I feel like I'm loosing so much time of my life while watching others on social media. I'm not really that interested in what others are doing but still I can not stop watching reels, ig posts, random ytb videos, etc. It's stupid and sad. Thank you for this video. I already had times in my life when I almost didn't use my phone so I believe I can get there again.
I felt and sometimes still feel the exact same but just go for it and delete social media and u can keep peoples numbers, u should find u have more time for other stuff
I paid for the 'freedom' app about 6 months ago, went from 8/9 hours screen time to two hours. I've basically blocked everything I know I can't resist.
Yes!, I deleted TikTok for a month and got back and I just find that app so useless once I got it back. I find it so boring and I don’t enjoy it anymore …
As a person with ADHD, I have what I call my "distraction journal" which is exactly how you use a pen and paper by your side :) I use it for songs that get stuck in my head, sudden tasks I just remembered, all of my "I wonder ___?" stuff that pops up. It's a great way to acknowledge the thoughts and set them aside without feeling bad about it or anxious.
Wow!!! I don’t have ADD/ADHD but I do have OCD and use my phone to kind of avoid certain impulses and whatnot but I looooove journaling and this sounds fantastic. Thank you!
THIS!!! I do this but I call it a brain dump journal. I do 25-30 min study blocks and then I can google all the weird things that pop into my head. It really works!
Yeah I did the math and 5 hours a day of screen time is 40 hours a week, 80 days out of the year, and 18 YEARS out of a 82 year average life span. I refuse to waste my life away on my phone, it was slowly killing me to be spending my whole life watching a screen
@@hudson.kemnitz it honestly makes me feel sad that this is the reality we r wasting so much of our life on screens no one on their deathbed is gonna look back and say I wish I sent more time scrolling on tiktok
Mine must have been over 11 hours. I started listening to YT videos, audiobooks, podcasts as a way to get myself to do things like dishes but now it's basically non stop distraction whenever I feel some sort of resistance or negative emotion - immediately squish it with technological dopamine... Like I actually feel withdrawal for a few seconds if my phone dies while I'm on a UA-cam binge :( I'm still productive and "successful" at uni but it takes an increasing amount of adrenaline to get stuff done 10 minutes before the deadline
yes, same thing happened to me, and now I need everything externalized. It was nice, and I thought I was being productive, but no, it's still a distraction.
I deleted it as well, but I found that I will just switch to Instagram reels. Before that, I didn't open Instagram at all most days, but now I spend hours on the app every day. I also deleted the Instagram app from my phone for a while, but I actually switched to UA-cam Shorts. And because with every switch the content became worse and worse (or at least what the algorithm shows me), I also didn't just lose time by scrolling, but I also got angry/in a bad mood because Reels and especially Shorts will just randomly throw in crazy, misogynistic, far-right videos, where I get sucked into infuriating discussions in the comments. But I don't want to delete UA-cam as well because there are also a lot of very good videos I want to watch/listen to, some podcasts etc. Still trying to figure it all out.
Same here. I put so much time into that app I feel as though my health was like a whole new part of me I didn’t know about (yes, that app was addicting. It was bad)
1. forest app 2. Intention: physical note/rubber band on phone 3. Note time of you start using phone 4. Flow state 5. write it down on list things need to do on phone
I just wanna to add something: changing phone colors from the palette of them to B&W literally saved me. this little life hack makes your phone dull, boring and less stimulating. it's the best advice i've ever read on the internet
@@Hannah-sr6qz Settings -> accessibility -> accessibility shortcut (it’s at the bottom of the page) and you pick “colour filters”. You should also set the colour filter to Greyscale in the colour filter settings (display and text size -> colour filters). Hope this helped!
I decided to make 30 days social media detox and deleted TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, FB. Left only UA-cam on my phone to watch self development videos. Today is day 4 and I feel I become main character in my life. And to be honest I'm not losing a thing without social media. Can't wait to see my huge progress in life after 30 days. P.s. I'm not compering myself with anyone and I feel calm, less stressed and self confidence.
@@dhanyaram2712 well today my detox is over and I dont want to go back to Instagram/tiktok. I downloaded it and checked, I saw everything the same, the same success stories and perfect life. I felt like lots of noise coming into my life and I deleted all socials again. I felt anxiety again and jealousy. For me is better without social. Try it, believe me you wont regret!
