You Don't Need Dopamine Detox

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We live in a constant state of anxiety, waiting for the next time our phones will light up so that our brains can be flooded with that rush of pleasant emotions caused by none other than dopamine, the most controversial hormone. On the one hand, Pinterest is rampant with photos of people tattooing the molecule on themselves. Fashion magazines and blogs flaunt dopamine fashion trends, bright, bold colors that can supposedly trigger the coveted chemical release.
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[@ApertureThinking]

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[@visual5825]

Dopamine

[@sl9hter36]

Hi

[@deltasi]

Create a video about simulation please:)

[@seanlanglois8620]

How much is the pitcher of water

[@kaemba.Inc.25]

How's this comment 2days old?🤔

[@iamcreative_]

I love this topic. The sad part is that the people I want to send this to wouldn't even make it past the first minute because their attention span is so damn short. Honestly, I'm just a KZbin junkie and I guess it's really not different but all the rest is overrated and overwhelming. I personally enjoy longer videos that have actual substance that can be applied to my daily life.

[@JR-bi6lg]

Same the only thing I use Is KZbin but that’s only for videos like this.

[@heebur]

try summarizing the video when you share it. it helps the person know if the video is even something they'd want to watch. attention span isn't as much of an issue when there's genuine interest

[@adiwan5211]

i sent this to someone and they literally replied bro your vids 2 loonggg

[@bryson0206]

exactly!!

[@wendys9500]

11 minutes really isn’t that long if you think about people spending hours watching series of 3 minute videos

[@STATESZ]

A couple days ago i have realized i have a youtube addiction and that is why literally nothing is happening in my life. I wake up with youtube, go to sleep with youtube and watch it for hours a day with a few crucial tasks in between to stay alive. it has consumed my life, and it is so difficult to break out of this cycle. On that day, I told myself I'm gonna quit" and yet im right here binging youtube once again and don't know what to do. as on one hand its a great tool that is awesome in small doses, with all the information in the world on it, but it also kind of makes me lazy by not me having to actively look up information and research it, but others do it for me in form of video and presenting it.

[@cravenmoorehead5636]

I hear you bro. I have become what I swore I wouldn't let my kids become. I can't believe how dull yet artificially exciting it is

[@JoeBPedrosa]

Just delete the app or restrict yourself on your computer. It’s quite simple

[@cravenmoorehead5636]

@@JoeBPedrosa yep you are right. I just did and I feel 100 times better.

[@azad738]

On a daily basis how many hours you spent on KZbin?

[@logicss2893]

@Machine Elf on a shelf you should stop

[@Mandelkaffee]

Life is honestly so different when you don't have any social media and only use your phone to check up on friends and family members every once in a while. I used to be so addicted to my phone but at some point I just got rid of all my social media once I realized that I wasn't having any fun at all. I really feel like my life is actively improving without using any social media. Really makes a difference.

[@elwan_]

Just curious, what do you do on your free time now?

[@Mandelkaffee]

@@elwan_ I do still play video games and watch movies but only in the evening for about 2-3h max! Other than that, I like to do yoga, read books, draw or go out for walks or ride my bike! 👌

[@elwan_]

@@Mandelkaffee cool!

[@ApertureThinking]

Glad to hear that quitting it has made a significant difference! 🙂

[@ilabeiyu]

I quite social media a couple of days ago, and my body just feels constantly stumped looking for things to do. Eventually I get so bored and give in to social media again. I realized social media has taken up so much of my life, as a result giving me no life at all. Im always seeking entertainment and validation from it. Do you guys have any ideas on things or activities I should try out?

[@tapedbanana58]

I'm gonna do a TED talk on dopamine for English class, this helped a lot. Thanks Aperture

[@aaaaaaaaaaaaabbbb]

let us known how it goes, TAPEDBANANA

[@ViktorNyberg]

I would be very mindful on how much information you take from this because its simplified waaaaaaaay to much!

