Nix it! Mostly it's strangers being mean. Who the heck needs that? Surround yourself with positive people--REAL people-- and satisfying work or study. I'm always amazed when people become emotional about strangers spewing nonsense on social media. What would you do on the street if a stranger was mean? Walk away and forget it...I'm sure. In fact...ignore ME! @@emh8861 😅🙂
@@emh8861I didn't know unfortunately. It can almost make you choose good or bad in the world. I guess what I mean is, I've come in. Happy and left feeling like nobody likes me. Enough to be depressed for days !
So very inspiring. As a child of the 70s, what your describing is how I grew up. Now..technology seems to be consuming us. I've been doing art every day for 2 hrs, phone off and totally losing myself in the joy of learning and creation. I miss the times of my childhood, where talking on a phone was a treat. We all need to turn off. Loved your video❤❤❤
@@bonsaibaby8257 maybe she has a family? a job? can't totally unplug unless you're independently wealthy and never have to answer to anyone for anything.
I got rid of cable and created a craft room for my retirement. I read , watch videos like this, study my Bible, garden, tend my lawn , color, workout, crochet, play with watercolors, paint on wood, scrapbook, go camping. It’s blissful!
The idea of withdrawing completely for even a few hours gave me a surge of anxiety; I suppose that tells me something about the depth of my addiction. I am old enough to remember how life was back in the days of pagers, phone booths, enormous books of “Yellow Pages”, the huge road atlases that dwarfed 7 & 8 year old me while I guided Mom on our yearly trips from Texas to California and back to visit her parents. When everyone knew how to read a round clock with hands and wrote in cursive. When I used to curl up on my bed with Austen, Brontë, Bradbury, King, Asimov, Dickens, Twain, Tolkien, and everything Austen. And so many more. I miss just curling up with a book, and the way my body would automatically reposition me when the way I was propping myself and the book became uncomfortable, without ever interrupting the flow of words weaving their stories in my head. Sounds like I need to take your example as a prescription for myself. Thanks!!
I had a question for a friend the other day, and instead of sending a text, I went over to his house and spent an hour talking to him and his wife. Unbelievably soul enriching... contact with actual humans is the way.
You have just explained the anxiety epidemic that has taken over the world. I loved you before too, but I love you even more for this video! Thank you!❤❤❤
I agree with you one hundred percent that this is if not the root cause, then one of the major contributors to what seems to be an anxiety epidemic. That said, I think it goes well beyond anxiety. I think it also points towards the hostility and the anger and all sorts of other emotions that are really destructive if left unchecked.
I've always indulged in the joy of puttering. I might be doing simple household chores, doodling, singing to myself or just sitting outside and letting my mind wander. People think I'm not busy because I'm not doing anything, but in reality I am busy doing nothing.
As a 17 year old in today’s world I completely agree with this, I truly wish I was around in a time where technology and phones weren’t everything. I find myself relating to most of this video, and how you felt. I know I’m really young, but man would I love to go back to the time where I had no care for social media or technology. Unfortunately, most of the mental health I struggle with developed from obsessing over social media. I admire how you detached yourself from everything, to reestablish what you love and who you truly are. I truly hope one day I have the opportunity to do the same thing. Thank you for making these types of videos. It helps me not feel so alone in these feelings.
I think in many ways, it was better, during that time. I miss my brain. I was so creative all the time. Now i am 58. Addicted to my phone. And frequently dead inside. I feel for your generation. I hope you and i both, find our ways out of artifice and into reality.
You have the opportunity to do this every day. Even if you don't go for 2 weeks, you can go for 2 hours. Start there. 2 hours per day, just put it all away. All the excess. Just be for those 2 hours. Read a book. Take a walk and listen to the world around you. Have a relaxing bath and make your favorite meal. Learn a new skill you've been wanting to learn (without RU-vid videos!) or work on honing a skill you're already working on. Bake something to share with your friends or loved ones. Try to make it from scratch! Follow a cookbook! Go out into nature and watch birds, find mushrooms (maybe there is a foraging group near you to learn with!), look for fossils or pretty rocks or insects....whatever tickles your fancy! Maybe you don't even know what interests you yet, but you will be able to find out! It doesn't have to be an "all or nothing" situation. You can start small and whittle your time spent online down to what truly feels best for you. Start today. Make it now you begin or end the day. You can do it!
