It's Time To Log Off

Today I explore humanity's complicated relationship with the digital world-and share thoughts on how to live with more presence, purpose, and intention.To read more and peruse the full show notes, go here👉🏾bit.ly/richroll747
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00:00:00 - The Impulse to Innovate
00:01:15 - The AI Episode
00:04:51 - Our Evolving Relationship with the Digital World
00:07:20 - Our Complicated Relationship with Social Media
00:10:07 - The Importance of Conversation
00:13:15 - The Deterioration of Mental Health
00:19:06 - Log off and seek inward
00:21:39 - Connect with yourself and others
00:22:54 - Practice gratitude and pursue joy
00:24:09 - Closing Remarks
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[@pon1952leod]

When I was a kid I thought my world would be full of people like you 😵‍💫…now I’m just grateful that you crossed my path at all. Go within and you’ll never go without🌿🌿🌿

[@Nadyamantra]

What a cool comment.

[@aneedfortheory]

​@@Nadyamantra ditto

[@AnonymousNobody2024]

🌱💚

[@KatieRingley]

Amen to this

[@marypatterson315]

I like that thought...thank you for sharing it

[@reinaldosanguino]

I’m turning 50th this summer and as a gift to my future “self” the day after my bday I’m taking a social media break for a year to connect only in person to everyone and everything around me. This podcast today is an affirmation that I’m in tune with a special frequency ❤

[@VinceFowler]

While your gift to self is amazing, does this also mean no more listening to RR Podcast?

[@reinaldosanguino]

@@VinceFowler I'll keep listening to Podcasts, Im just doing a IG cleanse for a year which is the only social media I use.

[@brookie_cuqui]

​@@VinceFowler He mentioned he'd still do long-form convos once a week. Phew!

[@VinceFowler]

@@reinaldosanguino good on ya, Reinaldo! IG isn't my addiction. FB is... and while I use it less than ever, I'd like to use it "never".

[@9876432234545]

Why wait? Just start now.

[@BATgirl57]

I think having Rick Rubin on inspired these new creative exploration. He sure inspired me in all things creative. Thanks, Rich, for turning us on the some of the coolest folks out there today. Including YOU!!✌️🌱

[@yokkaichi1]

Suggestion: Put a way the script. Speak from notes. Your podcast is often unscripted conversations. Make unscripted monologes. I'd listen. Thank you for the message, Rich.

[@lindahoffa4653]

“Because comparison is the thief of joy” great one. ❤

[@ShaneHarveyMusic]

As a person in recovery i relate to the dark side of this topic. I came to loath social media. It felt very similar to when i was actively in my worst place with alcohol. I hated it but couldn’t stop or moderate. I closed down my accounts and its been one of the best decisions of my life. I ‘think’ again i ponder. I daydream. Im wistful. I feel hollow and am aware. I laugh more. I cry less and when i do its with less anger and strife. We are being used. Turn da shit off. After the constant dopamine rush subsides a more peaceful life is reborn. Again. ❤

[@Timbotunited]

This is some of the dopest rhetoric. I used to be an infrequent listener. Rick now has my full attention.

[@citlaliguerra5273]

It is a gift for me to listen to you and your guests. I appreciate what you share and how you inspired me. Most of all when I transmit some of that to the children I work with.

[@Codycreek]

You’re a light in this world, Rich. I genuinely needed to hear this and am so grateful to have. I know a lot of listeners in your community suffer from mental health and addiction; as do I. 11 months ago I decided to step away from social media. Only consuming podcasts via KZbin. Mostly yours and a couple others. Social media has really done a number on people. Myself included. Your message here inspired to convey my social media experience into a poem. I hope you see this and from the bottom of my heart I truly appreciate and am grateful for all the love you put into this world. It’s truly and sincerely helped me and continues to do so. Thank you, Rich. 🌎 ❤🙏🏼 I am creation I am destruction I am light I am dark I am addition I am subtraction But most of all I am division I am your hope in the light I am your demon in the dark I am your fix waiting in the wings I am division One goal Proprietary gain with capitalistic pain Why can you see that you already have everything? Because I blind you with wonder, excitement and possibility. Little do you know this little plan was by design. Never put in place to align But to divide and prosper But prosper for who? Not you And not I I stop and wonder why Then I realize This plan was by design Never put in place to align