Ahhh I really want to try this but the only reason I have instagram is to text my boyfriend 😭 he doesn’t have an iPhone so we can’t use iMessage but I want to find a way, this comment has inspired me thank you
UA-cam is the biggest distraction.. it’s so hard to give up your mind will make up excuses to justify to keep it like watching self development but it’s a TRAP
Since I've been tracking it, my worst ever screen time was 12 hours and 25 minutes. Honestly it's disgraceful. My daily average is 7-8 hours, which is still horrendous. I really want to get my screen time down to 4 hours. I'll definitely try the last tip in particular, it's a great idea! Thank you for the video!
same. The worst screen time of mine was 10 hours 7 mins. My average amount is 5-7 hours And I personally think that as a teenager and a student, it's affecting me a lot for my studies and other activities. I feel like I should focus on more on studies and stuff rather then spending most of my time scrolling. But I honestly don't know how to. I've tried so many apps that would help you limit your sreentime but it just didn't work and I also want to reduce my screentime down to 3 hours. I've been trying but it doesn't work so now I'm thinking that deleting those apps that I'm addicted to the most is my only option. ( which is Roblox, UA-cam and an app called addicted. ). So yeah. Wish me luck and pls give me some tips
A trick I used to reduce time spent on my phone and even the anxiety that turns up in the process is turning my phone off completely. At first it seems scary, but it's just an unfounded fear of missing out. It goes away very quickly though and even when you pick your phone up habitually it's way easier to just go "yeah, it's not working" and put it back down without any notifications popping up etc.
everything you said in this video deserves a prize. congratulations, you gave me the energy to finally realise how bad screen time is for my mind and body. THANK YOU!!!!
I absolutely loved this video as a medstudent, it is so relatable! However for people struggling with the screen time option on IPhone, the trick is to let someone(my sister for me) set the password for me so there’s no way I would press on the dismiss button anymore…
I did this with by bf, who went on to break his phone (where the passcode was saved) and I now am completely unable to modify the restrictions I set a year ago as a test without resetting my phone😅 So don’t do a random code that will be forgotten easily by the other person…
To make the apple screen time app limits more effective you can set a passcode that you have to enter to dismiss it. You can set a random one then write it down in your notes or a piece of paper which adds that extra step that allows you to think before continuing. It works like the longer passcode to unlock your phone or the rubber band in a way.
Faye, you’ve outdone yourself ! Thank you for this , and for bringing up some discussion on the pseudo-flow state that evolves as we delve deeper into the world within our phones. I vividly remember my procrastination getting worse as I justified the amount of time I spent “de-stressing” on Instagram watching reels and engaging with friends. I’m not perfect , but I’ve definitely developed more of a healthy relationship with my schoolwork as a premed and with my phone usage . Thanks for helping me much more with a video like this ! Cheers to productivity and to all your future endeavors love !
I just downloaded the app, and went on a bike ride.☺️ I love the idea of having a consequence for using your phone; I don’t wanna kill any cute trees.😧 I hope it will help me focus for my projects, & make me more productive - rather than just wasting my life away on my devices. Thank you for your tips!
my worst screen time ever was 20 hours. i was so depressed and sick with covid that i felt as if i had nothing else to do. now my average is about 6 hours but i need to lower it drastically!! great video and great tips. very realistic but good advice at the same time
The sad thing is that I'm so much more comfortable being on my phone, away from the world. I hate it, but it's literally an addiction. Hope to try some of these tips though
Im a little sceptical. Because being on your phone is easy. I do get annoyed that I have school aps on my phone. Like that I have to be on 24/7. I have more of a problem with that then other phone usage. I still feel like that is kind of a choice on how to spend your free time. Not every hour of the day needs to be productive. Life is stressful so sometimes you do not have the energy to do anything else then to watch videos on interesting topics. However I do pick the videos I want to watch on youtube. I do not use the reel function and on instagram I only look at stories or post my own. I just dont care about others peoples lives. I do like to hear other peoples analysis or opinions and ideas. I find that refreshing.
Another really important thing is to find the main reason why you're doing it, what feeling your looking for or not looking for? And what habit can you exchange it with that gives you good?💗
what really helped me is the apple timer but with a code. then i just make my sister put in the code, so i cant extend it myself, which is very helpul because most of the time i'm just to lazy to go to my sisters room to make her unlock it and if i do she mostly just doesnt do it. it also just puts a stop to the scrolling and then i realise that ive been scrolling and it makes me want to stop and do something productive
Aw thank you so much! So happy that’s how it comes across, I would hate for anyone watching to feel intimidated or like what I was discussing was unattainable xx
Once forest made deep focus mood was really helpful and you can choose apps that you want to use so i keep flashcard apps , Spotify and apps helps only in studying has changed my entire flow state and only motivation you need is two touches 😂 once on the deep focus mood and then start!
it’s so difficult for me bc i’m a social media manager because i -can’t- put my phone away during work. but i’ve been doing some phone-free sundays and it really helps!!