[@ApertureThinking]

Thank you for your support, glad I could help you with your TED talk through this episode. 🙂

[@tapedbanana58]

I'll let you guys know how it goes thanks for the support you all

[@aaaaaaaaaaaaabbbb]

@@tapedbanana58 welcome

[@alexconnor7461]

Anyone else love Aperture videos no matter the topic as the commentary is calming? Got so hyped by a new video

[@nexxxon2913]

That's dopamine bro😆

[@Monkehrawrrr]

You do know that this channel is part of a conglomerate of spammy useless channels right? Check the video description.

[@alexconnor7461]

@@Monkehrawrrr I did not, I thought it was independent, never knew it before

[@Gigusx]

@@Monkehrawrrr Doesn't seem like they're useless to everyone.

[@cosmo3024]

@@alexconnor7461 it was independent before but it was bought by a media company known as underknown few months ago.

[@GracedMCA]

Aperture has been PUMPING videos out! Props to all the dedication and hard work!

[@Enirom]

pumping like that dopamine after watching this video

[@Monkehrawrrr]

You do know that this channel is part of a conglomerate of spammy useless channels right? Check the video description.

[@GracedMCA]

@@Monkehrawrrr the channel only joined the media group about a few months ago.. don’t really see anything spammy when it’s one video a week or so.

[@jenilthummar8255]

We can clearly see how quality of videos significantly dropped after handover to media group, now it don’t feel like OG aperture😔

[@Monkehrawrrr]

@@GracedMCA Analyze this video and the information it delivers, the vast majority of it is fluff that can easily be written in less then 4 sentences if that. Nothing profound or unique here.

[@edwardhammer5427]

Thank you for this confirmation! Social Media is the downfall of our society. I've limited my time to be on any for to an hour a day. I check it once in the morning, and once in the evening. Life is far better without the constant bombardment of endless notifications. As a person in recovery, balance is imperative!

[@vwolfee5046]

What do you do in the mean time? I mean if you're just sitting around or something, personally I tend to use my phone when I'm sitting down or chilling out, I don't use it just on the go or anything but whenever I'm sitting down I would most likely be using it. So my question is, what do you do when you're just sitting down and/or have nothing to do? I feel like there's no reason other than to rest but that never lasts more than a few minutes when you're just sitting down unless you go into deep thoughts or something. Especially when you're a young person.

[@ApertureThinking]

That's good to hear, thank you for sharing your journey!

[@Meandmymirror]

When my daughter was about 12 years old, she was no longer able to sit and watch a movie with me. She said she got too anxious and fidgety and needed to spend time on her phone. I thought that was ridiculous. But now I struggle as well. I can’t read books anymore. There’s just too many other things I’d rather do that I could learn quickly. I no longer watch the bachelor anymore because there’s so many other interesting things to watch. I’ll start watching a movie and then think about all the other possible movies I could be watching. It’s a very strange feeling.

[@squarerootof2]

I feel exactly the opposite when my phone rings, that's why I almost always keep it turned off except when I have to make a call myself.

[@utkarshkaushal9631]

can i just say that i love you, in a way that everytime i come across your videos you never fail to **once again** open my mind and help me introspect my own life and how i've been living it so far.

[@thecatdragon589]

just a note for the dopamine crashes caused my adhd medication: people with adhd do get that too. we have to take the meds to function, but when they wear off we get dopamine drops, often called concerta crash. its quite awful, the other day i nearly passed out while cooking dinner from it.

[@Healthandwealth9422]

The reason why social media addiction is the worst is in the reward itself, like any addiction the reward raises your dopamine level (jackpots, high off drugs, function better from coffee, etc) but the reward that you get from social media addiction is social interaction and we crave social interaction the most

[@young7783]

To me, this might be the best video you've ever made. As someone with adhd, seeing the Dopamine Detox Trend everywhere and thus having friends tell everyone how "bad" Dopamine allegedly is was really exhausting. Thankfully you made a vid about this topic and brought clarity :D

[@anthonythefirst9451]

I've tried many times before to stay away from my phone. It's one thing to cut yourself off but the problem for me is none of my friends or any of the people around me want to quit social media. Everywhere I look I see people with their faces glued to the screen and it depresses me so I go back to my phone just so I can fit in with everyone.

