Dopamine Detox: Become Invincible
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What if I told you that you’re an addict and you don’t even know it? Don’t worry you’re not alone, we all are, or most of us at least. And here’s a little experiment to prove it. Once this video ends, turn off your phone and leave it in your drawer for the next 24 hours. Do you think you can survive without it. If you’re willing to give this experiment a try, you’re already among the few people courageous enough to do so. That, sadly, doesn’t mean it’ll be easy. Why are we addicted to dopamine? Does dopamine detox actually work?
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I felt my phone vibrating for my first month in jail
I did a dopamine detox and now I have parkinsons disease. Halp
Aperture makes me feel like I am detoxing while watching him on my phone.
bro just called the video boring 😂
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Try listening to his 1hr+ lives. They're so soothing.
OWNED
People nowadays make fun of you for saying the slightest things about self improvement, keep up the good work Aperture
Dude FOR REAL! It's so annoying!
self improvement has become a buzzword, the real meaning of it is hidden behind all cold showering nofappers
Surround yourself with different people then.
I think it’s time to find new people to surround yourself with. Plenty of us out there in the world looking for each other to grow together.
@@Squirrel-zq6oe finally someone who actually spells it out
We all sure need this video. Too much dopamine can cause us to feel a bit of discomfort.
Thats when you become a dope addict
Too much adrenaline, induces tremendously greater discomfort.
I swear this channel can read minds. Just 7 minutes ago I was in the elevator talking to my neighbor tell him its been 4 months since we saw each other. I was like, I come from work and I go straight to my phone and start scrolling for like 4 hours and then sleep. And repeat!
I never go outside.......
I think I won't survive without the internet
I am really scared of what I have become!
Sorry for some grammatical errors
I think that you are defenitly not alone with that problem but, i dont know if you watched his video on optimistic nihilism, i think it is worth giving a shot to try out different things for example being outside and enjoying nature or other stuff. I myself sturggeld with depressive thoughts a few years ago and i still dont have it easy many days but i am getting better and i think you can too.
It may seem a little hard in the beginning but it sure is worth it. So just try out going for a five minute walk wherever you live and maybe do some push ups or stuff like that. Because why not live life to its fullest if it doesnt matter in the end.
Always remember that if something happened and your phone was gone forever it would only take a few days before you realize how over exaggerated your attachment to it was. It is a distortion of the truth to believe you are incapable of functioning or feeling happy without an attachment to technology. In fact, it is likely to be the exact opposite. You cant truly feel happy with such a superficial attachment, because it is ultimately crafted to exploit and capitalize off you.
Your awareness and the fact that you can admit your addiction is the first step toward improving yourself! You got this. Turn off your phone and read a book sometimes. You’ll see how much more we can learn from life.
So true. It's incredible when you curb the social media habit on the go.
Almost seems like you're living in a different world. Watching everyone stare into their phone as you look up on a bus full of people for example. Not sure if I explained the feeling of disconnect from the modern social norm very well.
Great timing for this video to show up. I did a detox today after a long long time, it was tough but felt nice.
Man, you said everything I'd want to tell my friends. They feel as if I'm saying I'm perfect but what I actually mean is what you explained in this video. We all are addicted to something, but it's okay. Finding a balance is key, moderation 🧘🏿♂️🙏🏾
0:00: 📵 You may be addicted to your phone without realizing it, but taking a 24-hour break can provide a new perspective on your relationship with it.
2:21: 🧠 Dopamine is a neurotransmitter that plays a crucial role in motivation, pleasure, and reward.
5:00: 🧠 Our brain's response to pleasure-producing stimuli can lead to addiction and negative consequences.
6:55: 🧠 A dopamine addiction can be cured through a dopamine detox, which involves abstaining from instant gratification activities and rewiring the brain to identify and replace unhealthy patterns with healthy ones.
9:13: 📱 Our obsession with seeking constant happiness through pleasurable stimuli, like our phones, is preventing us from being content and alone with our thoughts.
