I never want to go back to binging on online drama videos, loud gaming videos, or any shorts on YouTube or TikTok (I've never been on the latter BTW, but thank God I'm not), and similar content ever again.
I've never been more comfortable with a zen atmosphere than ever before. Even if I want to watch, read or listen to something on the internet, I just opt for slower-paced videos, articles, and calm music/podcasts. This is perhaps the biggest milestone in my life so far.
As an autistic person, not having constant noise in the environment you are in is tremendously tranquil. I hope not just autistic people, but all people get some peace and quiet for themselves every once in a while, if not for the rest of their lives. 🕊♡
The whole 'Dopamine Detox' is absolutely ineffective. You can't just go cold turkey and expect the process to go smoothly. Realistically, your brain needs time to adjust to the changes one by one.
Incrementally reduce your phone use and slowly adapt alternative habits. It may take weeks or even months, but you will get there. Just be patient :)
Enabling ads in relaxing music mixes and visual video content is unacceptable. The presence of ads though-out a video destroys the purpose of delivering an experience that’s meant to be soothing and not be disruptive using loud sounds and fast-paced movements.
Either it’s YouTube that’s forcing ads into those videos, or creators deliberately enabled ads in their videos to reap the ad revenue. Either way, FUCK you both for doing this shit. And I will NEVER buy YouTube Music for an ad-free experience ever again. I should not be paying money for distraction free content (I'm looking at you Spotify and SoundCloud). It's criminal.
For many years, I was binging on countless random YouTube videos for most hours everyday. Videos like gameplays, drama videos, political news, and video essays.
Back then, I craved for constant stimulation. Otherwise I would feel bored to death. And whenever my family or other people in public wanted to talk to me or help them with somethings, I tend to get irritated and told them to leave me alone. All I cared about was the noise from my phone...
But since I've been progressing from addictive habits to more healthier ones like reading, journaling, and listening to music, I feel much more calm and less irritable. This time, my brain crave for relaxation and learning something meaningful.
Nowadays, I feel I don't even want to go back to the binging days ever again. I rather be in peace than being addicted to pointless and overwhelming activities.
The more I'm being careful with my habits on the internet, the more I realize the truth: my attention is limited during the day, as if it's like a cognitive currency. So I have to be smarter with how I use this.
These days, I've been planning on what to consume and for how long, as well as when to take breaks. It takes quite a bit of thinking, but it's better than draining my attention on pointless things.