I beling to another time too, but I have an aversity to my phone. i would enjoy taking my lunches at work and chatting with everyone, or at school. Now everyone is with thier heads in thier phone. I don't want to check my personal emails, but that is how my kids schools comunicate or thier after achool activities. I want to call a DR. and actually make a verbal appointment, but everyone wants you to go through a portal, or check your kids work through another portal. Even those of us who are non addicted are forced to use our devices.
You can delete all social media, I did and it helped. I still spend way too much time on my phone, but it’s a step. Baby steps, one at a time, and you can get to a place that is more comfortable for you. I promise you won’t miss anything you really need :)
Unedited. Unstructured. Undeniable. Unavailable. Uncluttered. The thing I've learned is that the faster we move on to the next thing the more we forget the past thing AND we miss the opportunity to FEEL it, celebrate it, commiserate it, enjoy it, argue with it, or whatever it is that equals EXPERIENCING it fully. Thank you Mayim, you are always a delight and I love your brain!
I’m not sure what to say other than “Thank you, I needed that!” You spoke directly to my heart and addressed so many of my feelings - I’m stunned! We can’t be the only humans feeling that way. Sending blessings and love! Annie
Noticing the story you are living, telling yourself, is the first, essential Step: now you can begin to rewrite it: Discovering what you fear (everyone has fears, most learned through socialization) begins to transform it, freeing you.
Omg!! This SO hit home! I become irritated when people assume that I’m dead if I don’t respond to texts within five minutes. Sheesh! I have a life outside of media and I refuse to be a slave to my phone. Thanks for your outlook and video.
I have a life outside of social media too but you wouldn't know it. I was an alcoholic and thought the only addiction needed to be overcome for me.. Nope the electronic age hooked me but things will change now.
The irony of watching this on my phone is not lost on me. Thank you for this, it's definitely something I needed to be reminded of. I use my phone and TV to escape and hide from myself. Not being able to work a regular job for 2 years has had a toll, as have the physical concerns that have lead to it. I know I hide, but this is a reminder to slowly peel back that curtain of protection. ❤
Welcome to the 1970's! You found them. I will NEVER be a slave to my phone. I check it more towards the evening...maybe or maybe I won't check it. I figure that I have family members, and if something is very important, they will call them and then my family can tell me. I stay away from the news! I figure if there is something I need to know, my husband will tell me. I go to my garden and then I am happy. I sit on my patio and listen to my fountain and watch the pollinators and birds, especially the hummingbirds, and look at all my veggies and herbs and flowers that I grew with my own 2 hands. And I sit there looking around and then I thank God for all things good and I tell Him how awesome He is and that He is the best artist ever. That is my sanity. Taking that break is probably the best thing you could ever have done. So well done Mayim! 👏♥🙏 You are very intelligent, now don't go back to Egypt!
I RARELY comment on RU-vid videos, but this is amazing. I was definitely born in the wrong era as well. This validates my feelings so much bc my partner is the opposite and we often disagree about how to navigate social media for our young teen kids. You are an incredible blessing to this world.
I needed to hear this tonight. I was just thinking I needed to get more work done before I went to bed when I found your amazing and illuminating message. I’m a 83 year old woman who wants to learn more and more about the world. Your message was what I needed to hear. Thank you, Mayim.
That is what retirement is all about. I feel the same way with what you went through. I can sit for days and not doing much of anything. I am oil painting more frequently and loving that I am not stressed for time to complete the painting. Congratulations that you got the opportunity to find this for yourself!