Recap by Tammy AI
This video is actually beyond inspirational..so glad to have an understanding of how my phone is destroying my dopamine release and making me dependent on my phone..will definilty be more aware now on thank you so much
I can confirm it's a good feeling to wake up on the weekend and forget your phone by the bed, and not realise that it was even missing until nightfall. And i think what you told in the video should be taught in schools at an early stage, so they perhaps become more enlightend parents in the future. But how it looks like today is that parents are just giving their child an Ipad or something to keep them distracted, to keep them off their backs, but they fail to notice that they are actually in a sense just giving them drugs.
I not only got the free trial for brilliant I will also make it a goal to at least get 10-20 mins of learning each day a month. Apply the knowledge that is free for the next 30 days. Then see how I improve on the topics I am interested in as Ive always been a fan of your channel since 2019 and never fully commit to the lessons and or sponsors you give to us because knowledge that is helpful is only useful if used correctly and applied in our lives in a way that will cater our style of seeing the world and be better equipped in handling our own problems, and thank you so much for giving us the opportunity too understand each other and be better at loving ourselves in the moment and plan for the future we seem is so hard to figure out. You are a great man with a smart and articulate way of making us the best version of ourselves and its amazing to be able to get the chance to have that. 💯🙌🏾
Tbh... This is the BEST VIDEO i have watched this year.... It literally taught me so much.. Thanku for making this!
Another fact- if you reward yourself with a high dopamine stimulus (like playing video games) for a limited amount of time after you’ve completed your responsibilities, chores, and/or things you want to do to enrich your life, you will teach your brain to expect the reward. This makes your brain produce more dopamine as you do your daily tasks, making you more motivated to do them.
Also, as someone who has struggled with multiple addictions, I can say cutting out technology helped immensely with all of them, moreso than therapy and treatments and what not.
Lately I’ve been falling back into perpetual scrolling. I came across this video and clicked on it knowing aperture would tell me what I already know but don’t want to hear.
Thanks for the reminder. Getting off my phone to go take a walk and practice French. Merci!
Aperture videos thumbnail gives us dopamine and makes us click it but follows us to very knowledgeable content. Well done man👍
I use my phone all the time to, read news, get informed, research, watch meaningful things on CZcams like this type of video.
Also to communicate when i need or want to share something with someone.
The smartphone of today is an invaluable tool. It all depends on how a person uses it.
I avoid looking at bullshit on my phone such as on those cringy apps like TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, X/Twitter, Snapchat.
All that i need is CZcams, a Browser and those chat apps to communicate and that's it.
It's all down to how you use it.
Even tho i'm addicted, i don't really care, cause it's my choice.
Then try the detox only one day on the relaxing weekend.
You'll see the world differently.
I have the same usage as you do, and still find benefits at cutting it off completely from time to time. Your attention to what you hear and see outstairs improve quite a lot to begin with.
Your emotions are stronger, whether good or bad, your mind starts to fill all those empty gaps with philosophy and it feels ... really amazing.
Still need my phone to stay in touch with my friends and plan my routine for workout and go out, but yet, it feels great to detox from itme to time ;-)
Addiction problem brother ,But I agree though insta and all other socials are crap ,And CZcams use inevitable since it's for educational purposes ✊
Have been in a rut for some time now. Aperture's video reminded me that I have been on a self destructive streak since last month, so will try to detox a little so that I go back to my normal self.
Use it. Destruction is integral to all mankind. There may be problems, should the creative force, loose harmony, as creation is destruction. Create or destroy? Interchangeable as one is the other, paradox for example, expend some energy by taking a run. It strengthens the legs, increases hormones and pushes the respiratory system, boosting circulation and enhancing muscle spasticity and flexibility, however the violent impact on the skeletal system, knees, joints and hips in particular, can lead to more harm than these benefits. To feel the force of what happens, when you block this creative force, simply oppose your weight, become your resistance and gently exert yourself against the environment. Try holding on and to let your body's full weight, hang from hands on a doorway or by swinging and grabbing hold, using your weight suspended from a bar.
