I did a dopamine fast because the internet told me to

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the app I talk about around the 18 minute mark is called ScreenZen (not screensin, which it sounds like is what I'm saying lol)
00:00 - intro
02:03 - phone box
04:53 - dopamine fast
11:22 - other wellness apps
18:36 - dopamine slow
26:22 - food box
transition song:
Strfkr - Recess Time
merch:
www.drewgoodenshop.com/
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twitter - / drewisgooden
instagram - / drewisgooden

[@margaret.fitzpatrick6312]

I can't tell if this guy is funny or if I just need to poop

[@choerryerim]

it's the second one for sure.

[@_tob1to_]

lol

[@CookieJarOfficial]

danny makes me constipated

[@TheRival-_-]

LMAOOOO

[@stevenflorides9778]

same boat man, same boat

[@Rose-hh7mk]

I love that Instagram's algorithm concluded that because Drew kept buying everything they advertised to him, he must be going through something and needs mental health apps.

[@jsgv7935]

Lmao

[@dfgfgh244]

Damn an algorithm feels sus of you because you buy all the products it advertises to you.

[@RAWRzooted]

mania

[@SuzER08]

In one of his "buying everything" videos he opened instagram at the end to see what they'd advertise to him after all that and it was an ad to join a clinical trial for depression lmao

[@kgreen2048]

He also bought every mental health product advertised to him.

[@LC1220]

The irony of me watching you go on a dopamine fast for my shot of instant dopamine is fascinating

[@alyssakenny5056]

I was thinking this the whole time I was watching lmao 😂

[@SporkleBM]

Exactly this.

[@Ihavenocluewhattodo]

I was thinking the same thing lol

[@dikshamaheshwari4003]

How’s 28 minutes instant dopamine?

[@LC1220]

@@dikshamaheshwari4003 because it starts the instant you open youtube lol

[@graffititurtle11]

I stopped learning German on Duolingo solely because my streak ended 💀

[@studioskyla2918]

Me too. I was learning Spanish and ran out of streak helper things and I felt so bummed I just deleted the app. I hate streaks and punishment on games and apps

[@gnoname5940]

Me too omg. I was learning Japanese and relied on push notifs to remind me to use it daily, and I had like an 82 day streak. Then a few times too many I either didn't see the notifs or they just didn't show up and my streak broke, and I was so demotivated I instantly gave up.

[@nehalilisays]

And I keep using Duolingo mainly because of my 1200+ days streak - can I speak any new language? No 😂

[@DavidSattler]

Schade

[@kimberlywhatevervids3106]

It made me start cheating instead of genuinely learning

[@Cherryblossoms110]

I have to say it is very dangerous how obsessed we are with being productive It's definitely important to cut out things that make us feel like shit, but it's also important to remember that spending time doing things we love, even if they may not be productive or beneficial to society, is not a waste of time.

[@sturmfrei5853]

The thing is, social media doesn't actually make most people happy. Many don't feel relaxed at all after a 2 hour scroll session.

[@Supermoneygang12]

Wow how deep and insightful you are 🙄

[@zeropat0000]

​@@Supermoneygang12imagine being so insecure that you have to lash out at people trying to help each other

[@Supermoneygang12]

@@zeropat0000 imagine giving af 🤣

[@UnshinySnorlax]

​@@sturmfrei5853Sure, but the ad most of this video is based on isn't just about social media

[@Lyddy-Draws]

“I will not be spending a single dollar” He’s evolving. Soon he’ll be making money from these apps

[@bluetiger2468]

Time for him to make a video about him making money using those apps that claims you can make a lot of money by filling surveys or watching ads.

[@istoleyoureyeliner10]

I mean.. technically he is because the videos about the ads is making him money lol

[@fl3m1n9o4]

​@@misslovelyy7277so?

[@Michael-kp4bd]

@@misslovelyy7277 we all knew the “technically” comment was coming. It’s just a fact of life lmao

[@cogs7777]

he's saving himself 9 years of spending.

[@Joel-Haver]

The long guy is standing in front of running subway child

[@tomhomunculus]

I don't know what you mean by this but I give you my thumb because you're my parasocial friend :-)

[@Calvinfromcalvinandhobbes]

personally i couldnt agree more

[@artgenix8052]

Lyrics: woof Hey! (bow) duh duh duh dum dum doo duh duh duh dum dum doo duh duh duh dum dum doo bah bah bah (bow) dee duh duh duh dum dah dah

[@quincyepic]

Yooo i just watched one of your videos the one about scooby doo

[@empac8631]

This should’ve got the pin. Damn you Long guy.

[@sinopa1161]

Quick tip: You actually don’t have to wait till the end of a free trial to cancel. You can cancel immediately after entering your information and the trial will still last the whole week.

[@byeFofiko1]

You can't do this with Uber eats anymore. If you buy it for a month you lose it the SAME DAY you cancel

[@ik0la]

That sucks WTF@@byeFofiko1

[@madgaal]

neither with hulu. I canceled like a week in, and they immediately canceled my month free trial 🥲

[@cozyreine]

@@byeFofiko1then order something and cancel it after

[@DeathnoteBB]

Quick tip: Not all free trials work like that

[@aromanticfranziskavonkarma]

Whenever I feel superior to someone else for not having a Twitter addiction I have to remember that I literally do the exact same thing just with Tumblr and maybe Pinterest if I feel adventurous

[@pastelsheepy]

tumblr and fucking quotev💀

[@Juhpiter.]