I have just retired and once I get past the energy slump I’m going through here in the first couple of months, I’m looking forward to the mental, physical and emotional space to discover myself, my own thoughts and interests. Glad it’s working for you!
Thank you soooo much for sharing this, Mayim!! I am a child of the 80s and this reminded me of when I just went outside and played on summer vacations. If I wanted to see a friend, I would go ring their doorbell. I looked forward to going to swimming pools, hanging out with my friends, dinners with my family and reading books that I wanted to read. What you have reminded me of was this innocence and freedom of being a child, untethered from chaos. God is reminding me through your words to find my own way of unplugging when needed. Thank you!! 💖💝
I did live in that era. At University, we had no computers, let alone mobiles. It was great, we thought more, we analyzed more, we read more, we talked more, we shared more, we were more curious, we enjoyed each other more, we were less disgruntled... It was great. Kudos for taking the break!
Thank you for this vlog; it's perfect. Last May, my sister and I walked the last five stages of the Camino de Santiago, in Spain. Only ~70 miles out of the entire ~500 mile journey and it was definitely not enough. It was the first time I'd ever done anything like that and the way it affected me took me by surprise. I think it was the simplicity and the movement. Get up, have breakfast, walk. Actually see the scenery and views and the small pueblos as you pass them by in "slow motion", not at 65 mph. You get to meet new people from all over the world. There's no rush, no place you have to be until that evening's lodgings.Yes, we still had our phones, for maps and safety; and we did "plug in" again once settled down in the hotel for the night. But for those fabulous hours during the day, it was regenerative. I crave being out there again. What's that Gandhi quote? "There is more to life than simply increasing its speed."
I had a similar experience on my first trip to Portugal, when my data was limited to just WiFi. That meant no internet unless I was at a cafe or store, or reaching uncomfortably to catch a bar from the neighbours' house 😆 It reminded me of the early internet days, when I had to go to the cold basement, wait for dial-up, open the programs, etc. I.e. it was lengthy and really tested how much I wanted to go on it. I was an addict back then too, but sometimes the warm summer was just too inviting, and having so many steps in between me and my addiction made it easier to choose differently. I suspect I need to do something similar with my phone, but I cringe at the thought of not having access when I really want it so an app blocker is not the way. What I really need is an app that makes me complete other tasks before allowing me to go to the app I wanted, to ensure this is something I'm consciously wanting to do, and not just a force of habit
This has literally been on my bucket list for 10 years. Thanks for posting it was a reminder of my dreams that I had forgotten. The experience sounds like it was amazing. What a blessing.
I just got back from a 2 week vacation and one of those weeks was a spiritual healing retreat. I was wondering why I was so at peace. Detaching from social media and the news and moving my body more is key to my mental health. You put into words just what I discovered about myself and now I will aim to make my life more peaceful on a daily basis!
Way to go Mayim! You are an incredible person. This is a timeless vlog. Everyone could benefit from taking an electronics break to see what they've been missing.
i left social media years ago, all i was getting was game requests and birthday notifications. no one even commented when mine came round, so i just said... fuck it.
“I found that I spent a lot less time obsessing about ways I am deficient or less than when I fill my brain and my soul up with things that I know I love to learn about and study about.” I love this and feel like it really spoke to me. Thank you!
