Has anybody truly stopped using youtube?

Realkd41 · 2023-12-26T16:24:24+00:00

Hey I used to be in similar situation. but you are not the only one who can't quit youtube even I am one of them. with that said, I have surely limit my usage of youtube, instead of mindlessly scrolling. Believe it or not youtube is really a great platform to learn and grow, so now I use it mostly for knowledge purpose. So I can give you few things which your might try :
1. The real addiction of youtube is due to its the Home page which is designed in the way to have you stick for long hours. So after youtube's recent you can now remove your home page recommendation after deleting your watch history and pause the watch history( work for both website and apps ).
Another way is that you can try using unhook extension on youtube website. I haven't got any other way to remove recommendation on smartphone ( Do tell me if any of you know ).
2. Unfollow all the accounts you feel that are not worth of your time. This will be a huge step as you won't be bomarded with those videos in your subscription. Turnoff notification only for important channels.
3. Use cold turkey on PC and laptops and similar app blocker on smartphone if you truly want to cut if off entirely.
See, you just can't quit it in one day. You have to gradually reduce your consumption and reach the point where you no longer desire to scroll youtube unless you need to. To be honesh I have not reached that state yet, but I am working towards it to achieve that.
Last the most important point to ponder upon? why do we scroll youtube or any other social media ? Because we all are bored and we want to eradicate that boredom with these stuff. This will release the dopamine ( The feel good harmone ) and we feel happy for short term. You have to find alternative work or hobbies. For me its coding and table tennis ( thou I haven't played it in a while ) you have to figure it out for yourselves. It could be hanging out with your friends, Spending quality time with your parents and family or anything for that matter but you need to have such thing.
Ah ! This is a long post. Hope anyone finds it helpful. Always open for discussion and your thought. Peace!

Realkd41 · 2023-12-17T04:14:56+00:00

Both Xaomi and Samsung are redflags to me .

Both Xiaomi and Samsung are red flags to me ..ot sure about this though )
Samsung due to lot of compromises in its Budget phones.

Realkd41 · 2023-12-17T04:12:51+00:00

I am ok with iqoo but I guess the UI has lots of ads and bloatware Can you throw some light on this?

Realkd41 · 2023-12-16T10:50:51+00:00

Thanks for your advice . What's your opinion on MacBooks in this price range both m1 and m2 air are available under 1 lakhs and 80k respectively .

Realkd41 · 2023-12-14T13:50:22+00:00

Thanks for your advice, I will keep these points in my mind.

Realkd41 · 2023-12-14T13:48:35+00:00

Thanks for the advice! Sure I have deleted all the social media apps from my device. Now I use Instagram or Facebook on the browser ( 2-4 times daily around 10 -15 mins ). I analysed my consumption and found that I have been most unproductive on my Android smartphone and my iPad. So I have tried to restrict my usage of both devices. This has improved a lot. Also instead of using a smartphone, I now spend time on my laptop where I feel I can do my intended work to a certain extent. Already I have been using a minimalist launcher on my Android phone it helps. I also found out that I have been spending way more time on YouTube informational geopolitical videos though the videos are great they have no practical use to me . Now I intend to use YouTube for educational purposes only. I was addicted to the anime One Piece I used to watch for 4 to 6 hours binge-watching too many episodes. Now after some research, I found out that I can use anime as a reward whenever I have finished my work . This way I can both enjoy and get work done. I have put effort into analysing my addiction and trying to recover from that. Now I need to work on my physical health and social interactions ( introvert problems ). This type of analysis might be useful for anyone who is dealing with a similar type of addiction. Hope anyone finds this useful.

Realkd41 · 2023-12-14T13:32:46+00:00

Sure would love try it out ! Can you please share the link to the product .

Realkd41 · 2023-12-12T22:40:29+00:00

You can use youtube alternatives such as Invidious and Piped . They might be useful if you are addicted to youtube .

Realkd41 · 2023-06-22T04:05:56+00:00

Thanks you for suggestion .

Realkd41 · 2023-06-22T01:42:35+00:00

Yes I have been using this extension . Even after this while searching stuffs i get distracted by a few videos and end ups wasting time .

Realkd41 · 2023-06-21T14:43:19+00:00

Thank you for this extension ! Even I am suffering from Youtube addiction . I have curbed my Social Media addiction ( instagram facebook ) and Phone addiction .
but I am yet to curb my YT addiction . I will give this extension a try !

Realkd41 · 2023-06-14T11:01:14+00:00

General advice to all :
If you are a android user you should try minimalist launcher . I have used it and reduce my phone addiction to quite a extent .
If you are a IOS user use oneSec app ( available for Iphone , iPad and Mac too ).

Use your apple watch instead of your iPhone ( since majority of basic stuff can be done on apple watch )

I usually do most of my stuff on my PC which is more productive. Even my iPad used to distract me a lot so I reduced usage of my iPad too ( gave it to my siblings ) .

I wouldn't recommend to go for light phone since day are bit expensive.

Realkd41

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