Honestly, same :(

[@Boneinator]

Real, just add KZbin to the mix

[@poemsbypoetry]

Me with Reddit

[@elcavezion]

Drew judging me for stupidly staring at subway surfers while he was talking made me respect him even more tbh

[@bellaseavey6280]

Ffrrr

[@_pachycephalosaurus_]

Subway Surfers w

[@zoierenee724]

I know he said stop looking at it and I just couldn’t

[@Bumble._.Jellybottom]

its just because theres so much movement in the game and not enough in him to keep attention on him :L

[@RoseOnFire]

Honestly though that trend of shoving subway surfers annoys the hell out of me

[@yungjoemighty879]

It is genuinely shocking that Drew didn't think to *go outside his house* once during a week long challenge to not use technology

[@ivysepiphanies]

But didn’t he make that joke about his car having a screen so he can’t use that either

[@ST4RL0ST._]

​@@ivysepiphanies I mean you can walk , unles your door has those locks with screen that has a code lock pin thingy that are probably super expensive

[@-desertpackrat]

Where does he live? 'cause I live in a city and you can't juse "go outside your house" for fun, you only go out if you have to, there's no point going outside for fun if someone is going to stab and rob you or hit you with their car. Maybe if you live in a nice little rural town with 2000 people who all know each other and there's no crime, but it's 2023, in urban societies you go outside on the street sparingly, unless you're totally comfortable with being shot if someone thinks you looked at them the wrong way, which, surprisingly, ost of us aren't comfortable with, so you can't blame people. Like the actual privilege honestly, of living somewhere so nice you don't have to worry about gang crime and people driving on meth while you're trying to walk to the store, but understand it's not as simple as "lol go outside bro" in most parts of this world, there are even countries where you can't go outside at certain times, it's literally illegal. So not shocking to me at all, not even a tiny bit.

[@w0rmgunk]

​@@-desertpackratamerica sounds like a hellscape tbh

[@hp1600]

​@@w0rmgunk it definitely is

[@Will-fs7oz]

Drew looks like he was either born to be a comedian or a coal miner

[@ayan8136]

Bro what☠️☠️

[@kawaiicake8038]

That’s so oddly specific but I can’t help but kind of understand where you’re coming from

[@makennacooney6845]

i just laughed so hard i almost fell off my bed- why is that so accurate?? 🤣

[@SkiddlyBink]

50 years ago he would have died prematurely of black lung

[@Will-fs7oz]

@@SkiddlyBink I’m so glad other people agree with me

[@animatingangel7946]

For someone as nice as Drew, the “Oh my god, are you fucking blind?” was so perfectly angry and bitter. Beautiful delivery on that.

[@yo-bc5tg]

this guy can sure do something for a couple of days

[@drewisgooden]

thanks

[@CookieJarOfficial]

@@drewisgooden 🥸

[@daisycarbonell]

@@drewisgooden he's welcome

[@youcantescapethegarf5744]

@@daisycarbonell lie

[@Ifmdvjgoo]

​@@drewisgooden he's not welcome

[@joncampbell644]

“I stopped eating, sleeping and breathing because the internet told me to” Geez Drew you’re living on the wild side

[@laraalvarezzz2]

Cam u timestamp? I don't remember were this is from

[@Magst3r1]

You don't get dopamine from breathing

[@_Super_Hans_]

@@laraalvarezzz2 No, stop being lazy. Go and watch the video again if you missed it.

[@davidwaynemain]

Is that way everyone is so ☠️? I get it now.

[@davidwaynemain]

@@_Super_Hans_ hero. That's what you are!! The super variety lol How can people be so lazy they can read comments bit not watch a 20 min video

[@kaseywahl]

As someone who has actually been diagnosed with ADHD, I've never ever ever ever ever used a productivity app that wasn't just an extra layer of distraction on top of whatever else I need to achieve.

[@wormofalltime]

every productivity app I've ever used has served only to bore me enough to encourage me to open tiktok for the 900th time 😭

[@taemin_san]

I've only ever found one that helps, the finch app... and I only remember to use it cause I put a screenshot as my lockscreen

[@ccsx222]

Same they do not help me

[@rintintin2363]

i download a planner/productivity app i get overwhelmed and/or distracted I uninstall a couple of weeks go by my world is burning and I'm procrastinating again I download a planner/productivity app i get overwhelmed and/or distracted I uninstall a couple of weeks go by my world is burning and I'm procrastinating again I dow-

[@Adrianaisjawsome]

Not to mention the physical planners. 😭

[@smilygriffin1144]

The adhd one is especially bad when you realise they're targeting a group of people more likely to impulse buy expensive things they don't need... the very group they're claiming to help...

[@halfwayback]

i’m losing it at drew getting through all of day 7 with no thoughts of reading a book lmfao

[@ultimateowlie2283]

Lol, I came to the comments to make sure someone said it.

[@kelsynicole9135]

That was literally the first thing I thought of too lol

[@rumblezerofive]

Tbf I wouldnt read either

[@carment.duplessis9125]

It's been a while since a youtuber released a book...

[@RED-my9hl]

@@rumblezerofive thats what i thought until i got grounded years ago and had my technology removed and had nothing to do except read lol and now im obsessed

[@stormyrosebud2878]

Drew is so relatable, my boyfriend and I watch all of his videos. If a deep fake came out of him beating someone up, I'd probably believe it was well-deserved.

[@Falkuzrules]

"That child probably called someone a nerd on Twitter for liking Star Wars, Drew's in the right here."

[@judyh3707]

I misread this as "someone beating him up" and I was confused why you felt this relatable man ought to be punched

[@DottieMinerva]

There’s few people on KZbin that I would be shocked to hear anything bad about. Drew is one of them.

[@Jak_Atackka]

I'd only believe the deepfake if the child won the fight

[@stormyrosebud2878]

@@judyh3707 noo 😭🙈

[@VelvetKate]

24:43 I love the absolute timing of the universe when Drew said you could enjoy "the ambient noises of nighttime outside your window" and a car alarm instantly went off for 5 minutes.

[@agentbobcat1866]

I love watching this gullible young man do whatever the internet tells him to do or buy. He’s so me fr.

[@nana-ix]

i love the cadence of Drew's jokes. they always end. like this.

[@onyxhernandez]

tell me why i read i this EXACTLY HOW HE SAYS HIS JOKES I DID NOT KNOW I COULD READ IN HIS VOICE 😭

[@marymitchell6257]

I think they end more. Like this!

[@bwahb1kenob]

The Seth Meyers formula.

[@dylanpage1900]

Hey mom. Hey dad. Let me tell you about. My day. At school. #5...

[@bluebirb7418]

I hate that you knew exactly how to make my brain do that

[@tancred12]

Honestly Drew, you should just try Depression™️. It's a great way to stop doing all the things you love, and it even helps you lose weight from all the food you don't feel like eating! 10/10, would recommend!

