How I Cured My Phone Addiction 

The best way to reduce screen time: clear-space.app.link/nate (trust me, it works)

How to cure phone addiction step 1 : Buy a PC step 2 : Get addicted to your PC instead It works very well on me

Who else watched this video on their phone...?

like he said in the beginning "Don't get me wrong, phones have plenty of uses" You see THAT is where the problem lies, productivity and distraction exist on the same device!!

It’s wild that something can be so helpful and so harmful at the same time

I need to stop justifying my RU-vid addiction by saying it´s educational or valuable and so on.. I´m an addict!

The fact that he had “only” 6 hours of screen time a day and talks about addiction made me realize that I really do have a problem lmao

Here is how I did it: 1. Charge your phone overnight to get it to 100% 2. When you wake up unplug it 3. That's all the charge you get for the day, no recharge. You have to use it wisely, once its dead it's dead for the day. 4. When you go to bed repeat the cycle After a while it really does show a difference :) Edit: some people are saying they have a big battery, then I suggest doing this over a week, like not charging your phone other than on Saturday nights.

I literally use my phone 14-15 hours per day. My grades are just dropping like crazy from like 98s to 80s. I wanna stop but I'm just too dependent on it cuz it's kinda my way of coping with my ugly mental health.

I'm watching this on my phone while taking a shit. I've delayed the wiping by atleast 10 minutes. Both of my feet have fallen asleep and i know the terror that awaits me when i finally stand up and walk on these sleeping log stumps

*5 things that helped me:* 1: Delete social media accounts and apps that serve no purpose other than zombie mode entertainment. 2: Turn off vibrations, noises and notifications. If it is something really important, the person who needs you will just call you. 3: Ask yourself; "What could I be doing right now that would be a better way to spend my time, with more meaning, and that I enjoy?". 4: Buy a watch. Seriously. Dewit. 5: Don't use your phone within 1 hour after you've waken up, and don't use your phone within 1 hour before bed.

You call 5 hours a day addiction, I call it a morning routine

It's amazing how addictive smartphones are. The other day I forgot mine at home and it drove me nuts. We've become a society where attention deficit disorder has become a learned behaviour and not just an issue some people are born with. Great video 🥺☘️

if youtube starts charging a fee, more than half of the addicts will be cured.

I remember only charging my phone once a week when I was a kid. Nowadays, I have to charge every single day💀

It would be so helpful if Instagram would make the "recommended for you page" an optional feature. Because I love the idea of following my friends and seeing what they're up to. But I don't want to look at random content, I just end up scrolling endlessly watching medium entertaining things.

Every minute I go over the screen time limit on my phone is a dollar I have to deposit into my savings account. Works pretty well for me.

“How I cured my phone addiction” *watching on my phone at 4:30 am*

How to cure you're phone addition: *Delete RU-vid*

I faced my phone addiction head-on without planning to. About a month ago, my phone broke, and then I shelled out my entire paycheck for a new iPhone 12, only for it to be stolen. At first, I was furious and felt like I could not get anything done without it. I eventually got my old phone to work again, but this time, I decided to see what would happen if I decided not to re-download my social media apps. It's only been about a week, but I have already felt a massive difference in my productivity, social life, and mental health. I am honestly so grateful that I had all of those issues with my phone. It took not having any phone at all to realize that I can survive and thrive without constantly checking my phone all day. And on top of that, I also realized that I was never happier with the newest phone, it was pretty and shiny, but it is just a phone.

One thing I've found to be really helpful is treating my phone somewhat like a landline. When I work from home, I keep my phone essentially docked in one location. I find that the physical space between my phone and myself creates mental space for resisting the knee jerk habit of always checking the phone. Initially, this was pretty hard to do but I created a few automations on Apple Shortcuts that would detect when I had moved my phone and give me a subtle nudge to place it back. I've found that overall I just feel more peaceful with the physical distance.

RU-vid is showing me how to stop the addiction, I wouldnt have without RU-vid.

Who else is here during quarantine, because their screen time went like: 📈📈📈

I definitely fixed my phone addiction! I used to use it all the time but now I only use it for about 1-2 hours!

I'm older. And it's really odd to walk around outside and everyone is in this matrix-like bubble. It's almost as if I was this Neo person and I'm free from all of that.

I am addicted to reading COMMENTS on RU-vid. I literally spend hours and i don't even watch any videos just scrolling down comments😭😭😭😭

Not gonna lie, when i broke my watch half a year ago, i wasn’t wearing a watch for a couple months. I constantly found myself picking up my phone to check the time and ending up in an app or doing something on it. You seriously should get a watch if you want to limit your screen time.

just spend a week without a phone, refreshingly amazing but I did miss 95% of information I needed to do my stuff so finding the right balance is important

My screen time averages 2.5 hours every day and even that feels like way too much

The problem is a lot of us do our work with phones, and then when we’re done with our work on our phones, we rely on it for socialization to keep in touch with friends and family. I think just by trying to leave it in the other room rather than in your pocket when you’re not in work or social mode at least will cut your phone time down enough to where you won’t be so addicted to be mindlessly checking it 24/7.