[@nanivt1902]

Well, don't fit in or use your phone to work on your hobbies or to read ebooks. There are so many healthy things that can be done on your phone, you don't have to use social media...

[@jeromeshellberg1965]

Yo this shit is so true

[@karimabushaikha9725]

The tone and pacing of your voice is a very underrated element of your videos. A lot of other videos similar to yours make me feel like I’m rushing to keep up with all the information I’m being bombarded with.

[@bonk6244]

I feel a rush when I put my spotify playlist on enhance, press shuffle and I find a song that blows my head off.

[@AlmostEthical]

I am old enough to remember people getting a dopamine hit when they received a letter (that wasn't a bill). It was the same charge when email came around. The difference is that, today, you have interactions with a lot of "friends", rather than more selective interactions with actual friends.

[@zynkling]

I felt a controversial rush of dopamine seeing this

[@mantiSshymn]

This is honestly the best advert I have ever experienced. good job.

[@web292]

Dude, this is so weird. I was literally thinking about dopamine right now and this video just popped up. And I don't even think about dopamine and hormones that much. Are you a mind reader. 🤔

[@futuregenius8617]

SAME, I was literally thinking about dopamine and BAM!

[@rezeee5259]

Seems like I'm not the only one who's having a weird day rn lol

[@florentin4061]

Same I just watched a video about the same topic

[@hornetluca]

Damn I was thinking about sugar and Bam...a video that talks about dopamine...😄

[@SleepingDragon1]

You're in a simulation

[@ericcarabetta1161]

As someone who suffers from ADHD, I can tell you a chronic lack of dopamine really blows. People don't realize just how critical it is to basic functioning, doing things that for a "normal" person require little to no thought or energy, are a seemingly insurmountable mountain of effort and struggle for a person with ADHD. Even things that provide pleasure and joy for the average person, have a significantly reduced effect for someone with a dopamine deficiency.

[@SkreltNL]

stop hiding behind it and adhd stops existing. Did you stop porn? Entertainment? Screentime (which i know for sure you didnt since you are here)? No sugar? Meditation? And for how long? etc. etc. and these are generalized, what about your personal sins? Are you able to really look yourself in the mirror? Doubt it cause you only want to see adhd Its easy when things are labeled, you can hide behind it and stop taking responsibility for your life. Just like your comment suggest you do. dopamine deficiency while on youtube... fack me. OFCOURSE YOU HAVE A DOPAMINE DEFICIENCY THAN FCS@$!@$!@# And yes, judgemental comment but i wish someone was honest about this crap to me when i was a child. Modern parents do everything to hide their failures. Poor parenting is the most common case off... adhd... w/e people think it means...

[@ericcarabetta1161]

@@SkreltNL , what an astoundingly ignorant comment, please read a book instead of making blind, uneducated assumptions about someone.

[@mchl252]

So true... I've actually never felt any motivation in my life... I'm in the process of diagnosing ADHD at 34. Normal dopaminergic function is essential for normal living, for being motivated to do anything...

[@Innerloathe1024]

Absolute truth spilled in a single incredible video.

