Why You're Not Thinking Clearly 

The difference between medicine and poison is the dosage.

I really need to cut down my internet consumption, I don't have social media but I am addicted to mindless browsing and information consumption. This has been a much-needed video for me. Thank you.

Yes not enough people are talking about this

your filmmaking is getting better every single video, Nath. you should be proud

The one thing I love about Nathan is his calmness which I don't see in anyone else literally... Like not even most people...

well.. i'm 17 and one year ago i did the experience to live the full month of december without internet. it was the most helpful thing i ever did against my brain fog. i finally realised how blinded i was because of social media and every thing that comes with it. after that mounth, i created and followed some strict rules to not fall in those old routines again. never went on twitter and reddit again. only instagram and youtube during the day and never at night. the year 2019 was the clearest year i lived since that i use internet daily. and i'm kind of proud of it !

For what it's worth, I think the most stupid word of the 21st century is 'productivity'. Everybody has to come up with a way of finding a value in their life that can't be measured in terms of output. Stop beating yourself up, ffs. Productivity is only something you have to do in order to earn enough money to live. After that, you just have to LIVE. I realise, of course, that the unexamined life isn't worth living, but examining your life isn't the same as constantly measuring your so-called 'productivity'.

I felt the same way in the past 2 weeks. It's so complex the world we live in. The way I found a solution to situations like this is just stop doing everything and focus on the one thing that will give me most pleasure at that specific moment. Sometimes that one thing it's just "nothing". The combination of dopamine and "less" always gets me out of the information or whatever other kind of fatigue.

Absolutely everyone has moved on from Pokémon go... *nervous chuckle... of course haha

It makes me really happy that this isn’t just another video telling everyone PHONE BAD BOOK GOOD. You actually put a lot of thought into this subject and it shows

Thanks for being a RU-vidr that allows himself to put out less content to look after yourself... Very inspiring for a newbie like myself.

I’ve been dealing with brain fog for over a year now, and could never find the underlying cause until you mentioned our overconsumption of technology! I’ve literally never considered that fact because it’s become such an ingrained, second nature habit of ours. Thank you thank you

Yessss!!! Information fatigue is definitely a thing! Especially when it comes to media. We are constantly bombarded with facts, opinions, useless information, and highly relevant information, all rolled up together and being tossed at us at high speed. Sometimes it can get extremely difficult to have mental clarity and untangle all these thoughts to pick out what is actually valuable and necessary. The issue of mental clutter is getting more and more prevalent and will only continue to grow as a problem. Awareness is the key. Detoxing when we can from our devices and being more selective with what we take in can be extremely helpful. Mindfulness practices such as meditation, yoga, and spending time outdoors and nature can also aid in this. I recently did a video on this topic because it is becoming an increasing problem for many of my clients. Thank you so much for addressing this in such a powerful and relatable way. You are a true inspiration and I wish you nothing but continued success and happiness in 2020! Sending love out to this incredible community that you have created here. ♥️

Bro when I watch your videos I feel personally what you feel.

This explains why we get so inspired when we are alone somewhere without an internet connection. Ideas appear when we are bored.

I don’t even need to finish the video to like this

I totally agree with the fact that we are the ones responsible for the constant flood of information pouring over us and get stuck with life but it also comes from standards, we as a society sets to succeed (i don't follow that that idea at all). It's true what you said that we need to free up some space to think, to realize everything is under control, but to make it a "normal" criterion, more people need to understand that option, although we are on the way to make a change, and glad to see you are working towards creating that change. :) Great video!

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I appreciate your videos not being loud and abrasive. This feels genuine and thought provoking, I could actually am more in touch with my thoughts while watching these videos. It's not a moment that just passed away. I admire your documentary style storytelling. Always valuable and such a pleasant surprise in this day and age. Dude your literally a lot more wise than people much older than you. Proud to be your follower.

Brilliant video, something very recognizable yet so hard to fix. Especially when content creation is your job

How can this be real ? Everytime i have to deal with difficult things or situations, Nathan always posts new videos and they’re so helpful to me or a lot of us.

What I love about Nathaniel Drew videos is that they’re fun to listen to and to watch. Keep up the great work!!

I feel the same way. Well done. Properly described.

*Great video Nathaniel. Thanks for making it.*

Thanks bro for this . “It feels good to be present “ God bless you.

Thanks Nathaniel! Great video as always.

I was just browsing through youtube recomendations and found your stories where you was talking about how they could help to find new channels,so i decided to watch some of your vids.Turns out that ive never seem that kind of content before and it came in a much needed time! Thank you so much for sharing these words,you're doing an amazing job.

Your honesty is refreshing!

You should make a discord so your subs can share ideas for videos or even talk about their own experiences trying things you have suggested. It would be a good way to connect with your audience

"It feels good to be present." Very well said!