[@ponyboy.curtis]

Or, on the contrary, it helps you gain weight from all the food you can't stop eating! 11/10.

[@tancred12]

@@ponyboy.curtis great point!

[@ananyasahay]

​@@ponyboy.curtispls 😭😭😭💀💀

[@vexusmorpheus932]

Instructions unclear, body is starvation mode and I am gaining weight while barely eating at all!!

[@placeholderdoe]

I hope you’re doing well

[@justifyingjade]

I have crippling ADHD and relate...We see you, Drew.:') interesting fact, people with ADHD have lower dopamine levels as standard, meaning we will find ourselves chasing a quick fix often, also, if anyyyything even so much as slightly lowers the already depleted dopamine dump? We gon struggle to complete the task. Tis a living hell. :)

[@willissudweeks1050]

Wellbutrin

[@genericangst8665]

​@@willissudweeks1050or vyvanse, or adderall, or methyphindate, or whatever combination of chemicals mashed together into a pill to make your brain do what you want it to do for once

[@jordynensor2081]

@willissudweeks1050 wellbutrin never worked for me. i was on adhansia for a while and it worked great but they stopped making it 🙄🙄

[@CatherineHiney-rb3cz]

Pretty much bi-monthly I decide that I’m only negatively fueling my ADHD with my smart phone and seriously consider switching to an old school flip phone. Then I immediately start to rationalize why I ‘need’ my phone and hyperventilate at the idea of not being able to immediately find info about the random questions I simply ‘need’ answered. Ya know, like who the actor in the movie I’m watching is currently dating, or why was the tapeworm diet a real thing, or what areas have the highest amount of light/noise pollution. I think after I get unpacked I might make one of the cardboard boxes into a makeshift phone ‘time out’ box. (Psh, yeah right 🙄)

[@k80_]

I am liking this evolution of Drew’s channel into “teaching people how to avoid falling for mental health fads”

[@ewanwiebe]

The apps are stupid, but the message is still important. Phones are super addictive and they aren't good for us. But am I gonna do anything about it? Nah

[@theblaze5530]

@@ewanwiebe That's the spirit! Oh wait...

[@maddyf.6296]

​@@andsoitbegins_He shows us how anti scam he is by purposely buying in to every single one 😂

[@maddyf.6296]

@@andsoitbegins_ Eventually he will be broke and broken and we will know not to get scammed. What a saint 👼

[@BeEnNLGaming]

@@ewanwiebe as long as you are thriving and reaching goals it doesnt matter for now, problems for later. ( just like smoking cigarettes before age 35)

[@MeadInTheHorn]

Honoring Drew's sacrifice, I shall embark on a Dopamine Binge

[@doantranvan1844]

ok

[@no_peace]

I have never stopped being on one

[@Arealhuman-gh7zk]

Danny W

[@walterrising4276]

Nobody asked

[@mrbenoit5018]

Substances

[@IAmProbablyWrong]

I feel like I'm on a dopamine fast of Drew content.

[@chuutruther]

Felt. This parasocial relationship is about to get worse Drew!

[@RagmaticalRachel]

"How can i train my brain to enjoy what I'm doing if in the back of my I head I feel the need to always be doing something else" As someone with ADHD let me assure you that the neat part about this is you can't.

[@g-manisegg-man7517]

hey drew thanks for donating me all your dopamine! It has been a great week.

[@mijiah]

share? 🫰🥺

[@wowowowowienerdog]

please share with us 🥺

[@Adenine12]

Could I get a few

[@lamibonxd]

double it n give it to the next person

[@sanraii]

@@lamibonxd double it and give it to the next person

[@victoriaharbison1947]

seeing drew wear an apple watch while he's talking about his no screens day is the cherry on top of this video

[@ashikjaman1940]

"Well I finally did it, I went the entire day without looking at any screens. But I should check the time on my watch to make sure the day is actually done." ... "Shit"

[@Bedizenin]

The no filming day was so well done, I really felt the impact it made on Drew’s life that day.

[@hurb6127]

The foreshadowing is nuts!! 25:03

[@leonas9843]

Using a wellbeing app to block other wellbeing apps was the most unexpected thing ever

[@ufoteeth.]

thank you drew for running the “trying this so you don’t have to” genre. only the creator of KZbin could be so helpful

[@rooty]

I want to know why screen time is so universally demonised. If I spent my day reading the newspaper, listening to my Walkman while jogging, doing some shopping, looking up some recipes, listening to the radio while washing up, doing a crossword, watching a movie or some tv, playing a video game, and reading a book before bed, nobody would give two shits. But if I do all those exact same things on my phone, suddenly that's the worst thing ever and I'm wasting my life.

[@indecentthinking]

I think its when its viewed as sonething like ‘just watching youtube’ all day on your phone, but also failing to take into account that youtube is both free and full of educational and helpful/insightful content. Like yeah, watching a ton of stuff on a screen before bed isnt great for you, but so is doing just about anything else thats not just laying down with your eyes closed.

[@emeralddiscordian3116]

​@@indecentthinking That is not true in fact getting up to do something for 30 mins when you are lying in bed but can't sleep is like the first recommended shrinks and docs recommend. The problem is the kind of content and the amount of it. Screentime I silent the issue its that most of what people spend doing on their phone is incredibly unproductive. I don't know how you are misinterpreting that. I don't think anyone is claiming that using your phone to listen to music while you run is bad for you etc.

[@taliag09]

Tv and video games are also included in screen time btw. It's a distraction and doesn't engage the brain the way reading, crosswords, jogging etc. Being outside instantly improves my mood instead of being on the internet which is 90% toxic discourse. Plus I worry about all our spines. Looking down like that for hours upon hours upon hours is going to really fuck us up when we get old.

[@rooty]

@@taliag09 that says more about your use of the medium than the medium itself. Again, there is more to the internet than twitter and tiktok, just like there's more to tv than gogglebox and more to videogames than fortnite. I feel a lot better staying at home experiencing an amazing story in an indie game than going outside and seeing all the chavscum that live in my town or breathing exhaust fumes and cigarette smoke.