This was comforting to know that there are other people out there who feel the same about unplugging and being vulnerable with your own thoughts! Ty for this video. 😊
Mayim, you have hit such a chord in ( I’m sure) so many people! I am a 65 year old retired healthcare worker who sat at a desk with not 3 but 4 screens to monitor and my phone constantly ringing along with work emails that continued throughout the day and even after hours😳😳😳. I was given the most wonderful gift of being able to retire at 56 and the first thing I got rid of was my “ smartphone, then my laptops,watch and alarm clock 😊❤️😊. I moved to another state and spent my time assimilating to my new surroundings. After almost 2 years of only keeping in touch with the people who still had a piece of my heart I learned that life has so much to offer if you take it! I use my technology to do video visits with friends and family and to research what will grow and thrive in my gardens😊❤️. I truly hope you vlog reaches so many stressed out, not living their best life people to remind them to truly stop and smell the roses 🌹 Thank you for a wonderful idea🥰
HI MAYIM! 👋🏽💕 You have just described what I discovered during the pandemic. While most everybody was losing their minds to panic and fear, afraid to leave their homes, staying glued to social media and TV, I went outside and spent entire days in nature, which at the time was this beautiful park overlooking the bay. Here, when not reclining in the sun, I would walk along the rocky shoreline and forage seaweed, berries and beach plums. I would go for long exploratory walks to discover things I had previously overlooked in my own neighborhood. It felt like I was the only woman in the world, AND I LOVED IT!! It was here that I learned to hear my heart and find my own rhythm. I have since moved to a rural area out of state but still keep that same flow in my life. My day starts with sitting silently in nature, deep breathing, watching the birds flit about in the trees and on the feeder I set up. I am starting to garden and journal again. Yes, I still use social media--perhaps a bit too much--but I still incorporate moments of peace and inner connection in my day as I continue to ask, listen and recieve Divine wisdom and guidance. Thanks so much for sharing your experience. BE Well! 🦋
I’m sorry, but this sounds incredibly entitled. A lot of people lived in places where ALL public spaces were shut, locked in with abusive partners, trying to manage home school for months, or working essential manual labor. Please stop acting like the entire pandemic response people had was a “choice.”
@@strangertobluewater why dis on someone who made the best of a difficult situation? We all have choices. We aren’t entitled just because we make smart choices.
@@sidilicious11 People being battered had no choice. Home schoolers had no choice. Front line workers had no choice. People who contracted Covid had no choice. A lot of people just loved the shutdowns and lived their best lives without giving a f*ck about others , and advocated for their extension merely so they could carry on with it not because they cared about a virus. I really don’t want to hear about how lovely their pandemic life was.
“My life is moving faster than I can keep up with”.. that hit me so hard because it’s just the words I’ve been looking for to describe why I’m struggling. So proud of you Mayim for challenging yourself in this way ❤
As I was scrolling RU-vid aimlessly, wasting time, I found this gem. Wow this hit home…I’ve been feeling annoyed at other drivers too, and not feeling like myself, and feeling like I always have to have have something planned. This was eye opening and insightful for me. Thanks for sharing your experience and the joy of unplugging 🎉
Being 57, I remember the time before internet and we were all happier. Anxiety is prevalent today and could just this technology be the main culprit? I will share this video with my kids who did not have the benefit of knowing what it felt like living in the 70's and 80's. I did not take sleep aids then, but I sure do now and so do my kids! Thank you for this video!!!
Beautifully said!! I just got back from camping and I feel.lighter than ever. As I spend the evening "catching up" on all the stuff I missed in news, gossip, and work on my phone, I just feel exhausted and wish I was still out in nature. Very cool that you did this for 2 weeks. You should talk about how to prepared and structured the transition to and from
This really spoke to me. I'm one of the few people you'll ever meet who has never owned a cell phone. I don't watch tv or have followed news for over 30 years. I don't feel like I've missed anything at all. I do own a desk top computer I've been attached to in waves over the years. I use it primarily for learning and communication with people I know, or have met via social media. But I cut back anytime I start feeling that dread you mentioned. Since 2020, I spend more time at-home and have learned to love my own company even more than I thought I already did. Thank goodness for on-line shopping, so I can avoid mingling with the chaotic world, if I so choose. I am the most calm and peaceful, and happy person I know, and have been told so. I do believe that technology is a good thing, when used for the greater good, and in moderation. I honestly wouldn't accept a cell phone if iPhone promised to give me a upgrade every year. Everyone I know seems connected to their cells day and night. Same goes for tv and video games. It all seems so foreign to me. Thank you for unplugging and sharing your experience. I don't feel so alone now.