Same!! I used to delete tiktok whenever I realised I was spending too much time on it, and then my boss wanted me to do Tiktok for work so my only option is pure self control...
Hi Faye worst screen time for me has been 18 hours. I have currently got a 1 hour max time limit on some apps, which gives me another obstacle once the time is up. I also delete a lot of social media including tiktok from my phone and that also helps. Thanks for these tips. Of course subscribed. 😊
What I do is I put my phone in my case backwards, so I can’t touch my phone screen without taking it out and putting it into the case again and that’s jsut annoying Highly recommend ❤
1. USE FOREST !!! helps u stay task oriented 2. put rubber band around phone -> breaks ease // rubber band around wrist (snap when u go on too long) 3. take note of time u start and time u end precious !!!! 4. FLOW STATE (being in the zone -> full immersion) more energy to remove urself than carrying it out U BREAK FLOW WHNE U PICK UP UR PHONE don’t get flow on ur phone 5. write down list of things u need to do on phone. world will carry on going veen if u don’t go on phone
I did it for for two months. I felt SO grounded and my self-esteem did increase, since I wasn’t comparing myself to anyone and not comparing my life as well. the day I was supposed to download them I was rly excited, wondering I had missed. long story short, I ended up frustrated bc the first content that popped up, was entertaining at first, but the then it just went downhill lol. I was trying so bad to find a video that I’d be like “it’s def worth the “effort” to keep using social media”. turns out it wasn’t. I kept scrolling for abt an hour and felt like shit! while doing it and afterwards as well. anyone out there who’s considering doing this, give it a shot! it could be one day, two days, whatever, JUST DO IT. tip: be sure to include new tasks or hobbies. I added reading, playing the guitar, journaling, and walked outside to get my 10.000 steps in :)) good luck
Miss we neeeeeed a flow state focused video!!! I need to know how you do it. Usually when I try flow state I forget to eat meals or end up pulling an all nighter. Welp?
The same kind of techniques help me as well. 😇However, I was not thinking of the flow state from the negative side i.e. phone usage. Thank you so much Faye, for drawing my attentiton to this aspect. I really need to cut that time, so I trust that this helps🤞😊
i actually find the screen time limits i've put on my phone by apple as very helpful. to me, it's just a form of checking your intention and being mindful. i also almost never hit "ignore for the rest of today" and instead opt for "remind me in 15 minutes". i also set automatic timers so that my phone goes into "sleep mode" between like 10pm and 8am and then also "work mode" from like 8 am to 3pm. it helps. sometimes i will choose to spend times on social media apps still, but im always consciously making that choice and not just doing it just because im not paying attention to the time. my problem is that my screen time isnt very accurate because i like to have my laptop or something on for a large portion of the day doing something like streaming music but it'll still count towards my screen time. it says my screen time today is on track to be 24 hours... yeah i can promise you that's not accurate at all lmao. i also like to leave my phone in my room while i go to other parts of the house to hang out with family or pets or whatever. the text messages can wait a couple hours!
12 hours, right now i’m i’m vacation so i’m on the purge of all the procrastination i don’t get to do when i’m on school, but i also wanna do things i enjoy but i wasted my energy on my phone and i hate it, but it’s hard to get it back, i’m dreading school because i won’t get rest but at least it’ll be from something that benefits me, also the FLOW STATE oh my god this is literally the word i’ve been searching for, i hate it because it’s so easy to get in but i always choose my phone😭 these tips really helped me so thank you!!!