[@namanmehta3769]

Thanks, this video made me realize how I spend my time on these distractions instead of doing something mindful of something that actually help me

[@Seanmufc89]

Just this month I’ve realised this hormone is the key to a good life

[@adiwan5211]

i am more than convinced you may be the most knowledgeable person in the worldddd

[@johny_playz7059]

Flow state is amazing but it is so hard to achieve. I’ve only ever been able to get it while playing soccer about 2 or 3 times. But the feeling is unforgettable. Ur mind just stops and it’s like ur body is moving on its own. Ur fully immersed and ur concentration is on a level you could never feel otherwise. Every movement is precise and quick as if each of ur limbs had a mind of its own. I can just remember one game where nobody could take the ball from me. I was in the zone and it was so amazing that even after the game, the coach and some of the other players came up to me and told me I played a really good game. Nothing like that feeling. I only wish I could find it again😪

[@flyingknee23]

Keep training and keep playing

[@johny_playz7059]

@@flyingknee23 oh I don’t really play anymore. That was during high school but I graduated some time ago and only ever play for fun here and there

[@TheForeboding]

The amount of ads on this is staggering. It alone wants me to subscribe to premium, triggering more dopamine releases.

[@AmarinderSinghOfficial]

Aperture is on 🔥🔥 videos after videos..consistency is superb 🙌 Keep it up! but Aperture should also come back to shower thoughts!

[@AJ-tg9vo]

I love the topics you touch upon and the videos you release. Quick note though, apart from the twist social media gave to it, a dopamine detox is to lower your regular dopamine levels instead of eliminating them. In that way you're able to put yourself in a position to do certain tasks that would be difficult to focus on otherwise.

[@randomdagamesstuff]

i natural turned down most social media and limt myself online, and im glad im like that because unlike many people i know im not stuck to screens and getting an endless dopamine rush

[@TheIncredibleTurk]

When I see a Aperture video I click it. And now I know the reason it is *unholy amounts of dopamin release* . Thanks for the video.

[@Nurse.Addison]

I cannot get enough of this channel! I love your voice, its so unbiased and reassuring at the same time. I have ADHD and It makes me focus. So informative. OH, you deserve a an award for your smooth barely noticeable segway into a sponsor I Dont notice til half way through or the end of the sponser - Tell ya one thing I used 3 of your sponsors already! I have never before with any channel! Seems when there's no "FOMO" attached I order! THANK YOU SO much !!! I really appreciate you and your work! Your voice calmed the beast that is my pug as well .

[@annakyrychenko7388]

Its what i feel when he uploads a new video) when my friends or followers text me, i feel disturned most of the time and i dont check my likes. But when i get notification that Aperture uploaded a new video... rush rush rush

[@TheCoDArchiveOfficial]

the goat back at it

[@vasilis7815]

Bro your voice brings the steady dopamine flow state in my brain 🧠! ASMR like

[@Aye_Nyne]

I want to clarify that some recent scientific research has demonstrated that dopamine and its corresponding dopaminergic pathways might have more to do with motivation and salience than pleasure. The brain's reward system has stronger ties to endorphin (endogenous morphine) and the brain's intrinsic opioid-benzodiazepine pathways that use neurotransmitters like endorphin. If this is the case, in the example of eating, dopamine is the neurotransmitter that makes you hungry, but endorphin is the neurotransmitter that gives you pleasure from eating food. It might also help to explain heroin and fentanyl's addictive potential, excluding the withdrawal symptoms. They're pure chemical pleasure.

[@AidenRKrone]

Watching these videos makes me feel like an outsider. I don't spend any time on my phone other than to keep in contact with relatives via text messages and phone calls and to check the flight arrival times for the airport that I work at. Unlike most people, who get a rush of dopamine and a feeling of validation from notification sounds and push notifications, I get either a feeling of annoyance, in which case I groan, or anxiety, in which case I won't look at my phone for hours at a time. I don't ever feel any compelling urge or impulse to look at my phone, and when I happen to receive a text message or an email, I don't look at it immediately. When my phone rings, I have no problem letting it ring and going to voicemail if I happen to be preoccupied with another activity. All in all, I spend barely any time using my phone. For that reason, I feel like a fish out of water when I'm around people in my age demographic who realize and admit that they spend too much time on their phones. I simply cannot relate to them. However, I can clearly see that technology addictions are a serious problem affecting my generation.