The best advice I could give, is always be busy. You can only be addicted to your smartphone if you have the time to use it. Some people are always on their phones and don’t prioritize the things they should. If you have work, do work, not use your phone. Remain objective.

Very genuine, Excessive phone usage is ADDICTION. Don't hesitate to admit it. Like you said wearing watch seems simple yet saves you the potential downward spiral of picking up the phone and getting lost in the fake social media world.

I just installed a grayscale extension on my browser and holy crap it makes a lot of a difference. I feel a lot less motivated to just scroll and scroll through recommendations or comments on youtube. Everything seems a lot more boring. This is making me realize how dumb my brain is made to be, it has adapted to getting distracted by random colors.

Couldn't finish the vid. I'm cured! 😢😂🤣

Yup. This ones going viral

I totally agree. We can't completely stay away from our phones, but we can definitely learn to control our urge to not use them when it's not necessary. Turning off the notification might not sound very important, but it does help a lot in reducing the usage.

Based on my experience : 1). Being an introvert, I always hated to talk with someone in any social media platform so it gave me less interest to use social media apps ( facebook, instagram, etc.) and after some months I deleted those apps. 2). I always kept my phone's battery less than 30% after I figured out its addiction is hazardous to my lifestyle and later, I daily felt less motivated to use phone because of my phone's battery. And that's how I have cured my phone addiction. One thing I want to add is I still use youtube for learning and knowledge purpose but it doesn't affect anything bad to my daily routine.

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Is not only about quitting an addiction... Is taking control of our own life.

He cured his phone addiction and became a 2 time F1 World Champion racing for Red Bull.

Is the camera man on wheels? Cameras constantly on the move 😂

Being outdoors, nature walks and gym always keeps me focused 👌🏾

i am really trying to lower my screen time of 5-10 hours. it is terrible because i’ve gained lots of bad habits. when i want to do something productive such as working out, doing schoolwork, or even taking care of myself has been super challenging since my mind is always telling me “5 more minutes won’t hurt!” then i realize 2 hours has past. i waste my days mindlessly scrolling through my phone.

Really benefiting from all these productivity videos! Blocking time, keeping phone away, fixing sleep schedule. Thanks a lot Nate!

I only started getting addicted to my phone when I got a touchscreen phone. And it never changed, it just gets worse and worse every single day.

So pumped. The one habit I can’t get rid of is using my phone first thing in the morning.

It's not like I don't know this solution, the problem is that I'm not able to convince myself that I really need a break from this cell phone!

You're so right about "needing it while it's blocked". I used to use productivity apps like Forest, that would block my phone for a few hours while I studied, and while it was great at first, I quickly realized that it had one big flaw: I couldn't use my calculator or refer to a calendar. Or sometimes, I was in the library and needed to Google something, but I couldn't. So instead, I learned to willingly limit my usage. I don't use grayscale or limit what's on my phone too much, but over time, I managed to reduce my usage from 6-7H per day, to an average of 2. Now some days do go up, but that's mostly because I do use my phone as my camera to film my RU-vid videos, but other than that, I can't recall the last time I spent all day scrolling through Instagram!

My biggest problem is keeping my phone w me by saying "I need to study from it" or "I need to listen to study music" when all I use it for is instagram, RU-vid and other social media.. :/

When the wifi cuts out, I don’t know what to do with myself :(

Out of every phone addiction videos in yt, this really helped me ngl

Videography in this video is great...so much time must've gone into this!! Also the advice is on par too lol

Grayscale changed everything for me. Thank you for this video Nate!

Definitely noticed the immaculate quality of this video compared to your other ones! Love all your content.

Just bursted out laughing to the “no Instagram or RU-vid notifications, which- if you’re new here, subscribe and- maybe- turn on the notifications....😬😙” 😂😂😂 Seriously, great video! Also kudos to you on filming outside. As a fellow introvert, I know how nerve wracking it could be and I’m still working on it myself.

Love this! I got rid of social media recently and it has drastically changed my mood and helped my depression. The idea of making the screen gray is genius.

My phone addiction was quite bad, stopped me from doing many things, but then i created an imaginary lockbox because the actual one was expensive and money was tight lol, after persistently trying the imagination got stronger lol and it worked, I’m more productive now and less on my phone!