[@AnonymousNobody2024]

🌱💚

[@marypatterson315]

Very deep...very honest...thanks for sharing

[@spiritdancing7311]

All I can say with all my heart….congratulations….your voice is ssssoooo valuable…thank you for using it for the betterment of humanity… Humanity needs people who are willing to take the risk and share the truth…the truth has been so hidden from us and then the brainwashing has made us “dormant” to who and what we are…we are more powerful then we can imagine… Just a little background about me, I am a sober member of society for 35 years and am now 81 years young, AND…I have never given up on learning who I am and what I came here to do…your podcast has been a part of my human growth…my favorites are with you and your wife… I love love love your new “take the mike” theme…AND…you did excellent..great creative adventure….keep growing with it…the world needs you…thank you for answering the call…much love and light…Spiritdancing

[@beoz658]

heck yes to meditation! I have been at it daily since early 91 and it is the cornerstone of my long term sobriety. We have 4 in person meditations a week and then recovery dharma any day of the week.Great channel, thank you so much.

[@raphfelimax2713]

I'm so happy I made productive decisions about my finances that changed my life forever,hoping to retire next year... Investment should always be on any creative man's heart for success in life.

[@dorathystephanie7702]

I agree with you and believe that the secret to financial stability is having the right investment ideas to enable you earn more money, I don't know who agrees with me but either way I recommend real estate or crypto and stocks.

[@Kristenshwan]

Yeah!! It would be more beneficial and yield more profit if you actually trade on cryptocurrency, I've been trading since the dip, I've made so much profit trading.

[@arktom7335]

I am interested to know more and invest in Crypto please

[@nissan38p69]

trading is easier with proper guidance, especially from a professional, Newbies who are not aware of how crypto truly works and wish to make profits from it, I would advise to invest with a professional like Fergus waylen, It helps secure and minimize the possibilities of losses.

[@HLO-iy2bp]

I'm honestly surprised that this name is being mentioned here, I stumbled upon one of his clients testimony last week in CNBC world news

[@fernandoperezc.7036]

What a kind and soft slap in the face, what a call to action! Thanks, Rich, this was beautiful.

[@thepoemdances]

This is medicinal and poetic and so needed. Your “experiment” was soul affirming. Thank you 💚🙏🏾

[@tylernblaney]

You sir are an incredible gift to humanity. Grateful for you Rich.

[@zachbudnick1641]

Love seeing this channel grow. My life is certainly better with this channel because it’s informative, inspiring, entertaining and more. Thank you for the time that you put into these episodes.

[@laurawinger4339]

It's so amazing to me to hear you say how uncomfortable you are speaking into a microphone on your own because A LOT of the reason I listen to your podcast is to hear you speaking and to get your thoughts. You're always so insightful, well-reasoned and so beautifully, beautifully articulate if they could my ears would cry. That's why I was all kinds of ready to not like the new Roll On but it really was so good. Horrifying information because I don't trust humanity. But I still could hear you and Adam and your conversation. And I'm sure I'll listen to this latest offering several times over just because I think what you have to say is worth repeating.