Before Covid, I kept saying I needed the world to stop so I could catch up. I was one of the few to enjoy the quiet isolation to find myself again, reconnect with who I was before I got too busy and start a journey of mental healing. This video reconfirmed my core beliefs. We all need this type of detox. Blessings to you and thanks for the well organized thoughts!!
The thing that convinced me I really should, and ultimately needed to, watch your video and hear your truly inspirational message was the level of dread and anxiety I felt when I saw it was 12 minutes and 6 seconds long!! The more I heard and listened to you the better I felt and didn't even think about the 12 minutes until about 11 minutes in. That is power my friend. You are so courageous in your constant commitment to learning about and taking care of your soul. And you are so giving and generous in sharing it with the world. Thank you Mayim and bless you. 🙂🙏❤🙂🙏
THIS! I most often choose a video based on the time and always get lost in it. If I check the time I know I’m not interested and need to stop watching it. I waste more time and mental energy deciding whether not the desire to watch outweighs the time spent watching. 🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️ Thank you, Mayim, for this gift. ❤
Way to go Mayim! Welcome to the "real" world and the real you. 💜I was born almost 20 years before you, so my relationship with technology is different than your generation: I have never engaged in social media 🤮and my phone is a necessary evil, not an appendage. I wish you all the best in your new journey.....you're a great actress and seem like a great person. 💟
I 100 PERCENT RELATE TO THIS!!!! I have been working on a tech/phone detox lately as well. Trying to figure out what that looks like for me. Thank you for sharing this ❤❤❤
I can’t tell you how grateful I am that you made this video. I feel like you spoke as though your voice was my own experience. I keep saying over and over in my head “I just want to quit. How do you quit? What the hell is quitting? There is no quitting. “ I’ve obsessed over learning of other countries that seem to be a better lifestyle. My physical health has taken a toll on the rat race of life. I’m just so over that rat race. You solved my question of “what is quitting and how do you even quit?” I need to turn off all the noise of technology and stop and listen to real life and experience real life. Thank you.
thank you for doing this and sharing it with us !!. I was born in the good time. I could be your mother. I don't have a cell phone, I do love YT. My heart breaks to know that most young people will never know the joy of laying on the bed with the windows open, smelling that lilac bush and reading a book that just takes you to another place. They will never remember the smell of their favorite library. They will never experience doing research at the library for their English paper, and getting lost in random side trails.. (oh, pottery would be so much fun!). If I don't spend at least 1 hr. a day reading a book my day is just not complete. If I can't spend time in my craft room making cards for loved ones, or in my sewing room my day is not complete. I'm retired and using my time wisely is so important now. Hopefully you can help others with all these "addictions' - because that's what they are.
Such lovely thoughts. I don’t know why I’m crying, but I’ve heard “ deep calls to deep”. As a retired lady d’un certain age, I could do this a day a week. Off the Tube, on to swimming/ gardening & talking to my Heavenly Father for more than 2 minutes at a time. Thanks Mayim. Thanks, this was my first letter to a new friend. ❤️
I’m crying because as a kid we had a phone on the kitchen wall. No voicemail to return. Mom was usually home to answer our calls. No phone calls after9pm.. Ty for the sweet memory🩵
There was a time when cell phones, laptops, email, and social media didn't exist, and I had a good, full life. What an important lesson! Thank you, Mayim!
This is such a brave thing to do and it also highlights the fact many people just can't get away from digitalisation and it may be having a huge impact on wellbeing.
Brave? You do realise that people used to live like that 20-25 years ago, right? This is a prime example of why the modern digital world is INCREDIBLY bad for people. It's also bad for civil society and the economy.
BRAVO!!!! THIS IS one of the reasons you were put here!! People NEED to hear this & you are the ABSOLUTE PERFECT person to deliver this message!! I've known since before this all began that it wasn't going to be healthy & it's the biggest monster on this planet!! I really hope ALOT of people see this & reconsider their lives!! I've been waiting a LOOOOOOOONG time & I'm tired!!!