[@shaterproofblosm]

The act of searching or being in transit from one social media post to the next as a flow state in itself. This is a fantastic video. Thanks.

[@mehditate]

Dopamine is dangerous if it isn't regulated or paid close attention to by the beholder. I think I will post a video about it soon. Thanks for the inspo! love this channel man

[@alizafar909]

I remember the time when i first started using social media I only used facebook and I was so addicted to it I couldn't stop myself from using it over and over again all day then oneday there was a internet outrage that time for a whole freaking 1 month so without social media I felt so depressed anxious all I can say is that was just a really terrible feeling.

[@donbirch3875]

Great analogy with the tree btw

[@kaiiids815]

Ugh yes so relatable. Quitting vaping is so hard and I’ve never been so on edge or depressed 😞

[@jdamico9]

you got this! keep going, you can do this!

[@TheForeboding]

I feel the same with coffee. You can do it! It will get better, I promise.

[@maddie7606]

Not sure if you’ll see this! Hi, I was a smoker/vape user and I stopped because of the nicotine gum. I was buying vuse pods and I started with juul. After the gum I never went back. I recommend. Best of luck to you!

[@kaiiids815]

@@maddie7606 oooh awesome! Thank you, I’ll definitely look into the gum 😍

[@nicom9476]

I love your videos!! always so interesting

[@shark3903]

Bro being so professional...Scares tf Outta me

[@Svn6twomm]

Happy to see I am not missing out on social media. Go out there even if it is for a walk around the block get inspired the world has so much to give. You just need to go and explore.

[@Sadam7even]

bro, I just wanna say that your thumbnail is outstanding, so eye-catching

[@ryankeenan5162]

How are you so good with the background music choice. Ending was a banger, Aperture

[@QKvox]

This is soooo fucking good. You win youtube this week.

[@Eurotool]

This video has one of the best soundtracks so far.

[@reizu886]

That message at the end was cool. 👍

[@hopandasesay5373]

Every Aperture video ends with a comforting message.

[@owenhughes6085]

Dopamine detoxes are amazing. life jus feels more alive and im more productive and in the moment

[@nu.wrld_7]

I can't be the only one that cleared my notifications after the beginning of the video

[@wjbt3]

Here's another one 😈

[@didntwantmyrealnameanymore]

oh my god that background noise at the beginning had me so stressed and on edge

[@theelectronomer2319]

I think it was a random dude on KZbin who said "addiction is wanting something more but liking it less".

[@BudBrown-cw2vf]

APERTURE: Can you do a video on ketamine addiction? Ketamine is an NMDA blocker not associated with dopamine but has a "dissociative" effect. It is considered very safe, has no overdose potential, and physical dependence addiction is considered not "physically" addictive, meaning no withdrawal symptoms. It seems to create the dissociation effect from dopamine addiction, allowing someone to be less stressed and be present. It also can be used for pain and depression effectively. It seems to create the "new lenses" and allow us to constantly be in the pleasure part of our brain. It can make focusing at work very difficult, but it is better to communicate with colleagues by understanding their perspectives. High doses can create the "shower effect" and give you answers to work and life problems.

[@juliearangio487]

While he was saying "now that you're watching this video, youvll probably receive a notification, a new follower, a new like etc." I literally opened instagram and mindlessly scrolled for 10 mins before realizing what I was doing. Then I realized that he said exactly what just happened to me. I'm really addicted to my phone

[@uptamistik]

Dopamine nation is an excellent book by Anna Lembke. Great read on how dopamine addiction works in neuroscience.

[@berserker_guts_1]

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏Dude please make a video on *addiction*

[@smartup5847]

That would be great

[@amarparmar7061]

Are you in any

[@8cordas381]

MD here. Dopamine is not an hormone, it is a neurotransmitter. edit: love your videos and voice.

[@squarerootof2]

True, but why do people always talk about a "surge" of dopamine? A surge of what exactly? What do these neurotransmitters transmit?