[@davidpetersen6694]

Hi Rich, I started this journey with you based on some very serious chronic health issues that needed some in depth & new perspectives. I found your gut micro biome podcasts and felt so relieved that my problems were reversible with diet, lifestyle changes, exercise & quality sleep. I’ve listened to your other topics as well. So now I’m listening to this special podcast. I know how you feel about this topic since I worry about it everyday. Can we as a human species paint ourselves into a trap based on the communication of ideas? According to the author of Sapiens, this very skill of complex communication was the very catalyst that set into motion our domination of the planet! And now it seems to be the start of our undoing. Fortunately, there are many,many people discovering the bitter taste of information addiction. Fortunately, they resolve to live “real” life rather than “iPhone” life. I’m 65 years old, so I remember the other way to live, the ancient ways ( BC…before computers). Gardening, biking, running, swimming, boating, hiking, walking, picnics, time with pets, times telling stories, times just sitting on a porch reading a paper or a real 📚 book tap into that lost culture. Waving at neighbors walking by on the sidewalk also seems lost since those walking by are staring at phones. The decision to live in the “real” world (fact-based) is, I guess, a new skill that has to be nurtured. This podcast does just that. Thank you Rich. I may need to listen to this podcast monthly to remind myself that there are others like me. With deep appreciation, David in Houston.

[@tracylamont5783]

Thank you for the gentle reminder to read Sapiens, I bought it two years ago and left it on the shelf. I’m reading the energy codes atm as well as outlive, as these are a calling to evolve more deeply than I’ve done to date, I’ll pop this book on my nightstand to read next. I just turned 50 last week, and like you feel the need to detach from my digital life and remember my youth in how I connected with my environment, others and myself. I was always an outdoors person, runner, swimmer and somehow lost my way. As rich says, it’s time to log off and narrow my evolution only through the right channels. Rich has been a way finder for me these past 5 years and will always be in my small circle of well intentioned humans, who truly wish to do good in this world. Thank you again for the reminder of this book and your validation that what I’m trying to find isn’t lost 🙏🏼

[@allisonsampson7431]

Beautiful. I use tech minimally and log on just enough to catch gems like this. Thank you for using your reach to support “real” life. ❤

[@debbiegray5849]

Thank God! Someone who speaks the truth. I agree totally with everything you say, but maybe with not so many big words. Thanks for this, it matters

[@tracylamont5783]

As a follower of your channel for over 5 years now, everything you said ‘feels’ like divine timing, a message from my own future self almost. A welcomed message that will allow me ponder and centre myself during this quieter Easter weekend. I’m at a crossroads, my new career in wellness and health depends on social media, but my consciousness is feeling enormous resistance from it’s nature to isolate myself and others in getting my message out to a wider audience. So it’s my will to find a more wholesome way to merge the two without become the very paradigm you express in our digital behaviours, stealing our attention and real sense of self and expression. I’ve just turned 50 last week, picked up two books (the energy codes and outlive by Peter Attia ) together they are bringing my awareness back to inside, my inner knowing, my wholeness, and self expression without fear or pain. Thank you for stepping out your comfort zone to do this, by example I wish to do more of the same now my eyes are awakening to my own creative expression of who I’ve been hiding, staying small. Your courage is a way finder for so many in this foggy world. I’ll be watching this again and again until I can embody all of it like a prayer to myself. Love you Rich 🙏🏼 and thank you x

[@svenseydler1975]

Excellent reflection! Incredibly good episode!! This is definitely worth listening twice.

[@bridlewoodyoga]

IMHO, the best episode you've done. Just pure heart, concern, honesty and compassion for humanity. These things I know about social media through the Social Dilemma doc and the Atlantic article among other things as well as my own struggles with constant scrolling and aversion to boredom. Ugh. It's so hard even when I know how damaging it is. I think the simple mantra of "embrace boredom " will give me a new start. Thanks Rich.

[@xzouix]

Thank you, Rich. This was such an important and clear message, and not easy to listen to, as facing the truth can be hard sometimes... I feel a little selfish for asking this, but please, would you consider sharing your thoughts in this very format more often, for instance once a month, or bimonthly? Again, thank you for what you do, for not shying away from vulnerability and thank you for saying things as they are. 💯

[@ricepeekventures]

This is what I need to hear Rich. I am the same age as you, 57. I have not found my way yet but I know that it is always a journey to get there. I’m sure you know Warren Miller . A life is not a destination . It is a journey .