Thank you for validating the life I am trying to live. I am 71, and don't operate a cell phone. I own one -- it sits in a drawer and comes out only for plane travel or very long road trips (like 8 hours through the Canadian Rockies). I buy a chip card for a month's use, and use it for maybe a week. I've been confronted by so many people who just don't get it. My land line works when the power goes out -- unlike a cell phone that requires charging, which (in the past) I've forgotten to do. It makes me feel safe. But battling the "shoulds" of others is a challenge. Thank you for giving me more impetus and courage to do that.
Since I met you on The Big Bang Theory and your work here on RU-vid, I've gone back to studying Italian (with a children's book), I've gone back to studying English with your videos, I've gone back to practicing to become ambidextrous, and I'm learning juggling 😂 😂😂 I feel much happier spending time on things other than my cell phone. Oh and I'm back to reading the Anne of Green Gables books... which I love
Thank you! You have opened my eyes. I'm retired and still feel like I'm a hamster running on the wheel. Just like when I was working. My books and magazines pile up. Eventually I recycle the magazines I haven't touched. The books are still on the shelf. Thank you for doing this experiment because your results have opened my eyes. 🥰🙏🏻
I think I found this just at the right time, I’ve been thinking about temporarily switching back to a dumb phone for a while to figure out who I am again. This feels like the sign
We can't know what we DO want until we know what we DON'T want. You are so good at expressing your thoughts and feelings! Thank you, Mayim, for putting this experience into words. We all need to bear in mind that too much of a good thing, is not always a good thing.
This is 100% true: I committed myself to have a week with no screen in the afternoons and evenings (after work) - no RU-vid, no social media, no tv. But tonight I was "too tired" not to just lay on my bed and feed myself with some comforting Toutube. Found you. Thank you Universe - I hear ya´!
Was watching this video and nodding along, seeing a lot of the same patterns in myself. My jaw dropped when you mentioned Peter Kingsley, was not expecting that at all in a video concerned with digital detox! Very cool when these sorts of connections happen.
I work at a job where there are sometimes long pauses. We were all sitting and scrolling for those periods of time. I started doing a crochet project or embroidery during those times and it has helped my brain as well. Less headache at the end of the day and my anxiety is so much less. Thanks for this reminder!
I cry too when rich white famous ladies who made a billion dollars an episode on television.. teach me how bad it was to check for traffic n google. She’s a hero
@youbelonginthezoo mental health doesn't discriminate, what kind of studipidity to think that because she makes a lot of money, it should make her immune/zombie to the world! Ok Karen..wtf!
Yeah... I unplugged already for 4 weeks, even with no books (I was retired in a country house, what makes it easier). It's just wonderful. I was feeling way better, lighter, full of energy and creativity, my rotine was better - sleeping early and well, walking up early, eating in the right time... all was better.
I recently spent a week on the island of Ærø in Denmark, it was supposed to be 2 days, and it didn't feel like enough, so I extended it. That feeling of rediscovering what it is to truly explore, I completely relate to. I was on my own time, my own schedule (except for the ringing of the church bells) and found time to just sit next to the water and be. No schedule, no device, just the sea air, my water colours, the sound of waves, and the bike that brought me there. It was a good reminder to come back to the question of how much is enough, and how that has to be defined by my definition, and not someone else's.
Thank you Mayim! You nailed the strange grief, slow burn disconnect I’ve felt since the onslaught of duh phone, social media and all the features of distraction that come with it! The beauty of the info highway gaining access of so much so fast unfortunately burns the fuel of our lives and time, both too precious to trade.