Nate, this is amazing. This message is so similar to what I have been thinking on my own channel, but I think you shared it in a much clearer and optimistic way. Thank you so much for this! Much love, and lets all work on taking care of ourselves more.

This is such an important message. Thank you, Nath. RU-vid needs more content like this.

Been feeling exactly like this lately. So overwhelmed with information. Great topic!

your voice is so calming, i like the clear quality, terrific

I'm like literally addicted to your videos. And its improving me. Thanks for creating them

Your words and thoughts sober and ground me. The connections made and the effectiveness of your communication are awesome. Thank you.

Your videos always strike a chord with me. Thanks for the insight!

I've been feeling exactly like this lately. Thank you so much for this video.

Thank you for this video. I needed to hear this. Bless you.

Thanks for another well thought out video. Nice and concise and important to hear.

That’s completely true man. I feel the same way. Thank you for doing what you’re doing man. It really helps

Thank you so much for this great advice. 🙏🏼

Your storytelling and editing is getting better and better! I have started creating things and stopped consuming things and this has helped a lot ! As usual excellent video

I was refreshing your RU-vid channel from the day before yesterday.your videos are source of inspiration. 💫

this really resonated with me. ive been really exhausted and bogged down by the massive amounts of info I've been consuming recently. I haven't written in my journal, or even meditated for months. this was a nice reminder to get back on track. take care my dude

Great video Nathaniel. A real eye opener. Thanks.

This is exactly how I was feeling today. This video was so on point. Constantly chasing that next info/motivational/life lesson high. When it's so simple and basic

I feel like you are the honestiest content of self-improvement that I watch on RU-vid. Congratulations for your work!

Thanks for sharing this. I’ve been feeling the fog for quite some time now. You’ve just woken me up to be more conscious about the info I take in. 👍🏾

The message is so simple, id even say obvious yet it hit so hard . Thanks nathaniel it was exactly what i needed

You are wise beyond your years! Thank you 🙏🏽

I'm so glad you are talking about this! You are living your truth the best you can in a crazy world. And this video alone is going to help give people permission to be in the moment and meet their own needs. And that is a valuable tool for anyone, thank you for what you're doing 😊

Much needed video. I was seeking this all over the internet.

Very clear message! I can’t fathom the amount of work that goes in your videos, but please keep it up 👍

wow, needed this! Thank you for making these videos, love your content! It has been so helpful since your RU-vid channel found me, you literally upload gems!

I think we all need to listen to this. Thank you so much.

I've been struggling with this for a long time, thank you for sharing.

Thank you dude, I needed this.

this brought me so much clarity, thank you so much. I couldnt quite put my finger on it, but I've been feeling information fatigue and I dont have to continue to choose these little destructive things. I appreciate you!!!

You're one of the best youtubers seriously. The contents you share on your videos are mind-blowing.

The right message I needed exactly right know, giving more time to whats really important and live more in the present moment without additional information I don't need. Thanks Nathaniel

Balance. Great video, Nathaniel. You're getting better each day!

A few months ago I actually tried to only watch one RU-vid video a day and nothing else like Instagram and so on. That was just such an amazing time but unfortunately i kinda fell back to bingewatching you tube videos. Amazing video bro, this reminded me of how important it is to limit the social media use👍keep up the great work

Thanks for the relating you created in this video. Thank you, and keep going. Life is so much more, and people around like you constantly reminding that, makes me one of the happiest people around. Take care!😊

Thank you so much for this video. Lately I had been realizing something similar happening to me. I am getting tired of constant usage of Social Media yet I feel if I cut down on it I will miss something important. Thank you for bringing up this realization that how important is it for to rest and reflect, no matter what.

Your channel is recent discovery for me, and I am appreciating the quality presentation of thoughtful content. Nice work, real takeaways. Thanks!

How is it that almost every video of his seemed like it was made for me, it's as if they were designed to answer all of the questions and problems I've dealt with in my life? Thank you for making such high-quality, genuine, and intelligently-crafted videos. They have seriously cleared away some of the weeds growing in my mind, and have allowed me to plant new ideas :)

Thank you for this video, Nathaniel. Recently I've been trying to keep up with all my present plans, build new plans, participate in everything that seems "useful" to me, even my free time became constant self-development in every aspect of life or reading and analyzing what I've read - and all of that was the reason why right now I can't think clearly and actually rest. You are not the only one with this feeling. However, only overcoming such important problems lets us grow. Stay strong and inspired, my dear friend!

this is a very intelligent way to look at things. and you have a very chilled and down to earth way of speaking which I appreciate.

I’m 14 and you as an adult giving advice to me is a big help when I feel like I’m struggling with something I go to your channel and see if I can find out why I feel a certain way and I appreciate your channel 🙏🏼

Awesome video man. I recently just took my first vacation in nearly a decade and totally unplugged for ten days. It was astounding to come back to my regular routines and realize how much I was addicted to information. Learning to dial things back may initially seem unproductive could be one of the antidotes to getting more done in the long term. How ironic.