[@Foley347]

Rich, I thoroughly needed to hear these reminders about online and social media time. I love your message and work with the podcast and support these solo segments!❤

[@sheron080808]

Thanks Rich. I literally deleted all my social media just 3&1/2 weeks ago for all these same reasons. Luv the validation. I’ve kept youtube only going to my podcasts, as suggested in Social Dilemma & not scrolling & rabbit holing into anything else. So so appreciate your kind insights, as always 🙏🏼

[@dianatoomey5114]

This was beautiful Rich. Thank you for your vulnerability, depth and reaching out of your comfort zone! Your wisdom and presence is a true gift to the world. ✌️ 🌿🙏

[@garybiggs4751]

Beautiful, Rich. Thank you 🧘‍♂️

[@jamaalwhite8164]

Much love Rich! Appreciate you 🙏🏽✊🏽

[@jasonvolk9]

So beautifully put. Thank you Rich. Truly an honor to hear your words and be apart of this journey. Much Love.

[@motivationsamuraiofficial]

This video was so beautifully shot. The cinematography was stunning and really added to the overall experience.

[@dougmoring7321]

One of the best things I've ever listened to. Wow. Plan on listening to it every day. Incredible advice on life summed up in a few minutes.

[@marykebester5459]

There must be something in the air. I have seen so many people make massive changes this year. I decided to go into a whole new career path (being a travel agent after 10 years of making jewellery) and I have also seen a dozen of my favourite KZbinrs go in entirely new directions. Crazy. But we are all going in new directions together❤

[@adamcheong3626]

Beautiful post Rich. You're a wonderful human being

[@jungleheadproductions4575]

Thank you for this Rich. It really pulled me out of a painful thought spiral and re-centered my day. I appreciate it

[@ROSE-mq3qd]

so true - growth requires going out of one’s comfort zone 🫶 The courage to try, maybe fail, still try, willingness to learn and grow throughout 🌟 Your words inspire, and the community here help me know it’s ok to keep trying - thank you 💖

[@tjsproles4992]

I've been saying most of these points you've made to myself for a long time, Rich! I have a few friends who are patient and focused enough to listen or care, but I find myself thinking these things to myself more than having opportunities to share and engage with others. The good news is that I'm much more at peace than I've ever been, and I can tell when something or someone disturbs my peace very easily. Thanks for sharing! 😊

[@oregonwoodelf]

Hey Rich, I think its great that you're sharing more of YOU. After all the convos with so many interesting guests, you've downloaded so much insight and wisdom to share through your own lens/filter now. I think that in a way this can make you one of your own most interesting guests. Keep experimenting please! ✌🌱🧙‍♂

[@JordanPike]

I loved this. Thank you Rich. Inspiring,and very helpful. 🙏

[@TheStefanie47]

I love this new addition to your repertoire. Change is good and I value your insight.

[@dianawoodbury8139]

Thank you, Rich! I needed to hear this and will share it! I appreciate you sharing and being a guiding light! Peace!

[@enatp6448]

All the best in this new direction. It's an inspiration for following the curiosity and conviction...

[@brookie_cuqui]

"What is the locus of your vulnerability?" Rich...🎉! This is everything I didn't know I wanted from you! Maybe you can just narrate your soul and make it your second book that way. Amazing. Proud of you for taking on this project which nettles your sense of aversion to such focused attention. Just audio, I get it. Classy. It can only lead to growth! This is beautifully written and spoken. The first half, technological, the second, spiritual, connecting both of the pieces by underscoring the importance of connection itself.🎉✌️🌱

[@fhjfhdgh]

You're like the embodiment of inspirational force man. Love your approach to life and taking personal responsibility over oneself

[@cynthiawisehart5942]

This is so good, Rich! Thank you so much for saying what needs to be said, needs to be heard, over and over again. The important actions taken for self-discovery, self-compassion, self-love, and self-acceptance can lead to expressing kindness and compassion outward. And, let us seek out old fashioned, incredible conversations.

