Can a Digital Detox Rewire Your Brain?

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In this video, we interview Cal Newport about Social Media and if a digital detox can reset your thinking about technology. We all have some struggles with social media addiction and how social media use has changed our habits for productivity. We hope you enjoy this interview on self improvement and personal growth!
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[@dgallagher7029]

I quit my personal Facebook and Twitter. I don’t miss them at all. My only vice now is getting sucked into KZbin videos! I dread to think the hours I’ve lost to KZbin. Damn you algorithmic wizards of evil!!!

[@elsajohnson6663]

Meee tooo!

[@funkXCIV]

Use a chrome extension "Remove youtube recommendation", it will help a lot!

[@archdukefranzferdinand567]

Increace the playback speed of your videos

[@jimbo113]

soy

[@websurfer1585]

Me too, i wish I'd never met youtube! 😁

[@parzax]

I didn't know they were brothers lmao. I've been watching them for a looooong time

[@uhhjulian]

yup lol. i thought they were just good pals

[@gehbdnskeen]

And then it's me who thought they were the same person.

[@durban55]

Lol at first i thought they were the same person 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@gabefife951]

@@uhhjulian me too

[@MisterPol]

I did that a few months ago. It really helps reset your mind and you realize how much power you have over your decisions.

[@chrischung2365]

I downgraded to a flip phone about 8 weeks ago. Will never go back to smart phone. No waking up to my phone, reading books, so much more productive at work, talking to friends on the phone again. Feels great.

[@fauzaana7779]

Weirdo but it's okay

[@mayanlogos92]

Great.. I thought of it too for my future...

[@XAE_A_Xii]

Hard, need whatsup for work

[@lukehathaway2715]

Dumb phones that use KaiOS have WhatsApp

[@XAE_A_Xii]

@@lukehathaway2715 but they have KZbin , so loses the purpose

[@Slashycent]

Interesting. I've actually bought Mr Newport's book on this but haven't yet come to read it. Probably because I'm on my phone all day lol.

[@memeking8734]

why not just read it on your phone :)

[@Slashycent]

@@memeking8734 I think that'd defeat the purpose of that particular book haha. I'll get to it. Someday.

[@Slashycent]

@a Not in the week since I wrote the comment haha. Then again I am reading a Star Wars book so that's better than nothing I guess.

[@jcdenton23]

Don't create an account

[@Ianoxen]

I'm two weeks out of FB and Insta. I've also quit any form of gaming. I'm on YT only for learning (such as this). Also slowly getting less urges to look at the phone. Results are great even just in a short time. I've learned so much (books, writing, art, etc.) and I am more focused on the more important things in life such as family, nutrition, exercise, etc.

[@SuccessMindset2180]

1. Digital minimalism 2. Don’t use social media 3. Digital detox 4. Don’t take breaks, reconfigure; permanent changes

[@taboblue9688]

Yayyyyy. My favourite youtubers. I've been with you guys since 7k😊

[@mafuzzychefstanaccount9957]

Please KZbin, start recommending this channel!

[@JaimeHuffman]

Love Cal Newport and you guys. Thank you for high quality videos with excellent content.

[@durban55]

This is such an interesting topic. I like reading about these types of things, and you made a video on it! Thank you for this!

[@niladrikhanra]

Most required video for me now

[@TylerLloyd]

Cal Newport is great. I recently reverted to a flip phone for a month and during that time I spent 5 days out in the country, disconnected from everything. It was a good experiment, but I have a lot more work to do in order to take control of my digital life. I've improved a lot, but there is a lot of room to grow. I'm now in the reconfigure stage after my month long break.

[@GoalGuys]

If you're interested in hearing the full interview with Cal, we'll be posting it over on our Patreon! So if you'd like to see that and support the channel, head over here: www.patreon.com/GoalGuys

[@sidjsmb]

I am on my 10 day of digital detox( no use of internet for more than 1 hour daily). And, I feel already my drive has increased

[@holocronmasters2878]

Thanks for the new vid

[@derekchernichenko720]

Nice job guys, your quality looks a lot better!

[@koneeche]

When I was admitted to inpatient hospitals over the years, no phones were allowed. This was mainly to protect the privacy of everybody, but also, the phones and technology were very distressing for many. We had it replaced with sessions of socializing and good hygiene / food. When I had my first visit a long time ago, they told me to stay off of my computer for 30 days after I got home. I obliged & was far from my normal self, in a good way. I was very calm demeanored, instead of the hellspawn teenager I had previously been. The toxic nature of the internet and communities, alongside my raging teen hormones at the time, had influenced me to being a horrible person. The internet is truly the devil's candy. I'm very different now, but I still go on the computer just as much as I used to. I simply believe I've grown out of that hellspawn phase.

[@Shoz3344]

Amazing video as always♡

[@a111oveWrldWde]

Thank You! ✨😃

[@vectteur]

I would put a grain of salt saying that 90's kids spent 10 hours a day watching cable tv music channel

[@qwertyb18]

"cable tv music channel" is an interesting way to say MTV

[@vectteur]

@@qwertyb18 the world isn't USA

[@originalblob]

Fair enough, but MTV didn't demand constant action.

[@SamanthaJoTV]

thanks for making this and doing the research!!! i have been considering an “intense” technological detox.. i think it will help with my anxiety and procrastination

[@ayaanrahim6276]

Ima say it straight up. Why do these guys not have 1mill subs yet.

[@ramilurazmanov]

Great content, bro!

[@claytonweyl4135]

Took a week off from phones completely. Got back and immediately reentered the social media scene.

[@Davey97]

That's the point.

