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.
@@samszuchan I quit social media, but now I have an addiction to youtube, I'ts getting hard to quit as well.. specially because I use it just like the doomscrolling videos on regular social media, not using it the "smart" way, so it feels the same..
@@carlgonzalez3337 watching RU-vid is fine just don’t forget to be present every now and then and realise what you’re doing + thinking ‘is this what I want to do right now?’ If the answer is yes then go ahead but it’s important for you to control your device and not the other way around
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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'm going to try to spend a whole year without focusing on other social medias like WhatsApp and all of that my dad's phone has spam calls all the time but you know what I'm just going to ignore all of that stuff and I'm going to shorten my screen time and so I wouldn't just be addicted to RU-vid instead all day
thank u for your great video and thes think that u said was realy foundation of being a successful person i hope everyone who need to hear your says find and see this video.
@@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.
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.
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.