[@DopeioThePhoneBoi]

@@taliag09 I'm sorry but if you think video games are 'just a distraction' you have never played an rpg ...or a strategy game... or a puzzle platformer. Video games are the sole reason why I have dedicated 100k+ words to writing fanfiction and countless hours to reading it.

[@wanja7670]

i think its funny how drew didnt think to just go on a walk. sit in the garden even

[@alexaotto25]

as someone who was absolutely distracted by the subway surfers in the background, drew really got me with the “hey! don’t look at the tv, look at me”

[@Ty-vj4wg]

Same. That really caught me off guard but was so accurate.

[@theawesomegamebox513]

Me too 😂

[@brittaniawhittick1821]

It’s at 18:49 for anyone wondering!

[@tritamtran7264]

ok

[@bichtran2539]

ok

[@wakkawakkagaming3710]

Drew's simultaneous awareness of and subjection to toxic dopamine cycles is very relatable. People always assume once you identify a problem the next step is to fix it, but nah sometimes you just have a problem you're aware of now lmao

[@Drako9823]

Don't say that around former alcoholics, though.

[@killkris]

This is how an addiction works

[@juice_wink]

I get it... Sometimes what can we do?😅

[@peterbrentrie]

"Toxic dopamine cycles" is one of the most unhinged pseudoscientific quips I've ever heard. Like your endocrine system is poisoning you because you play on your phone. That's not how any of this works. Chill.

[@ndkidwell]

@@Drako9823 yeah😭 but i feel like screen time and shit is a little different bc of how hard wired it is in everyone’s life

[@gaylordtinklefairy7479]

Drew has been out for about 2 months, im preparing for the best drew video ever

[@LeaBex]

I thought this meant he came out as gay 💀

[@marthamarin3493]

I sure hope so

[@vampirelibrarian777]

@@LeaBex damn he’s gay? hope he told his wife

[@maithra.]

Have fun

[@angela-cd1cj]

without drew i feel like my life is incomplete

[@ucrain4971]

may he RIP 💔💔i still cant believe the news

[@evi6928]

Yes I was devastated when I found out. What a horrible thing to happen to a person. My heart goes out to everyone who is dealing with the tragedy. 😢

[@CricetoFunni]

may he RIP 💔💔i still cant believe the news

[@MifsudZ]

I love how the concept of books never crossed Drew’s mind. He’s truly an honorary gen Z

[@danielpenrodii2389]

You cannot take him from us!

[@mimilune2746]

Surpriiiiise some people dont like reading !

[@LovelyLady1111]

Your 1,000th liker is here LMAO

[@mrbanana6464]

@@mimilune2746 That’s like saying some people don’t like talking. Reading is a basic form of communication.

[@placeholderdoe]

@@mrbanana6464 sometimes reading makes me physically sick, the focus is just hard to maintain for my autistic self. So that or something similar may be a factor for people who don’t like reading

[@chada4806]

As someone with ADHD, I'm so glad drew finally put into words why I hate those apps targeted towards me. It feels so scummy.

[@loveitftw]

Fr!! I also have adhd and I fkn hate that shit

[@alexrudolph301]

@@loveitftw I have ADHD and I love it, I bow down to the capitalist overlords who want to monetize my mental disorder, they definitely know what’s best

[@liv97497]

Facebook/IG ads don't have settings to target people based on things like that. There's a lot that's against their policies, and things like diagnosis are definitely not one of the interests you can select. These ads are most likely targeted based on age/school situation, and then the more you engage with them, the more you'll get. Also, you can go into your settings and see all the topics you're being targeted based on, and you can eliminate the ones that you don't want to be targeted by. Facebook is absolutely scummy but there's a lot you can do to personalize your "experience" on the app, people just don't know about it.

[@nospoonfulofmayonnaiseforme]

I KNOW RIGHT it's like "an app won't just get rid of my brain"

[@Ellaliluleloka]

The most annoying part is they show up as "free" apps with "in app purchases" but they're actually fully subscription based and they waste my time 🙃

[@alessandrajackson3768]

I relate to Drew here! I’m 4 years alcohol free, 4 years weed/vape free, haven’t had Netflix since they put the Cuties movie on, and I’m 2 and a half years free from pornography……but I live for some Twitter rage bait!!!!

[@alexrousseau2921]

17:20 the app just shows a Butt plug with a lava lamp feature

[@OddManeuver]

Proud of you Drew. I haven’t actually watched the video yet, but I’m still proud.

[@TheStickman419]

Yeeeeah, most people who posted haven't finished it at this point Edit: just finished it and damn. Drew really going hard for content lol

[@thesleepydot]

I’m always proud of Drew

[@thesleepydot]

@@TheStickman419 “Drew really going hard for content” Always 😂

[@death_herself]

I think you mean Danny

[@DeathnoteBB]

@@death_herself That’s a weird way to spell Kurtis

[@duck-ew5zs]

At this point Drew's next video will be something like "I exposed myself to radiation for a month, I now have three arms."

[@drewisgooden]

do you think I would get on trending?

[@beanbagblast9295]

@@drewisgooden yes

[@Used324]

​@@drewisgooden Three arms are so last season try 8 but then people would say you are trying to copy Octopus.

[@__R20]

@@drewisgooden maybe if u got the phone box membership

[@neraslight4997]

Yeah lmao

[@Cpoll107]

I like how drew is obviously a good guitarist but still plays guitar hero

[@daMEGatron]

Nah I think I’ll just keep watching Drew Gooden videos instead of doing anything productive. This feels productive to me.

[@mariaaaaaaaaaaa01]

drew you better be getting paid double for your ad reads because i am always entranced by how brilliantly they're written

[@rhombusted2798]

Simp

[@NotZedMain]

the fact that Drew's wife is now canon in this universe is really cool

[@venicewright7126]

Actually, Amanda shows up in a good bit of videos

[@platypusparasol9825]

​@@venicewright7126 well you are right it's just, i always think shes in afghanistan

[@limesandlemons1367]

@@platypusparasol9825 I'm pretty sure Amanda's said she's really uncomfortable with that joke :-(

[@mitoulie]

​@@limesandlemons1367 oh damn when did she say that?

