I'm Addicted to Being OFF my Phone ✨ how my life changed when i stopped scrolling

It's humbling how I was watching this video and slipping into the habits your were describing. This video was one I needed to watch. I've turned notifications off on all apps that can cause distractions- no buzz no action- and I've deleted a host of other unnecessary ones too. I'm hoping this will mean I'll only look when there's a reason. You have to start some where. LOL. Thanks again for this video.

Im so addicted to social media

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Dummy question… how people actually journal? Do they list what happened on that day, and how they felt? Genuinely curious 👀

Is is released and open-minded to being off phone and social media, this is when we actually spend time for caring ourselves rather than stranger online

This is a very serious and important topic to discuss, with overall great advices, but mentioning overconsumption as a terrible result from being chronically online, to then " promote " an additional device to purchase to help staying off our phone...is kind of ridiculous. We should be able to realize after these discussions the harm that all of this is causing us and put our phones down without having to buy our way out of it. All this crazy consumption needs to stop.

I just bought a brick, signed up to substack and came here tonight instead of reels. entirely fitting that you're the first video i see.

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I love this. I been gaming 12-15 hrs a time for 6 years. I just quit cold turkey. I missed out on so much. I’m trying to find hobbies to do. Can you make a video of hobbies! I need ideas

قد لا تعلمين لكن يمكن للأنسان ان يستخدم مواقع التواصل لخدمة المجتمع ، مثلك الان ربما تساعدين احدهم في تغيير حياته 💐

thank u for this

Loved this video.. and it's so true that due to the online life most of us are already seeing the shift. Short focus on day to day life things, just because of the immediate dopamine hit we got. I recently started Journaling and it's giving me such joy that I can't put in worlds and is helping me to go offline , just enjoy the moment.. also my creativity is coming back and I can really feel that.

I deleted tik tok and have finally started reading again.... I've been stuck at the beginning of the Throne of Glass series tandem read and now I am flying through it without the doom scroll time in my life. 😅

in addition to severely limiting social media, getting into crafting, going on walks without my phone…. not listening to anything (podcasts, music, YT videos) while doing “mindless tasks” or going on walks really made such a difference in my mental health. I was so burnt out because I literally never let my brain turn off for years.

So inspiring! For me, leaving my phone charging in a corner I rarely go to has helped me a lot. Finding things to do after my work-day was complicated but now I'm doing yoga class and swimming. I read real boooks... I try to avoid screens at all cost. You're right, those things are so addictive !

I remember after me and my ex broke up, I went 1.5 year without facebook or instagram; best feeling ever. Didn't really felt left out because my sister were still updating me and I enjoyed my own time more without the consistent social media pressure and comparing.

I’ve been experiencing the “social scaries” for years now. I’ve been wanting to create content, but social media gives me so much anxiety that I avoid even opening the apps.
The nice thing is I have been living a life of letting my mind wander and I notice so many beautiful things and moments throughout the day.
What I do is that I only go to social media to create and post and I rarely consume. As soon as the app opens I’ll go to my profile so I don’t start seeing all the content.

Big reason for the headaches at the end of the day is actually neck strain from looking down on your phone... After long periods of looking at a screen (including pc) make sure to stretch your neck and focus on relaxing your jaw, that's usually super tight too.

i've been less on social media, and ive already been read 30 books :). and the one i dont enjoy, i do DNF them, i hate i got so influenced by tiktok ''hobbies'' and these books would be amazing. i kinda hated them, and i love it to post less.. even when i let my self being 15 mins of scrolling i want more and more. and now ive blocked those apps and i CANT get into them. and it helps so so so much.

I am on a journey to limit doomscrolling because I realized my attention span is so short. I used to finish a book in 3 days to a week depending on the size and now finishing a page takes forever! Now I can read more although I am not where I want to be yet but there is so much improvement. I also do some beading and this helps my focus as well.

Coincidence to see this video pop up. I deleted Instagram and X from my phone on the weekend after it hit me how I spent too much time scrolling for no particular reason and I miss neither so far. Only 2 days gone, but I'm actually getting to work earlier and feeling less tired.

I spent 5 hours on social media😢 I really need to change that

i am working on it. I used to read 200 pages in a day. I used to do drawings and I remember I was thinking a lot. I had my own ideas about life. I was dreaming about being a writer. However, I start reducing my screen time with starting a hobby first. I pushed myself reading 5 pages. then it become 10, 20,50... I read 5 books last 2 months. It is not closed to all times but it is an amazing improvement. I start learning oil pastel. I used to knit and i will start that maybe next winter. I remember saying to my husband, I watched a lot movies, i study, i was going out with my friends, i was reading but i don't remember how? i thought i became lazy. then i realized i was scrolling 8 hours a day. it is easily 100 pages of book, a movie, meeting with a friend, workout. i am at 4 hours of screentime but it is mostly youtube open my screen while cooking etc