23 hours and 50 min, worst screen time i have ever had, but i average about 8-9 hours a day on school/work days, 11-12 when i'm off, and like 3 on days where i hang with friends or doing activities
Honestly there are so many creative/ more enjoyable things that I could be doing instead of spending time on my phone. ALSO I totally relate about going on your phone before bed and then being like AHHH ITS 4AM WHAT HAPPENED. Low-key my phone has been ruining my sleep schedule and seriously affecting my mental health 😭 it’s like a catch 22 situation though because in today’s day and age, it’s incredibly difficult to live without using phones and social media’s somewhat, especially if your business is online. These tips were great though, I think my worst ever daily screen time was like 13 hours?? I was like IM NOT EVEN AWAKE FOR THAT MANY HOURS lmao
Also a tip that has helped me massively is PUT YOUR PHONE WAAAAAAY AWAY FROM YOUR BED EVERY NIGHT. I’m talking other room if you really feel the impulse 😅
Right when I needed thiss... My exams are going on and still my daily screen time is 5hrs...I'm fed up, I feel throwing it away yet somehow manage to be on it all the time f me
i deleted all my social media (except youtube, pinterest and telegram) more than two mounth ago. at first i felt very clean(?), i started understand i have so many tasks in a day that don`t even need internet. my next goal - watch less yt videos and walking without headphones. to be honest i feel like my "addiction" from phone is slightly coming back, but thanks to this video i`ll try to do my best! wish luck to all people who trying to uprove their life`s!
My takeaways - - Don't break flow state from the things you want to be doing, don't get into a 'bad' flow state❤(my favourite tip from the video) - write down the list of tasks you want be doing on the phone - Note time you start using your phone, set limit Thankyou, loved the idea of flow state!🙌
Great tips! Another one that might come in handy for some people: you can change the settings of your iphone to easily switch from colour to black and white (for me it's when I quickly press the off button three times in a row). The colours of all the different apps make them seem more interesting so if you put your phone in black and white you're less tempted to notice them and open them. Also scrolling through Social media is way less interesing when everything is in black and white.
another good alternative to forest is plantie! that's what I use :) also my worst screen time that I've seen was 11 hours for one day and 61 hours for one week 😬😬
I also used to hit the dismiss button and type in a password when I reached the time limit in an app, but a few months ago I had my sister set a password for me so that when the app closes I can’t reopen it. It has worked well so far.
i use the dismiss button alll the time but for me, it's the rubberband! it's sucks me out of the scrolling and i can make a desicion if i want to keep going or stop. very useful in that unintentional scrolling moments ;)
do you happen to have a video exploring how to handle societal deterrents related to stopping using social media? i.e. people getting extremely offended or not understanding if you are accessible through the phone but not social media?
On samsung you can only prelong usage of an app by 10 or 15 minutes. After that time you will have to go into the settings, find them and change how long you can use this app per Day generally. Not Just for a today. It is better thought out than in apple
When it comes to the apple screen time thing, the trick is to set your phone as “your child’s phone’ this lets you put a password and block after one hour of social media is spent
Don’t forget that it’s really important to take a break, even if you are in a flow state. It helps people who struggle with burnouts and perfectionism and improves mental state
This video was SO helpful, thank you! I'm not sure why it would work on me, but I can see that virtual tree being effective. Forest should sponsor you because it's the first I've heard of that app! I also love the idea about having paper next to you for a brain dump.... right now I tend to make a list on the notes app on my phone... which you can imagine doesn't work well for this problem 😂
My screen time app doesn't allow to dismiss the time limit right away. I have to go to the settings, change the time limit and go back to the app. It's the perfect antidote for just dismissing, because it forces me to think "do you really want to extend your time for today?". What I would like was to be smaller "sessions", like a warning every 5 minutes, so I knew how much time I was spending and how much I had left and to focus on what my intention was to open the app (if I have a 30min limit, I have 6 sessions) - just scrolling, going to get a recipe, trying to find someone...
I only have Twitter (I follow one account and check it for like 2 minutes a day for any upcoming world tours lol) and UA-cam. Oh my goodness that's where I have the addiction! I'm finding ways to reduce. But the days I have over 8 hours is me listening to scary stories (it's like listening to audiobooks, so does that count?) But I have stopped watching content that was not beneficial (for me rude language and such.) I'm trying to only watch things that bring something good for myself. I used to be so into my writing, and my UA-cam addiction affected my creativity and motivation... I was so inspired and happy then, so I'm working on "devolving" from UA-cam lol
I'm on Samsung and use child permissions to lock myself out of apps after oh-so-long passes, normally like 10-30 min to each social media app, 2 hrs for youtube, and 10 min for each shopping app. I had my dad set the password for it. The only things I have unlimited use for is my reading apps (KU, Webtoons, ect), google, and spotify for music.
I feel like I'm loosing so much time of my life while watching others on social media. I'm not really that interested in what others are doing but still I can not stop watching reels, ig posts, random ytb videos, etc. It's stupid and sad. Thank you for this video. I already had times in my life when I almost didn't use my phone so I believe I can get there again.