[@HollyHummingbirdriver]

@@limesandlemons1367 wait when did she say that

[@sage6970]

waiting for this guys sponsorship deadline to be up bc it’s been almost a month

[@studioskyla2918]

Sometimes it takes two months. I used to notice the pattern too before he switched up

[@dagfinissocool]

there better be a new video coming soon or what's even the point of being subscribed to the guy

[@samtheultimatetransguy4300]

seems like somebody finally had an intervention about drew's online shopping addiction

[@jodipearson567]

Drew, you should online auction all the weird products you purchased for your vids with signatures or something. You could send the money to charity, and then it won’t all gather dust.

[@jadabledsoe6079]

This needs more likes!!

[@tryyoncemore383]

This is a great idea! 😃✨

[@alyssakenny5056]

Yes this is such a good idea!

[@nospoonfulofmayonnaiseforme]

YES DO ITTTTTT

[@Ellaliluleloka]

That's such a good idea

[@Anshuhd]

That box thing is actually genius cause once you buy it you have to somewhat use it otherwise the pain of it being expensive will haunt you

[@DR4GONCYD3]

true. the sunk cost fallacy box.

[@deejaybee11]

Tell that to my Gym membership

[@MustaineIsGod]

​@@deejaybee11 I literally came here to comment the exact same thing.

[@LuneWatcher]

​​@@deejaybee11 Ow screw you, I didn't come here to get called out

[@babyvia6712]

I’ve watched this video like 5 or 6 times, and this has never happened before, but the part where Drew snaps at his son when he asked him to play football made me genuinely emotional. I got upset hearing Drew, pretending to be a child, sadly say “Sorry, Papa”. I want to give that child a hug and the child doesn’t even exist. I don’t know what’s wrong with me.

[@livt4331]

Hey king just wanted to say I miss you and I know your content is awesome and takes a while to make and it’s worth it but I can’t wait for a new video

[@Who.is.Batman]

Drew really took daylight savings seriously this year. Sprang his whole upload schedule two weeks forward!

[@graveyardmonarch1629]

I actually learned a lot about having grit in my college prep class. A huge part of making goals is never to make them seem like you're avoiding anything. It's more about adding something new to your life. The human mind can't work on restrictions but it can work on new experiences. So if you want to be healthier for example don't make it about cutting out candy, make it about trying a new vegetable with your dinner meal. Sure, it might not be something you end up enjoying but supplementing out the old stuff by just trying something healthier for your brain or body is really what will encourage you to keep going.

[@ruthiewitter569]

This is a good comment, thank you friend

[@frykauf]

That actually makes so much sense, thank you for this. I always thought what changed about my learning habits from when I was a kid and this is IT.

[@alina-yc8jt]

thanks for sharing :)

[@michaeltilly6208]

Sweet insight. Thanks for sharing!

[@adrisuarez1316]

This was insightful!:)

[@the_pinkerton]

I can't wait for a new video tomorrow at 11:59 pm

[@the_pinkerton]

Damn you Drew

[@topatsyn5688]

that no filming one pure gold comedy

[@Zyodl]

this comment is pure gold comedy

[@greeny111]

As someone with adhd I can confirm, we do not need push notifications to do things, our brains already send us push notifications like “hey you should do the dishes” but we just forget by the time we’re done with our 30 second task we’re currently doing.

[@ruthiewitter569]

I feel so understood. I kid you not, I forgot the other thing I was gonna say here. Good grief.

[@alanarohrbach3669]

or we’re stuck in a 5 hour executive dysfunction coma

[@appalachiabrauchfrau]

or if you've got crossed wires with other shit like I do you get scared of doing routine normal boring bs. For no reason.

[@greeny111]

@TheSportsGuru I also completely forgot about this comment immediately until I looked at my notifications now.

[@bluebirb7418]

@@alanarohrbach3669 I love and hate that we're all stuck here together for the same reasons. Anyway, back to doomscrolling twitter and forgetting this informative video about making lifelong changes to be more productive!

[@mlej9919]

As someone with diagnosed ADHD all these stupid apps and planners targeted towards us are so predatory. Thanks for bringing this up!

[@blehhism]

and they literally do not work 😭

[@sourgreendolly7685]

fr. my brain already has too little dopamine and they want me to detox?? eff that

[@jhuliacaballero6977]

"predatory" lmao

[@Me-dj2sz]

@@jhuliacaballero6977 how did this comment help?

[@matthewgreen8843]

Can't the note app work the same?

[@johnindigo5477]

I like how you described the binge model of streaming being unsatisfying. That model was great 10 years ago when netflix was a collection of classic shows that you would have watch parties for. But with new shows it's just an info dump that comes and goes. There's no connection from waiting a week between episodes. I feel like we miss TV actually feeling like TV and now that no one wants cable, streaming has to adjust.

[@mx.menacing]

I can't tell you how often I've watched this video. It's genuinely comforting to hear someone talk about how predatory wellness apps are. As someone with an anxiety disorder there are way too many apps that literally just scares you, which is absolutely not what is needed and makes my disorder more debilitating. Like, I'm trying to fix my life with your stupid app and all you're doing is making me feel worse, like why would I even consider giving you money?

[@bobthebuilder8110]

As someone who deals with procrastination issues, this video pretty much describes the daily problems I go through when trying to find ways to increase productivity.

[@skoupo]

Same bro, literally everything drew was listing in the beginning has happened to me 💀

[@exosproudmamabear558]

I have adhd.Starting a thing is the most difficult thing to do for me. If I want to do something I just close everything and look into empty wall until I get bored so I can start to do the shit I have meant to do.

[@emstink]

@@exosproudmamabear558 Glad you have the willpower to do that! Sometimes I try but then either I get distracted with daydreaming or I think "oh, I'll just do something for TEN minutes" - 12 hours later it's 6a.m and I'm still procrastinating. I need to be locked in a cell lol

[@exosproudmamabear558]

@@emstink Yeah it sometimes goes that way too. Daydreaming is a bad habit of mine too and I can do it for hours but sometimes it does work and I actually do the shit I meant to do so it is worth taking the risk I guess.