The effect is your physical force meets your mass, being both real and present, we forget this sometimes, we carry ourselves automatically, we don't float, our mass is not suspended by an external force, we deliver this automatically, on demand, and often independently of any need for thought, as it becomes effortless to us as we learn to move, becoming ever more coordinated and moving ever more graciously. It's easy to forget, the effort we all make, in doing these basic tasks. Focusing this point, taking to another level, instead of hanging from the bar, turn to pulling your full body weight, forcing your wrists to lift, as with your eyes, moving up, until your hands align with your chest. Remove one limit, continue. As before, pulling your body up to your chest, turning your wrists, push down full force, move the Earth down, rise above, ascend as you do, removing one of most mortal man's limits. Never doubt, only know that you can, knowing, your willing, you see it, you believe it, you become it, repeating with the patience of a saint, perisiting all, until it is done.
It is easy to give in, to loose faith, maybe so but never loose what you see in yourt minds eye, in the true and only important vision, yes your eyes are important, however its only your mind's eye which keeps you here, alive and present in this reality, a present which you are due and has yet to come, by focusing your mind, when seeing without your eyes, in your minds sight. This is a challenge sometimes, it means realigning our abilities with our means, we can choose to be humble and satisfy our desires, or we can work to resist and bring balance to our goals, pulling what is seen in our mind, into reality. Maybe to be free from desires is not for me or even you! Is it in any way realistic or humanly possible to achieve, yet this was the goal of Jesus as was with the Budda, Krishna, Shiva, Brahma and Vishnu as "creation, preservation, dissolution, grace, and illusion".
Respectively, the first three actions, are all I mention, as basic physical forms. Nothing has been changed, it remains being nothing, yet is something, which remains to be seen, or has it now become an objective, accepted asunder no man nor above all mankind, but becoming, not being without limits but knowing our true nature, our first limit or perhaps as in Gnosis, our flesh made as man is mortal "sin". As within us all, in all naturally, power is optimised when directed and controlled. In yourself, you are the channel, allowing, controlling, flowing in all and to your directions. Align your mind, all your intentions, in your objectives, all will become, all will find, all is perfection.
Your videos are great. I feel quite relaxed when listening and watching.
Everytime I watch a video from Apeture I instantly feel better.
What an absolutely incredible video. Life changing for me- I mean it.
Today I didn’t smoke through out the whole day , I was annoyed with people all day but I did it
Thank you from the bottom of my heart ❤️
King with another quality content ❤️🔥
Great video! Not existing is such a bliss.
Thank you for videos like this!
I am happy and not depressed at watching alot of videos and some movies and great video Aperture :]
I don’t use social media a lot besides CZcams for this exact reason. In the past I have found myself scrolling away most of my day and was extremely depressed.
I will admit I still find it hard to get out and do things with friends because I would prefer to play my video games or watch a tv show. But now that my job requires me to leave my phone at home during the work day and in the future I’ll be completely cut off, I honestly find myself being generally a lot happier and content with less than most of my peers I see.
Thank you brother, it helped me alot
I needed this video so bad.
I knew You Tube was Addictive. I'm on it every morning
Saw a study on this, very good
I’m a business owner and I’m struggling to disconnect from work on the weekends. I get anxious if I’m not checking my phone. I feel like I’m too young to have no life after work. I feel disconnected from my friends and can’t relate to most of what they talk about or do. I feel older than I actually am. I’m really not sure if success is worth losing the enjoyment of the smaller things in life. I feel as if “everything” has to have a purpose. I hope to one day find the balance I’m seeking. For anyone chasing the finer things in life please take a moment and look around you. Take in everything because one day the things you take for granted won’t be there.
