I went 100 days without social media and felt the exact same way. Why you may ask. I swapped it out for RU-vid. I am now starting over my journey and only using RU-vid for school. Thanks man.
I spoke about this recently, I quit social media but ended up just watching more RU-vid and listening to more podcasts. Great video, a lot of great points 👌
I don't consider RU-vid to be the sort of social media I'm talking about-it's much "smarter" in the sense that you're applying your attention actively rather than passively.
My pov is it's all depends on your mind and thought control, I used only youtube since 2 years, without any others socials, And I found it to be the best thing I did. Now I spend 45 min for learning new things. My screen time reduced from 7 hour to 45 minutes a day. Tysm man for making this video.
I feel called out lol I deleted mine about a year ago and I'm super guilty of doing exactly that, just spending that time on youtube instead. I thought I was better than everyone else, but noooope. Thanks for the slap in the face, I needed it. I'll sub to you anyways though.
I deleted mine and focus my free time on reading actual books (over time, my attention span got better so I can read for hours at a time, but it started at 5-10 min bursts), listening to podcasts, learning new things, and occasionally gaming if I get a free hour or so to do that. But the amount of time spent gaming is nothing compared to how much I wasted on social media, and unlike social media, I don't game every day
@@filiphlousek251 Since about 2019. I started by uninstalling Instagram, Snapchat, and everything else on my phone, but I left the accounts active until late last year (only accessed through my desktop PC, and later one of my old crappy phones that I had laying around). Last year, I decided there was no point to having them open if they're never used, and after learning about the risks relating to Open Source Intelligence in my Cybersecurity course, I decided it would be a good idea to minimize my digital public footprint by fully deleting those accounts. I did log in occasionally (once a month, if not less), during that timespan, to keep in touch with some friends, but eventually, I just started saying texting is perfectly fine, if someone wants to get in touch, that's the best way to do it short of a phone call. It did take a while to even focus on an audiobook, several months at least, if not a whole year or more, but I just took it in small bursts and I'd listen to a few minutes at a time and go up from there until I could sit down for an hour and focus on it uninterrupted. Even still, I had to and occasionally still need to skip back to re-read things when my mind wanders off topic, but it does get better with time. Keep going, and remember that small steps can add up to big results.
The last one minute was the thing that took me a long time to understand. I quit social media 2 years ago and ever since then never wanted to go back to it. I feel like it was the best decision of my life. Yet, i don't think i fully reaped the benefits as i still was multitasking, listenting to music when i study or do some other task. Now, that is something i no longer do as i see that my mind still wants some kind of stimulation. You have made a great video explaining this! I really wanted to talk about this someday but you have made it in a short and sweet way. You have earned yourself a new subscriber Sam!
I don't count RU-vid as "social media" in the traditional sense because it's a much more conscious platform; you don't zombie through it like the others.
idk why but i feel if i deleted social media there isnt much more left...like disconnection from friends , thinking that i would be left behind , and even that no would care if i delete my socials or no... so i wanna ask what can i do about these thoughts like being sacred of loneliness " I would Appreciate a reply brother❤"
I would like to know your thoughts about failing at something. It is like you really invest your time, your energy, you even sacrifice important things but still can't get what you want.. And in the end, you think that I tried hard why didn't it work? Maybe I am just weak? In conclusion how to forgive yourself after you fail.. btw Thank you so much for this video, I quit social media years ago and never regret it 🙏
your mistakes made you who you are right now and after you fail you learn more about someting if you dont fail enough you can not be able to do what you working for. Even if you weak it does not matter because if you really want someting bad enough it doesen't matter if youre weak or stupid etc. you should forgive yourself to do most of it, you must forgive yourself to achieve the goal you dream of every night. Just want bad enough and just fail enough and don't look at other people who did it easily they can be better at that but you are most likely better than them at something different so just focus on yourself and do the best you can. I hope it is benefitial for you i'm willing to hear your good news and let me know when you do it
Experience is the best teacher. Learn from ur mistakes, move on and try to do better next time! In the end, no mortal being is perfect. Everyone has their own pace.
I quit once in 2016, came back in 2018, and left for for good in 2020. I can list only one thing I miss: Losing touch with family and friends who only use social media to communicate. There has been some boredom, and feeling cut off, but it's not really that different from the pre-Internet era. The things I don't miss are: Feeling overwhelmed in an sea of posts and memes that in the end don't matter. People who rage to hide their unhappiness and are venting their spleen at every chance. Psychotic Leftists who if you draw their ire want to dig through anything you have online to ruin your life and get you fired. Criminals, scammers, stalkers and crazy people all over. Corporations telling you what to think and parsing all your posts for marketing data. No more group think "Post this or you're racist or sexist" memes. Everyone from all walks of your life from your job to school showing up all at once. The best benefit is privacy, peace of mind and feeling comfortable in my own skin.
@@samszuchan no problem sir. You just motivated me to do more home jobs for money. I did some things at home I almost forgot after watching this video! Thank you.
@@CSGOCOMPILER if in your definition „enjoying life” is brainless scrolling socials it’s good for you. Enjoy like that. For me „enjoying life” is travelling and doing whatever i want. I need money for that and scrolling social doesn’t make me richer.
y dose everyone have to Scholl i mean in highschool i never used socail meadia bc i did't have a cell phone not that i did't want one i just never got one
Yes, but RU-vid really isn't a "social media" platform in the traditional sense. It's much more "active," in that you're making intentional choices in the videos you're consuming, and there's an extremely large volume of genuinely helpful info here.