I'm right there with you 💕
I felt and sometimes still feel the exact same but just go for it and delete social media and u can keep peoples numbers, u should find u have more time for other stuff
I paid for the 'freedom' app about 6 months ago, went from 8/9 hours screen time to two hours. I've basically blocked everything I know I can't resist.
Yes!, I deleted TikTok for a month and got back and I just find that app so useless once I got it back. I find it so boring and I don’t enjoy it anymore …
It's designed to hijack your brain! Highly addictive, I really worry for children who are born with a screen directly in their face from day 1.
As a person with ADHD, I have what I call my "distraction journal" which is exactly how you use a pen and paper by your side :) I use it for songs that get stuck in my head, sudden tasks I just remembered, all of my "I wonder ___?" stuff that pops up. It's a great way to acknowledge the thoughts and set them aside without feeling bad about it or anxious.
I LOVE THIS and will definitely be stealing this idea!!💗
I am not diagnosed with ADHD but see myself in a lot of the symptoms, that strategy sounds really interesting! Maybe I should try that.
Wow!!! I don’t have ADD/ADHD but I do have OCD and use my phone to kind of avoid certain impulses and whatnot but I looooove journaling and this sounds fantastic. Thank you!
I think u just solved half of my problems with adhd 💀
THIS!!! I do this but I call it a brain dump journal. I do 25-30 min study blocks and then I can google all the weird things that pop into my head. It really works!
Yeah I did the math and 5 hours a day of screen time is 40 hours a week, 80 days out of the year, and 18 YEARS out of a 82 year average life span. I refuse to waste my life away on my phone, it was slowly killing me to be spending my whole life watching a screen
Wow that’s crazy!!!
That's is acually really depressing written out like that... the thing is it's the truth
@@hudson.kemnitz it honestly makes me feel sad that this is the reality we r wasting so much of our life on screens no one on their deathbed is gonna look back and say I wish I sent more time scrolling on tiktok
oh my god.. well, yh I dont wanna do that anymore...
You’re terrible at math 😂
Mine must have been over 11 hours. I started listening to YT videos, audiobooks, podcasts as a way to get myself to do things like dishes but now it's basically non stop distraction whenever I feel some sort of resistance or negative emotion - immediately squish it with technological dopamine... Like I actually feel withdrawal for a few seconds if my phone dies while I'm on a UA-cam binge :( I'm still productive and "successful" at uni but it takes an increasing amount of adrenaline to get stuff done 10 minutes before the deadline
yes, same thing happened to me, and now I need everything externalized. It was nice, and I thought I was being productive, but no, it's still a distraction.
exactly everything i'm going thru rn. @@lowkeyrising
To be honest once I removed TikTok I found that I don’t really use my phone that much
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In India it's ban here😔
Me but UA-cam…
I deleted it as well, but I found that I will just switch to Instagram reels. Before that, I didn't open Instagram at all most days, but now I spend hours on the app every day. I also deleted the Instagram app from my phone for a while, but I actually switched to UA-cam Shorts. And because with every switch the content became worse and worse (or at least what the algorithm shows me), I also didn't just lose time by scrolling, but I also got angry/in a bad mood because Reels and especially Shorts will just randomly throw in crazy, misogynistic, far-right videos, where I get sucked into infuriating discussions in the comments. But I don't want to delete UA-cam as well because there are also a lot of very good videos I want to watch/listen to, some podcasts etc. Still trying to figure it all out.
Same here. I put so much time into that app I feel as though my health was like a whole new part of me I didn’t know about (yes, that app was addicting. It was bad)
1. forest app
2. Intention: physical note/rubber band on phone
3. Note time of you start using phone
4. Flow state
5. write it down on list things need to do on phone
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Yepp did notice the same thing
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I love her thumbnail, it's so well made.
I just wanna to add something: changing phone colors from the palette of them to B&W literally saved me. this little life hack makes your phone dull, boring and less stimulating. it's the best advice i've ever read on the internet
I have my phone set up to where if I click the side button three times it switches to B&W! Super handy
@@easybakeovencupcakes how did you do this?
@@Hannah-sr6qz Settings -> accessibility -> accessibility shortcut (it’s at the bottom of the page) and you pick “colour filters”. You should also set the colour filter to Greyscale in the colour filter settings (display and text size -> colour filters). Hope this helped!
