

[@OliviaB173]

This is so real....and in a world of self-promotion, this rhetoric of the hustle to build a 'personal brand' (that it is what will save you and take you out of the rat race) I am caught in this loop too. Going to watch the rest of the video and see what advice he gives!!

[@gabrielbailey802]

Thank you! Ahh can totally identify with my old habits, the feed and the algorithm pulling a fast one as per ususal. But you've got this, good luck and let me know how you get on!!

[@jasons6491]

Appreciate the video and sharing your experience! While watching it I uninstalled my one phone doomscrolling app. I like your idea of keeping the viewing of social media to those times I sit down at my actual computer. Brings back the old days of dialup, when going online was a deliberate thing, and not always-on. I also love the idea of having separate dedicated items for things, like the pocket gaming device (thankfully I still have my DS) and a journal. I need to get some kind of combination notepad sleeve and pen holder because I tend to lose pens faster than I can buy them whenever I try to keep a notepad and pen on me.

[@gabrielbailey802]

nice!! Good luck, it can be tough at first, but it's so worth it! Let me know how you get on

[@k0kk01]

Can you do follow up video of the notebook setup that you have? This was great video!

[@gabrielbailey802]

Yes I can, coming soon! Going to break down journalling for creativity and mental health and how it helps me on a day to day basis and how the notebook is setup to support that!

[@thehallofeinar1072]

Loved your approach - really made me think.

[@gabrielbailey802]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@createdthomas]

Do you have a link to the gaming device?

[@gabrielbailey802]

it's an Anbernic R35X, I got mine from Amazon!

[@yswyessir]

Great video Man✌️

[@gabrielbailey802]

Thank you, I appreciate it!

[@dcdales]

You should check out the DC-1

[@gabrielbailey802]

what's that? is it a gaming device?

[@oliviapeciak7464]

thank you

[@gabrielbailey802]

appreciate that!

[@changez77654]

Good ideas shared here - I learned everything I know about digital minimalism from Marie Kondo. I strongly recommend reading her book if you haven't already, shes more human than Cal Newport

[@gabrielbailey802]

interesting! I will add it to the reading list!