[@harvarduniversity1213]

executive dysfunction babbbbyy yay

[@theonlyzanny]

this just became a twitter and netflix rant 😂

[@4yourztruly870]

Zanny baby 😘

[@attemptingsomething2025]

fancy seeing you here ZanMan

[@TshidiMPule]

Zanny in the comments fr

[@nicholaslangbraten6048]

Holy shit zanny you have goated taste in youtubers

[@DellerEller]

💊Zan💊-👴🏼man👴🏼

[@toothless6382]

YO DREW this is your reminder to upload a new video, it's been more than a month.

[@mycatiswaycuterthanyours]

He was at da dentist

[@Onebigrayofsunshine]

@@mycatiswaycuterthanyours he was at the dentist for over a month?

[@mycatiswaycuterthanyours]

​@@Onebigrayofsunshine so what? He said it in his twitter account

[@TotallyTaRz]

Dude the Subway Surfers part where he says “don’t look at the screen look at me” got me so good. Threw me so far off

[@babyvia6712]

I laughed way too hard at the little moment after the calendar said to cut out filming

[@vertigoEdits]

my fave part was when was like "hey don't look at the tv look at me!" he really caught me there

[@randomguycommentingonthisy4195]

​@@vertigoEdits I was looking at my tv no joke

[@calowenby1654]

It’s a great moment for sure.

[@tristanquin4178]

Month end sponsor obligated video where?

[@leilahzee]

drew come back the kids miss you

[@hownd2597]

He’s so addicted to twitter that he ended up going on a full on rant about it instead of just getting to the fasting part

[@SunshineDaisy1]

Yeah to bad hello fresh is ass

[@RebeccaJMG]

lmao

[@aeryn6275]

I’m a stage actor and I was having trouble figuring out where to put cheekbone contour. Then I realized that you’re the perfect example of where contour should go- you have very defined cheekbones! I’ve been using you as a reference, and my contour is finally on point! Thank you for your service, Drew!

[@cherryman337]

This is so nice I hope he sees

[@zephyrus3197]

This is so random but also very wholesome

[@stadzh]

this comment is so fucking funny

[@tapchoke2363]

@@stadzh right I’m 💀

[@hellformichelle]

You find the perfect place to put contour by sucking in your cheeks. It helps you see where the hollows of your cheeks naturally are and where the natural shadow would fall. Always blend upwards and towards the ear and the outer face because towards the nose, cheeks tend to be less sunken in. I hope that can be somewhat helpful for the next time you contour!

[@EllieWenger]

I have one ‘self-help’ and it’s Finch. It’s okay but they do want money and you get a pet and you get to dress it up

[@babienut147]

who else keeps checking his channel every day

[@crawnify3480]

Ikr i just can’t wait for a new upload

[@FilleEtoile222]

Fr I keep coming back to this comment section as well lol

[@Heather-ip8sd]

@@FilleEtoile222 same

[@jetiscute1]

It’s not the end of the month he don’t need his pay check yet

[@sciencefixion]

I have Tourette’s and people would just tell me straight up to do dopamine fasts because “Tourette’s is caused by too much dopamine stop being happy” what ended up helping with my Tourette’s was actually just anxiety management

[@Skuplia]

YOOO Tourette's gang! The dopamine theory is irritating, I'm not gonna make myself depressed to stop ticcing. Also if you don't mind me asking, how did you go about managing your anxiety? Terrible coprolalia on my end

[@jayedgar1384]

I have OCD and my parents refuse to accept that the obsessive behavior was developed because for years I had no idea how to manage my stress. Just refusing to give into my compulsive need to count every part of the door 3 times before I leave the room wouldn’t make it go away. It just means I have no stress output and fighting my compulsions makes me super stressed. Meaning I’m compelled to do it more I dunno if your situation is super similar but I can imagine you relate

[@3392-nono]

Whoop whoop 3rd Tourette here!

[@ameliavelasco8602]

Yoooo unspecified tic disorder here 😂 Yeah I’ve had tics all my life and they aren’t going away any time soon. I’m on meds for them that kind of help? But I don’t see how reducing screen time helps…I’ve never heard of that one.

[@laeebcitycenter]

How about ppl with depression will they tell them to consume more dopamine 💀

[@DizzyIzzy235]

I’m so glad you addressed the wellness app thing. As someone who has ADHD and struggles with remembering the most basic things and paying attention, I will admit that whenever I see ads for adhd specific apps I am tempted to download. They all promise a life that I desperately want; to not struggle with focus and memory as much. It’s always so disappointing to see that it’s really just people exploiting the very things those with ADHD struggle with.

[@flyinginthewind111]

As someone who got diagnosed with ADHD, I've learned the greatest medicine for it is reading, painting, playing instruments, going outside, and NOT GOING ON MY PHONE!

[@ZomgLeslieCat]

​@Skylark as someone who's had ADHD since way before the internet was everywhere (and there weren't gonna be smartphones for another decade or 2), those things do not treat ADHD. It's present all the time. Doing things you like to do are always easier to focus on than things you *need* to do. Painting and going outside will help 0 ADHD people focus in math class or manage our time better or prioritize tasks without it constantly being a struggle.

[@wormofalltime]

I feel this. I don't think people realise that adhd can absolutely cripple your day to day life. do you think I WANT to be lying on the sofa staring at the ceiling for an hour mentally berating myself because I can't get up and do the dishes? of course not. it's not a choice, it's horrible

[@evanlewellen6746]

@@flyinginthewind111 Those things can be very helpful with mindfulness which can be a useful practice for people with ADHD, but they aren't replacements for therapy, medicine, or other proven coping mechanisms. Helpful? yes because they are good for the human body, but not ADHD specific

[@iz2333]

​@@wormofalltime ADHD doesn't make you incapable of moving your body or performing tasks that don't even require directed focus. If you're laying in bed for hours while ruminating about things you should do but can't get yourself to do them at all, that sounds more like depression.

[@themysteriousfox3767]

I really appreciate your openness about internet addiction, I have ADHD and I really feel the same about some of the stuff you've mentioned. I.e, no amount of app timers will stop me from endlessly scrolling or getting into likely fake internet fights.