[@KW-hk2jd]

I needed to hear this. Thank you.

[@kindkitchn]

I’ve been listening to you for years. I love this format and I’m grateful for the advice given here. I love that you suggest sobriety directly. I am on that train the last two months. Now I’ll look at the social media use…hugs!!!

[@hamidrezayazdani9773]

Hi thank you so much . This padcast was very helpful and your voice is nice and represent a relax and calm personality.

[@filiperodrigues82]

Rich I love you! And I truly love this new format too. Your humbleness and vulnerability are truly inspiring to me. Regards from a Portuguese followers of yours

[@deannajay1680]

Thank you. Love your content and how you are creating new ways to deliver information we need to hear. You went out of your comfort zone and smashed it Rich.

[@charleslafontaine6213]

Rich, I really needed to hear this. I'm so grateful I came across your channel/podcast a few years ago. Appreciate you brother

[@martinrybacek3992]

This was so unique, uplifting and helpful Rich!!!!!!!!!! You can put truth in words as no other. Resonation from cental europe! Thank You!

[@meganhopkins1497]

THANK YOU 🙏 ❤ 🙌

[@eugenemorrison2720]

My man. I deleted all socials from my phone about a month ago, and I have to say the benefits are apparent. Too much to write in a youtube comment. Keep doing the good work, Rich.

[@leoneldelarosaibarria]

This is so amazing! Feel so fortunate to listen to Rich’s perspectives. Truly inspiring and thought-provoking

[@KatieRingley]

I am so so excited to soak up allll your wisdom!! Love this format!

[@Beare.]

You’re amazing Rich. Thanks for telling it like it is so clearly and eloquently. 🌺

[@brownjh91]

This was so thoughtfully, and intelligently laid out. Thank you for putting this together -- I will be sharing with friends and family.

[@garettrozek5816]

This is just incredible, Rich. What a great message and delivery. Thank you for being there and sharing your ideas in such an eloquent use of spoken words. After your AI podcast I was beginning to really question the entire path humanity is driving towards. Thanks for bringing me back to the joys of the human spirit.

[@kellinekanyangala6077]

It’s so exciting to see all the changes happening. Now I have to shift this energy to my 2023! As per usual, thanks Rich👏🏾

[@sarahsheean9844]

This message is so true and timely. Thank you for sharing!

[@radfordkapp]

I really needed to hear this today. I am going deep but could go deeper; I hold myself back. Your clear and gentle encouragement is a sign. Thank you.

[@MrDaloren]

Thank you for your podcast, your creativity and all the wisdom you and your guests bring to me. I really appreciate it 💖

[@duhai1836]

Rich, I have to relisten to this! What a beautiful addition to the RRoll Experience.

[@moonbeanification]

My favorite episode by far. Thank you, Rich. ♥

[@vasanthipoggy9419]

Thank you to you, Adam, your team and your family for this message ❤

[@simonkocourek8721]

Rich, what a great great great episode. Those are the small reminders I personally really appreciate and that inspire me to be more present and remind me of what wonders and beautiful things can be found in the here.

[@didkochanell]

I'm thrilled you are sharing your wisdom this way. You have changed so many lifes in so many ways throught the years. I'm looking forward to liatening to monologues on various different topics.

[@SandieCastaneda]

I loved this Freeform monologue content… it gives an opportunity to explore your personal i sights and perspectives without any outside Influences. I say keep it as part of your repertoire of content!

[@pastorita911]

Beautiful monologue .. 🥰 I loved it, thank you for being you always .. ❤️

[@alexschwartz1483]

I love this, Rich! Always great to hear your opinion & I like this shorter format for a monologue. As always, your voice is soothing and I can count on learning 5-15 new words each episode lol

[@angiek.1511]

Just Beautiful!!!! Thank you!!!

[@emilebernier4687]

Beautiful words Rich, I love this monologue type of podcast. Makes it easier to zone in and feel the words 🤟

[@michellegill2359]

Perfect timing as usual an a much needed reminder…thank you for going outside your comfort zone. You are expressing thoughts that we all can relate to and I appreciate this format very much.