Perfect much needed
Dopamine detox since 16. Got even more closer to God. Got delivered from so many things because of him and my self-discipline. Mastered delayed gratification. Growth requires discomfort. More of my time is producing instead of consuming. Now, I’m unstoppable. All glory to him.
One thing that is worth mentioning and I realized after not owning a smartphone for about two years.
That is that you are not really a part of reality/the world (that we now) live in if you don’t have a “smart device” and are constantly connected to the internet (at least here in Iceland).
Because almost nobody will contact you by calling or sending a SMS anymore and will have no idea of events happening, because most human interactions nowadays (unfortunately) only take place through a “social”-media of some kind.
And that’s the only reason that I (begrudgingly) caved in and got a smartphone again (albeit an old hand-down from one of my friends’ daughter).
I think that also plays a big role in why it’s so hard to quit the internet/phone addiction of today.
So Im an addict in the truest sense. Mixing up long and short tasks...and Avoiding those easy scrolling /addictive habits can be helpful...in overcoming whatever drug/behaviour we what to change.
You make a compelling argument. I could legit go for at least a day without my phone but not currently. And not because of social media although my brain does have the tendency to go into social media apps whenever I use my phone
It's not only a question of missing the phone. There are important people for me that I need to communicate, family, friends... Keeping the phone away, I can miss an important message or a call. ⚠️
Swap to a non smart phone for a week then
Im 42. I definitely remember the difference in my first 20yrs without a cell phnoe, internet, social media, etc.
Excellent Stuff.❤
I don't even have a phone, no smart devices ever. This laptop gets switched off and left off until I next decide to read emails or watch a movie. 24 hours is easy. I have been off grid without internet for a year.
3 months ago I went a broad for 2 weeks without using: computer cell phones or tablets it was a difficult in the beginning but each day passed it become easier and after 2 weeks I began to realize how much health time effort I missed it was great now I spend less time in technological devices
The irony is not lost on me that a video about dopamine addiction has a advertisement that elicits a dopamine release by giving an artificial time limit, the first 200 get a discount.
First, everyone gets the discount
Second, really?
Thank you.
Thankful.
Very good knowledge
I was thinking of doing this, and then remembered I already spend 5-7 hours at school every day.
There were a few times i had no phone for a few weeks at the time. Best time of my life yet. Unfortunatly work makes my phone a must near me...and that gives way to distraction
You're awesome!!!
Thank you
Very true, my friend ..
This seems like a good challenge. I will try this but I might not make it 24 hours.
I find it easier to detox from social media and phone itself when I travel and explore or really busy with work
I recently went to basic training, as you may know, your phone is taken away from you while there, everything was fine without it though. Other than the occasional sound of a vibration, everyone was talking to each other, having fun, WITH NO TECHNOLOGY! I was amazed.
My addiction was so bad I'd pick up my phone, probably 50x or more, to stare at my apps, thinking, "Which one should I open?" for no reason, besides all the times I did something on my phone and the rest was responding to comments on my posts or seeing how many likes my posts/comments got and from who then look at their post to make more comments. Realizing this was a problem, I deactivated FB, IG, and SC. I also stopped watching the news after realizing, for the most part, it's not an accurate representation of the real world. I went jogging/walking more and had more energy to work extra hours. I now only use my phone when necessary and feel better overall.
I lasted 2 weeks on my last try. Third week and here I am on youtube.
😮 that's a good amaunt of time!
A big factor may be time. People need something to do, some directive. Save that, then a distraction. Lest boredom set it.
We have SO much free time, its alarming.
How would you spend a day off, if all entertainment was off the table? No phone, no books, no tv, no games, no junk food.