[@kirstenblair5483]

Hi Drew, I did not consent to this content dopamine fast. Where the vids at?

[@FilleEtoile222]

I was waiting for someone else to notice!! Hope he’s ok

[@mrmeowmeowz]

​@@FilleEtoile222 him and amanda went on a 2 week backpacking trip through europe i believe!!!

[@FilleEtoile222]

@@mrmeowmeowz ah tyyyy :)

[@eldritchteletubby9319]

Drew, as someone with ADHD, THANK YOU for calling out how predatory these apps are. They claim to help us with our disability and then use it against us to make a profit. It would be viewed as despicable with any other disability, but because adult ADHD is so minimized and we get told our struggles are our fault, people don't care.

[@onemillionpercent]

adult ADHD ruins lives honestly

[@smilingstingray5537]

Yes. There really needs to be more help for adults with ADHD. Do they think it just goes away when we're older??

[@hexlart8481]

Its so stigmatized as the "little boy" disorder. Its so frustrating.

[@cyjanek7818]

Thanks to those ads I will never be sure if I seriously have ADHD or I just think I have it to explain problems I face. My parents didn't care so I went to doctor as adult, to him it everything checks out (as ADHD, few talks, some fill out forms about life to that point) but when I see that EVERYONE has ADHD because tik tok or Instagram ad told them they do I really doubt everything

[@lilietto1]

@@cyjanek7818 I think it's always like this. There are a few people who are allergic to gluten or lactose or etc. but since 90% of the people claiming to be allergic are lying just to be quirky or to receive more attention etc. the people with the real problem suffer from the banalization of their struggles. All the people claiming to have ADHD because they don't want to admit they are just lazy are undermining the efforts of the people with real ADHD struggling with their day to day life. We already saw this with the "autistic spectrum" which is real... for some, but not for a lot claiming to be "on the spectrum". This is my personal opinion, based on common sense.

[@setheus]

As someone with ADHD- I really can't express enough how important non-screen hobbies are for taking over that background nagging part of the brain. If knitting/crocheting/etc isn't your thing, needle felting is INCREDIBLY fun, and really helps relieve that restless energy

[@neoagent3]

i might try needle felting omg.... it looks fun and easy

[@KaishaLouise]

I've been loving crochet lately - it's perfect for keeping my hands and part of my brain busy whilst i occupy the rest of my brain with screen time :) (I probably have ADHD too, naturally) If I wasn't so against letting myself keep sharp things, I'd probably love needle felting - it's a hobby based on just stabbing things till you like them. And socially acceptable and legal stabby stabbies are very fun.

[@Dr_Sunshine222]

I sew or draw, but I always have a video playing in the background 😨

[@psychomanatee3459]

I love carrying around a tiny little notebook to take out whenever I have the impulse to reach for my phone instead. I saw someone do that in a KZbin video, and I just thought it was such a neat way to replace that impulse with something less distracting

[@labellelace]

I also love doing crochet to occupy my hands! I especially love large projects like blankets because they are such a mindless repetitive stitch. I often crochet while in a lecture or when listening to music, podcasts, video essays, and streams. It’s super great to just have something to keep you busy, and for me, helps me to keep from spacing out in class lol

[@TacSprint]

Imma need him to post again now. Thxxx

[@onefacex8375]

Drew, you probably wouldn’t remember me but I was one of those 798 people you saved from a burning skyscraper in Tokyo last year and I just want to say thank you for being our hero ❤

[@ndeez3894]

Watching your videos is a dopamine fast cause they take any joy out of my body.

[@CookieJarOfficial]

danny never fails to disappoint!

[@SaraH-jn5db]

This comment deserves to be pinned

[@choerryerim]

☠️☠️

[@mynameisbutt]

This will be the pin of shame

[@baldability]

so true bestie

[@mynameisbutt]

Drew at this point is literally trying to ruin his life with things that he himself knows wouldn't work

[@beesbuzzzz]

And i eat it up every time

[@JonezBBQ]

Dopamine "fasting" is actually extremely beneficial though.

[@ii_caelus_ii]

​@@JonezBBQ Definitely. It's just the line between, "allowing yourself to enjoy technology, without getting addicted, and taking time away from it". And, "all technology is bad, and you are a bad person for enjoying it." Can be fuzzied pretty easily.

[@JonezBBQ]

@@ii_caelus_ii oh no I understand that completely. Everything in moderation. The problem nowadays is just that everything is basically instantaneous gratification, and our rewards systems are skewed. And the effective way to counter that is to stop participating in that instantaneous gratification.

[@TheStickman419]

It's all for the good of us, his fans

[@WinterGamesYT]

drew pls upload again 😭

[@annguyen.134]

DREW WHERE IS YOUR NEXT VIDEO? IT'S BEEN A MONTH

[@emackenzie]

Currently laying in bed watching this on my Internet flashlight, two inches away from my face. You know, to help me fall asleep.

[@mochann1133]

27:18 this is my favorite part of the video because I can pretend I’m in a grocery store pushing Drew in the baby seat while he tells me about Hello Fresh

[@ZorgoXorgon]

Hahaha

[@vequitas1972]

Holy shit. I just realised that cutaway was foreshadowing for the Guitar Hero video!

[@tsxxcea]

Come back the kids miss you

[@Crysta11ize]

as someone who also used to be addicted to twitter, I had the same “but I don’t want to miss out on what everyone is talking about!” concern as Drew. The thing that helped the most was realizing, like, no- no, I *do* want to miss out actually because nothing good has ever been talked about on that hellsite

[@Romanticoutlaw]

deadass when I stopped using social media like that, my mental health got so much better. I try to use it sparingly now as a treat, like someone who cares about their physical health would do with junk food

[@mysideacc2770]

i used to have my feed carefully cultivated to only show me fanart and non-discourse fan posts, but ever since twt became barely held together with duct tape and i started getting bombarded with drama, i realized this is 100% true. i've gone from being on the app all day, to only spending short 10-15 minute bursts once or twice a day to check for new art since i know if i spend more time i end up just getting upset and frustrated.