I cried listening to this. I came across this today after realizing I have been second guessing myself too much. This is what I needed to hear and it’s what I need to do. Let go of anger, regret, time wasted, live in the now and have life experiences. Thank you for you shutting out out all the noise so you can create things and share them. I benefitted from listening and I hope others do as well ❤
So happy for this message! ❤ I feel the same as you do, love to read paper books, sick of the screen. Thanks, your beautiful! Such an honest truth to be your self at your pace!! 😊blessings from California
It's fascinating to hear you say all of this.. im one of those people that can leave notifications for later or turn them off completely, I'll get to a text when I get to it. I don't answer the phone if I am in the middle of something. It drives my daughter CRAZY that my phone has a bazillion icons waiting for my attention. But I just hide the ones I have no plans on looking at and I leave the others there for when I have the time to sit and look through them. I guess it's like selective hearing, but for my digital life lol. I can't imagine feeling obligated to look at all of those immediately and letting them stress me put. Thinking now that maybe my 15 year old needs a phone detox like this if this is what she goes through on her phone/computer daily! Good on you for doing what you needed to do in order to slow down your life and save your sanity. I'm glad you reconnected with art, music, and yourself!
You encapsulated what has been gnawing at my inner soul for quite some time. I’m my own best friend, I love my solitude, my quiet time is very special to me. I try very hard to turn down the white noise I hear daily, masking what is really important to me. I know that I am special, but unfortunately I forget that, and treat everyone one else’s priorities. Bravo to you, for your words, you are my pioneer! You are the ‘cold’ shower many of us have needed for so long. Thank You!
Gosh, I've never commented on a video, it's not who I am. I just want to thank you for this. This definitely isn't information the majority of us don't know, but how easy is it that we forget and get into these digital "addictions." This all hit me in the feels. I now need to unplug...
I can’t thank you enough! I have been walking around all day today, really for the last week, heavy and not knowing why. You have been SO inspired to do this crazy detox!!! I know your experience will not just speak to my spirit, but to SO many more! I have been feeling like such a hypocrite as I preach to my children the dangers of their cell phones and social media, and yet, when I am bored or stressed, this is where I have started to turn! It feeds, in such a damaging way, the heavy feelings, with nothing more then distraction and more heavy feelings! I love what you found and I love your solutions thus far. It must have been hard and relieving and eye-opening all at the same time! Thanks again for what you did and for sharing your experience and wisdom with the rest of us💓
Lovely to know, Mayim, you have not only discovered the power of Being --the grace of being, of having presence to pace yourself, nurture yourself deeply, find your rhythms, PLAY, improvise --but you are leveraged to inspire so many others. At 78, I live between the older and newer worlds: each has benefits and detriments, but the current tech world is creating some terrible, alienating , (yes addictive) habits. Being a practitioner and teacher of the kinds of mindfulness skills you describe, it gets better and better. Kudos. You've Shifted.
Preface: I’m disabled and home most of the day. I was TOO immersed in social media (FB the most). My handyman and food magazines are like your Harper’s piled up. 2 months in the hospital and being more or less comatose (heavy narc meds) taught me this lesson the hard way. I’ve shifted back to using my art as both physical and mental health therapy (I’m on youtube mainly for classes). I’m glad you learned this lesson without the drama of your body shutting down. Many blessings!
The fact that you’ve become more beautifully human than less upon stardom….. you’ve always blown my 45 year old mind. You and “Six” were my idols in childhood but what I’ve seen of you (which I don’t claim to know you fully through such)…. you’ve been so uniquely lovely! From finding and being yourself along your journey, especially in motherhood… you’re such an inspiration from being authentically you. My best life lessons have come from horrid experiences & hard times yet I wouldn’t trade them for whom I continue to evolve into. One of my 24 year old daughters taught me in her teen years that phone & social media addictions are as real as any drug. I’m learning every day. Thank you for helping people see it’s okay to be human. 💜 Funny when your kids don’t know what yellow pages were not dial phones & dot matrix printers 😂❤️
Beautiful and perfectly expressed. Thank you so much. ❤ I've been NO NEWS for almost 30 years unless I READ it so that I have the choice to stop reading. Pure magic.