[@RussellD11]

@@squarerootof2 themselves, they are the transmission

[@squarerootof2]

@@RussellD11 Do you mean the neurotransmitters transmit themselves? Like a flow of neurotransmitters?

[@8cordas381]

@@squarerootof2 Good question. Communications in the brain are via neurotransmitters, neuron tail releases dopamine to neuron heads, and dopamine is the neurotransmitter used on the reward system. The dopamine surge is when something makes a lot of neurons release a lot of dopamine (a strong stimulus, like crack). Things that have that effect are addictive. Hormone, by definition, is a substance that mediates communication between distant organs, like adrenalin. In a rush of adrenaline, the adrenaline is in the blood wreaking havoc on the whole body, a dopamine surge happens from cell to cell in the brain. Like, dopamine surge in the brain altera brain hormones that affect the body.

[@squarerootof2]

@@8cordas381 Thanks for the reply.

[@mahamed4744]

This channel helps us view things from different angels.

[@kiavaxxaskew]

Discredits dopamine detox, and then proceeds to promote what dopamine detox essentially is.

[@aboveaphid]

Yeah very contradictory 😂. And also one oh his newer videos talks about why you should do a dopamine detox as well. Maybe the title was to get more people to click on it? Idk

[@heartsofiron4ever]

At least watch the full video bub

[@gamersnod]

Is it just me that i can't get addicted to Slot machines, Instagram, or TikTok or Social Media? I still feel burnt out lacking of motivation. What's wrong with me?

[@jairogonzalez8953]

That’s a good thing my boi your not attached, it may be switched with other things ur addicted too. Find out what it is and leave that alone too .

[@natratcritter]

I always find myself being aware of my addictions like Youtue, and Switch and I have had this mindset that I should one day cut them out. I never really thought about finding a healthy balance with them and accept that my brain chemistry naturally wants stimulation.

[@TendonPain]

Apertures videos stimulates my dopamine..

[@JtsTubes]

The phone has the opposite effect for me. My boss used to always call and message me. Even now after 2 years of not working for him the phone has a negative impact on me.

[@Waterstone33]

I agree, it doesn’t heal wounds, but it can help with mood for many days afterward. Another idea is to limit rather than to cut, which can help but still. We need to see friends and build connections and fight together using the combo method. Cut, then limit afterward. The results will work more effectively because of our environment and the original blow from the cut. Just my thoughts though. (I need to see my friends more often IRL)

[@khadidi2955]

Love aperture videos but I still miss shower thoughts too. I want both

[@ThatOneCreature]

you've got to be the only person who can start talking about an advertisement without it sounding like an advertisement

[@SluggishSlooge]

Fantastic subject matter. You should do one on testosterone, serotonin, estrogen, etc.

[@CHRISTALMOUNTAIN]

Wuhu! We are the winners!

[@grungeisdead8998]

0:03 when you're so boring none of these happen to you very often

[@congruentcrib]

One of the games I play is a space simulator, and it honest has good flow but isn’t addictive. The game has combat that wakes us up, and there’s the whole flying to our next destination. Best example I can think of is flying out to Colonia 22,000LY away… it usually take the average person 3 weeks to get there. Those three weeks are boring, but making new discoveries bring you back to that excited feeling. I’d say it’s the least addictive addiction you can have.

[@th_js]

Meanwhile me looking at this video on my smart-TV, while drinking coffee, while using social media on my phone 💀💀💀💀🤦🏻‍♂️

[@praticm2846]

This is one of the best ones you have ever made 🔥

[@becomingphantom]

Loving the consistency lately

[@jonasseyr1738]

Great Video. How our body and brain works is very fascinating. I think if you would edit your voice a bit louder and fuller, the whole video would get a more cinematic and epical vibe.