You're stronger than you think 💪
STOP WASTING YOUR TIME. CHASE YOUR DREAMS ❤
FIND PURPOSE. FIND DICIPILINE. FIND LOVE ❤️
SEEK PAIN INSTEAD OF PLEASURE ❤️💪
YOU CAN DO IT. LOOK WITHIN AND FIND YOUR STRENGTH. BE BETTER THAN YESTERDAY. NEVER GIVE UP ❤️💪
SHOW THE WORLD WHO YOU REALLY ARE! START TODAY. NOT TOMORROW ❤️💪
STOP COMPARING YOURSELF TO OTHERS. COMPARE YOURSELF TO YESTERDAY ❤️💪
YOU. CAN. DO. IT ❤️💪
ok.
this sounds *bombastic*
@@lolidkstudio it's called motivation. Spread positivity not negativity 🙏
I did two days most boring sad days of my life it’s crazy how much it affects my brain.
Wow a great a message. Coincidentally it's my birthday today. 😅
happy birthday Fawad !!!
Cool Video
ApetURE is BOSS
I wouldn't have a problem powering off my phone for a day. The issue is I'm always on CZcams or FB and I always come across something to research from those 2 apps. I like researching random things
i don't even have a reason to use my phone. going for a walk gives me dopamine. therefore go. i shall never leave again for pain.
Smart
Watching this video on smartphone rather than studying for tommorow's exam.
Yea its bad. We attach to all these things that bring us easy gratification, and it buries the real stuff. I say that if any individual who is strongly attached to their devices were to detach they would discover powerful meanings that they forgot or didnt know were there. You would be amazed at how and what your brain will reveal and drive you towards if there aren't distractions in the way. You could even find what you've been looking for. I had this experience and things just become so clear, you just feel what to do because its so strong. Real meaning rises to the top.
I left my phone off and next thing I know the police came to do a welfare check and my whole family was outside. Made me realize how depressing life is now
I completely stopped smoking weed and cigarettes. 😅 Only porn, social media and caffeine to go😅
It’s a journey bro. Keep going
I’ve been trying to reduce my screen time but fact is, I can’t live without my phone. I need to call, text, email, maps, alarm clock, music, audio books etc.
even 24 hours is unrealistic because I wouldn’t have an alarm clock, listen to music or be able to talk to anyone
Not to take anything away from the main message of the video, but dopamine is not a pleasure or feel good neurotransmitter at all. Dopamine is proposed to be actually the “error-checking” neurotransmitter, dopamine neurons fire off when something unexpected happens , and makes us alert to these stimuli. This is why, as slot machines are pseudo-random to keep the gambling person engaged, likewise scrolling through social media can be addictive because of the unexpected post, picture, or video makes us come back for more. That’s also why, even if tolerance builds and scrolling is not pleasurable anymore, the motivation to keep going for the next unexpected “thing” doesn’t go away. One of the trademarks of an addiction is the “inability to stop despite feeling no pleasure or despite harmful consequences to oneself or others.” Other than that, great video!
Speedrunning is an interesting in between here sometimes. You get instant gratification at the start of your journey a lot, with lots of personal bests happening. But then you may reach a plateau, and it's here where the detox happens. You have to spend more and more time practicing and refining, and just doing lots of attempts to see improvement. But then when you finally see improvement, the dopamine rush you get feels so much better than before. And the detox into next rush sequence repeats. Eventually tho, people will reach a point of where you will go too long without the gratification, and that's when people retire, typically. They reach that point where they don't think improving will be gratifying, and will take too long, and decide to end the hobby and move on.
Just put down the game, that thought process usually gets you nowhere near a satisfying life
@@jimp2138 It's ironic you mention this, cuz I actually got a nice PB in CTR Any% NMG that put me into the Top 10 for the first time in that category about an hour ago, and ran it back the next attempt and almost PB'd again lmao
It's like I've been speedrunning for 13 years and know how the progression of improvement works for a large majority of people 🤷♂️ it's not unhealthy unless you make it so (obsessively playing and not taking breaks if you need them/playing for too long, for example, or beating yourself down about it, etc.) It applies to pretty much every hobby where you're aiming to improve at a skill that is difficult and time consuming to get good at. Improving at something isn't easy, and giving up is not what people should be doing when faced with a task that requires above average effort.