This is so wonderful! More people should do this. I ent on a three month silent retreat with no devices 6 years ago and promised myself I'd do it every year and haven't done it since. YES we are all addicts with these devices. Thank you! We need to follow your lead.
Absolutely love this! Especially the last few minutes, in which your statements really rang true with me. Those “2 minutes” can change lives dramatically, because we can never reclaim them once they are gone! Thank you for this!❤
Mayim THANK YOU for unplugging. Thank you for voicing what things happened when you did so. You are incredibly educated and many trust you. Thank you :)
So powerful! I finally started doing my paint by number that I've had sitting for a while and it's so fun and peaceful! I definitely relate to both feeling compelled and terrified to check the news. I want to be informed, but I also value my sanity! Thank you for sharing your experiences!
For your honesty....I use to spend a hour every morning on my phone...now I check the weather and I read a book that I have borrowed from my local library.....I read in the evening now...I use my RU-vid to learn things I want to know...cooking... gardening...self help....happy I stumbled on this as I was looking for prepper princess who helps me save money and live more frugal...cheers from Nova Scotia Canada
I was in tears watching this. Although I haven't done a complete detox, I'm slowly starting to get rid of technologies that don't serve my needs. I, too, need a slower pace and have been romanticizing the relative lightness of experiencing things in my youth. Thanks for sharing this, and I think it will do our world a lot of good if we can embrace this.
Thank you for this Mayim. I am so glad for you that you made this journey. My family *frequently* get on my case when I don't answer a phone call, a text or an email immediately. I explain to them that I will do it when I feel like it and it's ok to not answer the phone - I own it, it doesn't own me. We grew up in the same generation - before a 24 hour news cycle, the internet, and everyone had a mini computer/phone on their hip - basically before information overload. I think we all sometimes forget that during that time, everything was ok, we all survived. I am forwarding this to people in my life. I hope they watch it and then try their own unplugging time.
You and Jonathan have helped me through RU-vid while I’m still working against a huge RU-vid addiction. Intellectually I knew I was using RU-vid as an escape but doing something about it takes time. Thank you for sharing.
And ur sharing ur praises thru ur RU-vid addiction.. to a rich white famous lady who if ur car broke down.. wouldn’t give you a cent to taxi yourself home 😂
Moved me to tears. This video came at the perfect time for my fiancé who has been having so much anxiousness and depression form life and this is a really important message. Thank you.
This was such an eye opener for me! We know in the back of our mind and soul what we need to do…but sometimes God puts a reminder in front of us that we desperately need to hear….thank you so much for sharing this with us!
I think there’s a balance that can be achieved but I do agree that if it feels like an addiction it probably is. I’m happy Mayim’s got her groove back!
“People who need to speak to me, or people to whom I need to speak to, will find ways to connect with me”….this was an empowering realisation. I commend you for undertaking this experiment Mayim, on paper, it sounds so simple…in practice I can only imagine how hard it proved. Clearly, the lessons learned made it all worthwhile and will stay with you for life. Thank you for sharing this with us.
You hit so many GOOD nerves when I was listening to you. I cried in recognition of your words. THANK YOU for the beautiful reminders that time moves awfully fast and we need to take time fo feed our souls as much or more than we do our brains. Do a "heart refresh", lol! Thank you for loving you. You make the world a a better place❣
This is so beautiful, Mayim, and so beautifully expressed. I live everyday the way you lived those two weeks. I do my artwork, read, hike with my dog. I have a cell phone but I only have it for security should I need help while out and about. I keep it turned off and in my purse. No one calls me on it because I’ve never given anyone the number. People can call my home phone and leave a message if the need to reach me. I grew up and lived many years beyond that even before before cell phones and internet and social media. Life was nicer and better then. I worry about the newest generation, always plugged in and never just communing with their own thoughts, to think for themselves, to listen for inspiration. To divinely inspired ideas.