You're awesome man. Keep doing what you do.

THANK YOU. so grateful for you and your mind and the content you share.

I love the colors of your films in between, the shots in general are amazing. Really calming man!

Such a great video, i had felt before drained in energy and couldn’t figure it out what was wrong, when i came to see this video it all made much more sense and now i feel hope on gaining back my energy and calm by allowing me to disconnect. Thank you so much for creating this video!

Your video is so relaxing. Thanks for the upload. 💯

Reading is the one thing that lets me put my phone down, cut down my screen time, and just be happy in the moment. My mental clarity gets bogged from too much screen time. I start to get anxiety. Such a great video Nathaniel. You da best❤️

Bro I've been feeling exactly the same lately. You seriously couldn't have uploaded this video on a better moment for me. Thanks mate

Tysm for your videos! It’s the most necessary mental help doping I really needed

Awesome content as always, Nathan. Thank you! Recently I started to cut down the hours I'd spent on my phone during the morning, while I was having breakfast, on public transport, etc. My mind started to feel calmer, like my life slowed down quite a bit. I also realize I became more present and focus during my daily activities, specially in the meetings I usually have every morning at my job. And the best thing is: I discovered that I don't miss any important information. I thought I'd be alienated from the world if I stopped using social networks until midday. But if anything really important happens, people will talk about it day and night, it's easy to catch up. So, regarding what you said in this video, it's like I could filter what was relevant for me to know and then move on with my routine after using my phone.

Thanks for making this video. its what i needed now.

Thank you for indirectly telling me im not alone in this. I thought everyone else was more or less feeling very sure or clear of their thoughts. So im really grateful you made this video! :)

always love hearing what you have to say. your da vinci video has inspired me to give myself lots of time each day to write and work on my book... in solitude. thank you Nathaniel!

Love you Nathaniel and thanks for another brilliant video ❤

I love your channel so much Nathaniel!

I resonate with this message so much. People say I'll rest when I'm dead, but you will do your work much more productively if you rest and take care of your well being. Thank you for sharing this man.

You’re such an inspiration a guide thank you for making this ❤️

This video’s really AMAZING!! Thank you for sharing this!! ❤️😍

I come back to watch this video every time I feel this way. And it really helps every time. I think I've watched this video 4 or 5 times, and each time, I've created some sort of helpful restriction for myself. In the future I will most likely watch this video again, but with each viewing, I almost feel like I'm seeing it for the first time. Thank you, Nathan, it's so relieving to watch your videos, because I feel like I am not alone. And what a nice feeling that is. Constantly feeling that it's you against the rest of the world, is very tiring, so just thank you. I hope you might see this and know that you are changing something for someone. Keep doing what you think you feel.

Very interesting. I've experienced that information fatigue often this year. As stated, one of the easiest and most calming escapes from it was turning off my phone completely. Just knowing its off is peace of mind which I find very odd. Also as you mentioned, me getting outside and getting at least a mile outside of the civilized bounds has helped tremendously. This problem is a compound issue that continues to grow. I'm going to investigate this more. Thanks for this, dude.

You’re so right about this. I get fatigued throughout the day from everyone’s energies and I find myself unwinding by binging on RU-vid or even reading books, rationalizing it by saying that it’s positive content that I’m consuming. That’s true, but I find when my body and mind needs to rest, I need to delve into meditating, journaling, art, some sort of creative relaxing output, or even sleeping as you said. Passively consuming tons of information as a result of feeling too fatigued to do much else is only a detriment to myself and results in further mental fatigue. Thanks for the reminder. This will be the last RU-vid vid I watch this morning lol

I love listening to you so much!

I just love and appreciate your content so much. Taking care of yourself is the most important task of them all, for sure. So instead of hopping to my next "productive" task of the evening, I'm gonna meditate for the next 10 mins. Thank you for being a constant inspiration, sending you good vibes from Israel 🙏

Great video. It made me realize some things I haven’t thought yet maybe because I’ve just been distracted.

your videos always come at the right time for me... I'm writing a long-form philosophical piece for a company I admire and I haven;t written content like this in a long long time. I'm trying to get back in the groove but it feels nearly impossible to organize my thoughts because I know so much about the topic!

This video came just at the right time. Thank you soo much Nate 😍👏❤

You speak a great feeling and a great passion for providing useful content, thank you for every word you say .. Greetings to you from Damascus.,Syria 🌸

I really needed this recently, thank you

Your voice sounds amazingly deep here, I appreciated the energy so much. There's a lot to quality over quantity that I can also see here. You are on the right path

Nathaniel, I appreciate your self growth and evolving energy! Highly resonate with your content. Happy holidays xo