[@nabeelkhan1040]

You've helped changed my life. Thank you for all your work and your doings

[@dalefancy605]

Great video. The hell with social media.We the people are the power.Go with your intuition don't fall in the trenches of silicon Valley. Those puppets are going down.We are the force and we will win this war. UNITE AND Thrive! Be grateful who you are.❤❤❤

[@rickwales1360]

Keep growing. Keep charging forward! ✌️🌱

[@zenmonchien]

Thank you Rich. Greetings from Germany.

[@studioLanaK]

Thank you Rich! We all needed to hear this.

[@taraleightaracumming6726]

Thank you rich! I’ll share this with my family and really DO these things!

[@chriscleary9314]

Thank you Rich for this wonderful offering. I’ve enjoyed so many of the recent guests. Peace

[@tennaejtnias]

Rich I'm a huge fan of your podcast and the one on A.I was as good if not better than some of your other podcast.Keep trying new stuffs and getting out of your comfort zone, you are doing the right thing and will always be supported no matter what.

[@peglucci186]

❤ Thank you for always stretching your boundaries and bringing your honest,vulnerable, intelligent self to the conversation. I appreciate and respect the work you do more than I can say! You inspire me to be a better person…Thank you from the bottom of my heart🌎🌿

[@citlaliguerra5273]

Congratulations for your new format and stepping out of your confort Zone. I will continue listen to you.

[@ginamarie1920]

I really liked this format. The time was just right, and the message was a great reminder. Sometimes, hour-long podcasts (or longer) are too overwhelming for me.

[@JamesPuente]

Thank you for what you’ve created with your podcast, Rich.❤

[@DeviDalyYoga]

Love hearing more from you, Rich. You are a huge inspiration to me. ❤

[@regilena7]

as always good stuff, Rich Roll. thanks for sharing your views in this format! I totally enjoyed it.

[@RockyMountainSoul]

First, I really like the simplicity and directness of this format. Second, this message is so right on, so needed and so timely. Finally, I really appreciate how well thought out succinctly expressed your podcasts are, regardless of the format. I will revisit this one frequently. Thank you

[@lianamajed5316]

Thank you so much Rich. Loved it and enjoyed it a lot . . .

[@user-ge5qb3xq5m]

Outstanding Rich. More of this please

[@mayploy6869]

one of my favorite podcasts from you. thank you for being you.

[@gabrielamaja9672]

Thank you Rich! Wow, we all need this.

[@nicholekelly399]

Thank you Rich. I absolutely love the new format and hearing your perspectives on the world. I appreciate your wisdom

[@LomanB]

Love it Rich. As a createive idea, I love this Rich. Short, provocative and very compelling. Thank you

[@bobadducci]

Thank you Rich and Team, this was a highly impactful sharing. I encourage you to keep pushing through your discomfort zone to continue a deeper dive into your new experiment with monologue format. You have not just been passively interviewing inspiring humans all these years, you have been actively cultivating and accumulating an incredible amount of beneficial wisdom worth crystalizing and sharing. One small improvement to consider would be to make available a one pager of your suggested actionable practices. Bravo!

[@makeastatement1]

This was truly wonderful. Thank You for articulating with great accuracy so many thoughts I've had about social media but thought they were just the vagaries of my own experience not a whole social fabric that is tearing apart. Great writing! Loved seeing your words on screen at the same time as hearing your voice. Reading and listening. I love this format and will listen in for more of your "podcasts" here on KZbin! I had just mentioned about that feeling of being marketed to death and being prey to "click funnel email baiting" .Planning on "logging off" and getting back to paper book reading, painting with brush and canvas and most especially hopeful of talking in person with other people and having real conversations!

[@samtheman7860]

This message found me at the right time. Thank you greatly.

[@gardenboots7464]

Thank you for pouring your heart out, and for your wise insights.