[@oddlem]

yessss same, for me it was when the Russia-urkaine war started and I felt bad not looking every day. but then you just realize that no, you're not a bad person for doing X thing and it's fine to prioritize your own mental health. glad you got off that gross site

[@gracefoster7587]

@@mysideacc2770 my twt feed used to be more curated too. I would spend 2hours like Drew since all I ever encountered were cats and things I personally found funny (plus the occasional politics or brain dead takes) but now since Elon’s taken over, my feed has been littered with sports for some reason so I never use Twitter anymore.

[@NutyRiver]

For me it was rooted in the fear that if I stop, I’ll lose track of the conversation and be outcast. Not just that I’d be left behind, but that stopping looking at discourse for even a moment would make me slip up and commit faux pass. Internet discourse moves so fast, and once something is decided everyone likes to pretend that they knew it all along. To not know is to show vulnerability, and once you’re vulnerable you will be cannibalized by the colony. What helped me is remembering that a whole world exists outside internet discourse. Even if I commit internet faux pass, I’m still safe, I’m still here, I’m still breathing. Nothing material has changed, and I have a support system of people outside of niche internet communities who also exist and breath and live just like I do. Remembering this makes social media feel much less urgent, and curbs my desire to open and scroll.

[@gentry991]

amanda's acting never gets old

[@noelgrubermybeloved]

amanda is so funny

[@echsemia]

I click on all of Drew's videos hoping Amanda will show up in them now

[@Mr.DISRESPECT]

@@echsemia lol me too

[@hopesavchenko9469]

I think the brain rewiring worked guys, haven’t seen him in two months

[@HoneyBeeO126]

One day I just stopped using Twitter for some reason, and now it hurts my soul to even open it back up

[@alice_so_kattish5445]

Okay but these new videos are weirdly comforting, like it's not just me but the majority of us feel attached to our phones and we've all acknowledged it's bad but we still feel helpless. Kinda motivational ngl

[@placeholderdoe]

I mean it’s kinda required to have a phone, for work, for personal life, and for enjoyment. And if you don’t you’ll be made fun of. No one should feel guilty for being attached to their phones, the only guilty people all the phone and app companies exploiting that attachment

[@hava8563]

@@placeholderdoe I don't think it's good to accept the fact that you're addicted to your phone and not feel any guilt about it. The dependency and constant need for stimulation that we experience is unhealthy and damaging in so many ways.

[@placeholderdoe]

@@hava8563 I agree that it’s unhealthy, but the guilt isn’t on us. It’s the people who designed the phones and apps to make them addictive and continue to

[@screwyourhandle]

What about just listening to a podcast or music or a video, while doing something else? I feel like that's sort of a good compromise for me where I don't feel under-stimulated OR as if I'm wasting my life. Seek out educational content and also do something productive IRL at the same time. On a side note, phones suck compared to using a laptop IMO, and I figure the only reason they got popular is because other people aren't on disability and actually need to leave their homes every day. Remember visiting actual websites on actual computers?

[@potato-whiz]

He described my experience and exact attachment to twitter to a T. I hate it and everyone is dumb and it just makes me angry but I can’t help but get sucked into the anger vortex. So I finally log out to cleanse my mind then am hit with this overwhelming fear that people are going to say something about me and I won’t be there to see it and defend myself. So I log back in and get sucked in all over again. It’s a disease lol.

[@mr.duck1248]

When cutting out things like social media and screens in general, it’s definitely important to replace them with other things, like hanging out with friends, reading books, discovering or re-discovering a hobby, going outside, joining a club, something! If you don’t replace the digital entertainment, you’re just gonna feel sad and bored and go straight back to it then say “I don’t want to try giving up my phone again, cause it didn’t work and just made me want to go on it even more”.

[@fermentationstation662]

totally agree, deleting instagram is the best thing i’ve ever done

[@valenshinee]

i wish so badly i could do those things but my covid fear makes me stay inside

[@maxismills]

Depression definitely makes things harder, especially if you have the symptom where you can’t enjoy things as much anymore. Makes it hard to replace hobbies because some hobbies now make you upset. Therapy is good

[@Garsnoos]

Omg yes. I’ve cut out all of social media out of my life and instead found new hobbies. My mental health is so much better now (not perfect ofc but better). I’m not really tempted to go back to using social media anymore. I’m gladly staying out of the loop lol

[@baguettegott3409]

Yes. I mentally devided the different uses of screens into "stuff that basically only makes me feel worse" and "stuff that is mostly cool, I just do it too much". The first category (instagram, Tumblr, Reddit) I just deleted entirely and never missed. But for the second category, I too have found that just doing other things is way more effective than cutting them down. Taking my time to bake something and making plans to play D&D in the evening cuts down my time on KZbin effortlessly, unlike "only x amount of time today" rules, which just stress me out.

[@bondfool]

Drew’s rant about binging TV spoke so deeply to me.

[@ArshadChengadu]

This mans content is just amazing, hes funny and has such personality. Hope he stays good, need to search for his discography

[@Topcatyo.]

I quit Facebook years ago and Twitter towards the end of 2020 and making the decision to get off of those websites has improved my life and mental health immeasurably.

[@sarahemilymonk8877]

22nd February 2023 I Uninstalled Facebook and messenger , then the 1st of march came off opiates that I'd been reducing the last year after 10 years daily use. Social media can be more mind altering than LSD

[@AvocadoAffogato]

I agree wholeheartedly! I deleted the Facebook app off my phone almost 4 years ago, Instagram 2 years and Reddit about 5 months ago (was never a twitter user). I used social media heavily and quitting these apps has been one of the single greatest things I’ve done for myself.

[@aarondavis8943]

Facebook can be very useful for some people, though I never use it. But twitter, for the most part, is designed to make people hate each other.

[@b_delta9725]

The day I uninstalled Facebook years ago, my life kinda crumbled away, cuz I never noticed it was the most important thing I had. 80% of my socialization came from facebook, i spent the day on facebook groups being well known, but wasting time in meaningless arguments, caring about shit that didn't matter. Even so I'd rather have my current life than coming back to those wasted days, and I'm worried about the multiple twitter randos and reddit admins who spend their days stressed with those things

[@lonelysheepling]

I ditched twitter in 2021 and I’m so glad I did, that site ruined by ability to communicate with people