It’s so strange seeing the camera doing semicircles around Nate.

when i didn’t have a phone, i used to be pretty envious of people who did. now, i kind of wish i didn’t have it in the first place lol. i love my phone, but i have to admit i was much more productive without it.

This is so important. Being switched on via your phone all the time can have a negative impact on your mental health. Great video to raise awareness of it :)

I didn’t notice his phone being in greyscale mode because MINE ALREADY IS

He is just 21 and more smart and wise than most men out there :-))

I mean, wow! The idea of ur phone being in grey is just amazing and so creative I've never really heard this advice before

The black and white mode is so amazing and helpful! Thank you very much for that idea!

No one : The camera man: ⬅️⬅️➡️➡️🔄

We waste so much time unknowingly with this habit. For me at least, It's almost as if my mind is on autopilot when I scroll through my phone. Good insight Nate

My problem is I am afraid of being forgotten and I'm afraid of people thinking I don't care about them.

Your channel has honestly improved my life

I turned all of my notifications off except text messages and calls , but I’m still addicted to RU-vid !

Nate: "I've been more engaged with people" Also Nate: *talks to statue* 😂

Good job dude, It’s getting crazy with the younger generations, but all generations as well. Ever go out to dinner and see a couple both on their cellphones, crazy. Thanks for the video.

And so it begins... WELL DONE!! Leading the way Thank you.

Thanks for sharing, Nate! Understandably, we are all connected in a digital world, and that has so many pros as well as cons. This shouldn't hinder us, instead it should help improve ourselves!

I'm really impressed with how this this video was shot, especially since you typically only post sit down type of videos!

I like the grayscale mode option. Im going to implement in for about a week or so and see if I like it. Ive gotten down to three hours of phone usage over the past few months but mostly, I think that's due to not having my phone while I work and deleting instagram from my phone every couple of months.

I use a lot of the tips he has given. The grey scale is new for me. Might try this one out. Another thing that has helped me a lot too is removing social media apps that I still use off the phone background. So every time I want to use it I have to search for it. Another tip for Apple users is setting time limitations on apps - it makes you much more aware how quickly time adds up throughout the day:)

I’m so frustrated by how hard this has been for me to gain control of. Thank you for this video. Subscribed

I love the idea of making Instagram more like a newspaper rather than being super duper enticing by putting your phone into gray scale. I think it helps you see that the true color of the world is outside, that's where life is happening and most opportunities lie. I just put my phone into gray scale. Excited to give this a try. :)

Nate Regina Hutchinson here in Texas. I am learning from you channel. I am following you on all platforms. Thank you. Please keep it coming. You are so amazing.

Tip! You can set the colour greyscale by triple clicking the lock button (when enabled through accessibility) then you can turn it off easily if you wanna watch RU-vid etc

Turning off notifications and "Batching" your cell phone time is HUGE, great call! I like what you said about turning off notifications, letting yourself check your phone/your texts maybe once every couple of hours, and absolutely batching together replying to texts and DMs. These days all of us creators/influencers/entrepreneurs have SO many interactions with our clients, collaborators, friends, etc. that you really need to control your inter-personal communication and leave plenty of "solo time" where you can ACTUALLY Get. Shit. Done! Hence why batching is so effective. You rock dude, love all of your content -- keep it coming! And the tips have always been super helpful to all of us :)

This video changed my life! After watching this video I've factory rest my phone and minimized everything to only essential apps. Thank you Nate

this come at the perfect time. needed it the most now. thank you

What a likeable and insightful guy you are. Truly a man I respect

Holy cow, the production quality on this video is AMAZING! Big thumbs up in my books!

I don't know what to do when I turn my phone off

ngl I do not have a prolem with too many notifications, however I gotta say that this social media vortex you described is a big problem for me. I turned off notifications for unnecessary apps years ago.

Thank you for all the good advices helping me think more about what I can do to achieve my goals.

Step #1 in curing phone addictions: Subscribe to my channel and follow me on Instagram :)

Going through the VORTEX brought me HERE ..

I like the gray scale idea. Great tip.

Good for you. I'm proud of you. It takes a strong person to conquer addiction.

Love how he was talking about all the distraction you could get, such as people snapchatting you and stuff... I'm just sat here like I check my phone every 2 mins knowing that no one has even bothered to message me. I'm just wishing that they did. I'm just that addicted.

Can't wait to watch this, Nate! I think overcoming our attachment to cell phones in this generation is really challenging. Kudos to you!

Such a great video!! Congrats!!

thank you for this video, it really gave me the motivation I needed to stop this addiction

love the idea but how the cameraman moves, i feel like I'm having motion sickness or something. please just make it stand on a tripod next time.

This video was dope Nate! Great job on the filming and editing on this one. I really liked, and the topic helped knock it out of the park.

The grayscale really helps thanks man

love this guys message. today will be the start of my journey