@@GalaxianSR get a PB in the gym
@@jimp2138 Eh, it's just not something I have interest in pursuing :/ my interests lie in writing, gaming, and music, those are the things I want to get better in, for those are things that yield intrinsic value for myself. I don't feel good or anything empowering when I exercise tbqh, although I understand it is something important people should do.
I could easily give up my phone for 24 hours, but I'm not willing to sacrifice an entire day of productivity. That's like saying I'm addicted to my job because I'm not willing to give up a days wages.
Good.
A great book to read while detoxing is “the comfort crisis” by Micheal Easter. It describes how you can become happier by doing difficult things
It's crazy how unintentional you crave for dopamine
I am almost positive you are also Paul of mitten squad same voice and pacing
BMT did this. It was great. Two months of nothing.
you should make a video on machiavelli philosophy/ideology
"If you are not consuming it then create it."
If you want to stop something which takes up your attention then try making new habits. For example if you don't want to consume content on social media but it is hard to resist then create content on social media. Simply do something which makes you feel productive.
I decided to watch another aperture video instead of starting my detoxification 😅
I'm addicted to aperture
Some timing, this has been my goal for the past week, CZcams being the most difficult dopamine drip to give up. Dog walks help.
Vipassana - 10 day meditation
Bro i wanna try this so bad forever but its so hard
you know its a good video when the music at 9:11 starts
Just here for my Aperture fix, don’t mind me
for sure 😅
Those cat video comedowns are brutal
Im considering it. There are some pros and cons. For example how will my parents reach me? How do i know what classroom to go to? Think im atleast gonna do it for the next 24 hours.
Didn't you make a video before saying that a dopamine detox isn't needed?
Bro creates such high quality videos and expects us to stop consuming internet media 🗿
I don't think this balancing of the brain always happens. There are definitely times where something amazing happens and it makes my whole day better, and though I do calm down after a bit, it doesn't exactly make me feel empty inside. Sure, it makes me want more, but that usually only leads to my benefit like after solving a problem I focus on another!
That’s the dopamine talking, but hey maybe you are right. Here is a challenge take 48 hours no phone at all don’t even touch it lock it in a desk then afterwards use the phone only for an hour a day. Tell me about your experience a week in, I’m sure you will noticed how much things have changed when it comes to time management
@@JuanEL1 For me that's not even a challenge, I just automatically don't use my phone for much. The real challenge is how much I use my laptop and the CZcams I watch on it. I don't watch the shorts, as I blocked them with an extension called Unhook, as well as the home feed, and the sidebar of videos you see when you actually watch a video, which means the only videos I actually see are the ones that are from channels I subbed too in my notifications, by choice. I still end up watching CZcams for a while, but I do feel much happier than before I had Unhook. I recommend it to anyone who finds themselves going down rabbit holes or opening every video they see in a new tab, because I know I did :)
@@JuanEL1but my classes are online what to do 😭😭
I want to turn off my phone. But I need it to schedule stuff for school and work every day
One day a week my phone stays off and sometimes I forget to activate it for two or three days. I don't use my phone that much, and when I am asked wheter I even have a phone I simply answer 'I have a brain'.
Throughout BMT i didnt have my phone for 8 weeks. I have it back now and its weird. I can't scroll through social media anymore, using it is awkard now. I wish I didnt need it for work, because i certainly would get rid of it
I can't lie nor deny it....I believe I am a dopamine addict (i look for it via the internet though)😅
I deleted Instagram and Facebook 3 months ago and I'm fine now. Also I have never installed tick tock or Snapchat.
My mom took away my phone for 6 months and tbh I did get better without my phone
To be honest i cant go a day without a phone, because i have people to talk to, my card details are on there, etc.
Hello people
Think I'd have to do the 24 hours sans phone between Friday-Sunday. Phones are necessary on the weekdays for me, unfortunately. That's why I set timers for phone apps.