[@sundaymedia7249]

What an underrated content

[@JustenHarden]

09:41 .. YESSIR!! Well spoken.

[@durban55]

Oh my God I thought it was just a myth but social media platforms really are designed to be as addicting as possible 🤯 taking business models from casinos... damn Silicon Valley entrepreneurs…

[@westcoastbudgets]

I think you may have changed my life. Thank you. This is what I needed

[@subsonic9854]

Just for perspective, I started becoming active on social media because of peer pressure and necessity. It truly is addictive and after a trial period, I studiously avoided it throughout the 00's and early 2010s, only really getting into it about 5 to 6 years ago because some of my social groups refused to engage in any way other than group chats. Currently I'm still using it for work reasons, while some of my personal contacts have downgraded our friendship because I refuse to engage with them unless they at least call or text. My point is that social media is not at fault for being addictive. The algorithms used to help you find things you might like are just doing what users expect. Social media is only terrible because users demanded it be terrible. I don't think this Goal Guys video denigrates or demonizes social media companies too much, but it did seem to imply that social media or social media companies consciously set out to make us addicted. We need to recognize that it's a great product whose good and bad qualities exist due to consumer demand. The reason I'm stuck in it and got addicted at some point is still because of my contacts, not because of social media companies / developers. Anybody who ever had the misfortune to read or write Friendster testimonials should know what I'm talking about.

[@jzen1455]

My internet addiction has ramped up during the covid pandemic. Somedays I spend 14 hrs mindlessly surfing the internet researching whatever strikes my fancy. The addiction intensity waxes and wanes, but today it feels really bad; it feels like my ass is glued to the sofa and stepping away feels nearly impossible. I'm seriously considering getting rid of my laptop and using my tiny iPhone SE as my main internet device., which I find much less engaging than my laptop. I'm hoping the void from not being able to get my laptop dopamine fix will compel me to do the many things I've been putting off because of the pull of the internet vortex.

[@anytng2077]

Yey new video

[@thesupergreenjudy]

My issue isn't even social media and messaging apps. My problem is my constant thinking about stuff and having the urge to Google it. If I get rid of my smartphone I might make my life more complicated as it also contains a lot of tools which have now become necessary for life such as banking, WhatsApp (here in Europe the primary way of communicating with people you actually know), Google maps etc. - I have yet to find a way around this. If any smartphone developers can release a phone without a browser (and no, deleting my browser hasn't worked so far) and just the basic apps like WhatsApp and utility apps then I am all ears.

[@alaalfa8839]

There is difference between giving attention.... and giving meanigfull attention, less attention but with full capacity to understnd it.

[@vishakhabanerjee4424]

8.50 i can relate it to my broken screen

[@adrianlima7204]

Ayye I missed the Goal guys

[@dr.azzakhaled4018]

its ok try again

[@prime2920]

I doesn’t really work like dopamine hits it is more complicated than that. Just say that we need to train our brain to not need constant stimulation

[@eikiketsui7588]

but mate , what should you do if you want to use social media for growing your audience ?

[@Mojoballer]

Eiki Ketsui I guess that would count as work that’s apart of your job/career/aspirations

[@js-oq7kr]

Interesting

[@jaydinostrander6599]

Are u ever gonna finish the backflip video

[@mayanlogos92]

Stash works for any currency right? Or nope Cs that Stash card looks intimidating

[@sentiasatransformasi]

cal newport sould've been on that netflix documentary

[@YourHighwayInTheSky]

I'm confused- do you not need internet or contact for a job?

[@BustaDeluxe]

youtube is the only thing that sucks all my energy :D

[@jcdenton23]

144 minutes? Those are amateur numbers!

[@rramanamahesh]

I have minimalised usage of fb and twitter but I cannot get a control on KZbin. We cannot delete it in android phones. Is there any way to do this?

[@AdultColoring]

Try deleting all updates to this app (it is possible to do that in the settings menu). It will break the app most probably. Or, you may try enabling the incognito mode. In that case KZbin will become just uninteresting.

[@rramanamahesh]

Thank you.

[@Ashley-sd5xn]

YOU'RE BROTHERS?!? 🤯🤯

[@KathairenProductions]

get better

[@XAE_A_Xii]

One way to fix addiction is to make yourself very busy

[@diegozamora707]

I gotta poop

[@taboblue9688]

Now you've made me want to poop too😂😂😂

[@wap0r1ze21]

@damn boi sage

[@jacksonshelby2460]

Wait....yall are brothers?

[@MG-ro6pj]

5 th

[@VULCAN1135]

MELON

[@LightSilver7]

I'm deleting all my social medias. 5 months later, reinstalls them. eh whats the big deal? Depends how you use it. It's that discipline to not waste all your time on entertainment.

[@Ashwikram]

Sponsor of the video😭irony

[@conan_der_barbar]

but social media is perfect for poop time :o

[@meh.3208]

They got rid of your notification bell because your content is made for kids?

[@stuartmanchester1094]

Now we are stuck inside with nothing to do but spend time with technology lol. Joking of course (sort of)

[@LLL124Original]

Lol Bank of America offers more than Stash even some educational resources.

[@yur1303]

🃏This was in my recommended, this better be in other people’s recommended so they can live a real life and not per tray a digital one🃏

[@gg_ingy]

Everyone should delete Twitter. My god, what an unhealthy cesspool that place is.

[@jogailinioh9691]

you really dont get enough views for the content ur making

[@jogailinioh9691]

oh wait the whole video is an interview, maybe u do get enough views

[@MrRomanrin]

NO "30 DAYS NOT USING SOCIAL MEDIA" ??? hahahaha #WEAK