[@soldierforrester2401]

preaching selfawareness, love it

[@shadowwolf12398]

I think I might naturally lack dopamine, I’ve never experienced a high from social media or other stuff

[@Ame865]

You should talk to a doctor

[@BeyondAIR15]

Time to talk to a doctor that will mess you up with unnecessary prescriptions. Gotta love big pharm. Hopefully you're not eating 80% junk food. Drink more water and eat better. Edit: seriously see a doctor

[@galehunter2519]

You could either not produce enough dopamine or not have enough dopamine receptors. Then again, I’m not a doctor.

[@mchl252]

You might want to get an ADHD / ADD assessment... People generally don't know it but the main symptom of ADHD is lack of motivation (caused by low dopamine).

[@chriswilliams8159]

"Dopamine Nation". It's a remarkable book on the very topic this video is about.

[@panda_kun]

"He who conquers himself is the greatest warrior" - Confucius

[@soholmgaming]

Stunning content like always🙏

[@MrDestroys]

Everyone should have at least one day of dopamine detox a month if they want a healthy mind imo

[@silverwolf9001]

Man dopamine is NOT a bad thing itself. Instant gratification itself isn't harmful. Overdependency on such is the real issue. The real problem is that most people in modern society do not know how to control their impulses to fall into a rut of mindlessly pursuing their desires. If you are guilty of this, you need to discipline yourself to control your impulses until it become natural to you. Only then can you truly limit yourself and you can treat yourself responsibly. For example, as a video game fan and psychology student, I can confidently opine that gaming is absolutely OK, as long as you are able to limit yourself and prioritize everything else important in life. It's just like when you are eating a meal, where first you eat the meat (beyond meat if you are vegan) (moral and life obligations and duties), then the broccoli (constructive activities), before you get to eat the ice cream (luxuries and entertainment).

[@H1M2A3]

Can you make a video about serotonin? Maybe one comparing dopamine and serotonin? Idk if it is a good idea but I think it would be a nice video imo.

[@leanderzegwaard3181]

By that metaphor: I've been driving a self-driving car all my life. Of course I wouldn't risk driving if I never knew how.

[@quangminhtran4390]

I just love it when my phone have no notifications what about that

[@alexanderevans5170]

Highly, highly recommend the book called: The Molecule Of More by Daniel Lieberman

[@delic_psycha3711]

Haha jokes on you I have no social media. I'm just addicted to work, guns, motorcycle, nicotine, women, running a business, dubstep... and I'm only 24. Reason is, social media came out during puberty and ruined so many of my relationships I ditched them all. KZbin is just for learning and existentialism.

[@Meandmymirror]

I don’t understand why things like electronics are so addictive as far as the dopamine releases and yet exercising does the same thing releasing dopamine but we don’t want to do that. Well some of us to

[@azad738]

Do you have an addiction on social media? How many hours do you spent on a daily basis?

[@Meandmymirror]

Not if you mean, TikTok or Instagram. But I do feel addicted to the Internet in general, and all the questions that pop in to my head becomes searches for answers. And I do spend a little bit of time on Facebook. I love youtube

[@VicToria-jh2et]

He basically told us why we shouldn't do drugs but in a scientific way.

[@crlfff]

most days i wake up to no new notifications, i have no friends tbh

[@cutback443]

personally. I have the exact opposite response to this -notifications make me not want to check my phone.

[@fafafafafararararara4843]

Before I got into this video I got an email notif and 999+ unopened mails and I don't get deep sense of validation or rush or anything

[@rinuvarghese8448]

Thank u so much this was needed bro😊

[@johngodinez7509]

Your videos always gives me a goosebumps 💝 Thank you Aperture 💝

[@blackbuck4real]

You make some amazing vids my guy!

[@mattdp5554]

Bro literally I got like one notification per day and now it comes after the first 10 seconds of thi video…💀

[@VermaAman]

Bro....I literally got a notification right when you said that you'll get a notification!!

[@codeharman]

this video is an eye-opening 🚀