@@nikolstoyanova2295 thanks so much!!
@@nikolstoyanova2295 thanks for this!
I decided to make 30 days social media detox and deleted TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, FB. Left only UA-cam on my phone to watch self development videos. Today is day 4 and I feel I become main character in my life. And to be honest I'm not losing a thing without social media. Can't wait to see my huge progress in life after 30 days.
P.s. I'm not compering myself with anyone and I feel calm, less stressed and self confidence.
How's it going now? I wanna do a 7 day social media detox and see how it goes (30 days would too difficult for me lol).
@@dhanyaram2712 well today my detox is over and I dont want to go back to Instagram/tiktok. I downloaded it and checked, I saw everything the same, the same success stories and perfect life. I felt like lots of noise coming into my life and I deleted all socials again. I felt anxiety again and jealousy. For me is better without social. Try it, believe me you wont regret!
Ahhh I really want to try this but the only reason I have instagram is to text my boyfriend 😭 he doesn’t have an iPhone so we can’t use iMessage but I want to find a way, this comment has inspired me thank you
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UA-cam is the biggest distraction.. it’s so hard to give up your mind will make up excuses to justify to keep it like watching self development but it’s a TRAP
Since I've been tracking it, my worst ever screen time was 12 hours and 25 minutes. Honestly it's disgraceful. My daily average is 7-8 hours, which is still horrendous. I really want to get my screen time down to 4 hours. I'll definitely try the last tip in particular, it's a great idea! Thank you for the video!
4 Hours is such a do able goal!!❤️
same. The worst screen time of mine was 10 hours 7 mins. My average amount is 5-7 hours And I personally think that as a teenager and a student, it's affecting me a lot for my studies and other activities. I feel like I should focus on more on studies and stuff rather then spending most of my time scrolling. But I honestly don't know how to. I've tried so many apps that would help you limit your sreentime but it just didn't work and I also want to reduce my screentime down to 3 hours. I've been trying but it doesn't work so now I'm thinking that deleting those apps that I'm addicted to the most is my only option. ( which is Roblox, UA-cam and an app called addicted. ). So yeah. Wish me luck and pls give me some tips
My worst it is 7 hours but I really want to get my screen time down to only 1 hour per day.
A trick I used to reduce time spent on my phone and even the anxiety that turns up in the process is turning my phone off completely. At first it seems scary, but it's just an unfounded fear of missing out. It goes away very quickly though and even when you pick your phone up habitually it's way easier to just go "yeah, it's not working" and put it back down without any notifications popping up etc.
Oo makes sense 🤔
Thank you for the turning off Face ID tip!
Putting more friction into impulsive behaviors helps slow them down
everything you said in this video deserves a prize. congratulations, you gave me the energy to finally realise how bad screen time is for my mind and body. THANK YOU!!!!
Thank you so much Paula! 🥲 hope you found it helpful!
I absolutely loved this video as a medstudent, it is so relatable! However for people struggling with the screen time option on IPhone, the trick is to let someone(my sister for me) set the password for me so there’s no way I would press on the dismiss button anymore…
Omg this is SUCH a great tip!! I think I’ll be using this xx
I did this with by bf, who went on to break his phone (where the passcode was saved) and I now am completely unable to modify the restrictions I set a year ago as a test without resetting my phone😅 So don’t do a random code that will be forgotten easily by the other person…
Honestly, I thought I tried everything, but I love the rubber band trick and absolutely adore the writing things down. It seems so much easier now
To make the apple screen time app limits more effective you can set a passcode that you have to enter to dismiss it. You can set a random one then write it down in your notes or a piece of paper which adds that extra step that allows you to think before continuing. It works like the longer passcode to unlock your phone or the rubber band in a way.
Bravo on this video! Phones have become such a distraction that I literally have to hide my phone in order to get any work done🙃
Faye, you’ve outdone yourself ! Thank you for this , and for bringing up some discussion on the pseudo-flow state that evolves as we delve deeper into the world within our phones. I vividly remember my procrastination getting worse as I justified the amount of time I spent “de-stressing” on Instagram watching reels and engaging with friends. I’m not perfect , but I’ve definitely developed more of a healthy relationship with my schoolwork as a premed and with my phone usage . Thanks for helping me much more with a video like this ! Cheers to productivity and to all your future endeavors love !
It's almost like this video was for me, med school can be stressful but your channel helps me so much because of how real it is 🥰
Thanks so much Valerie! So happy it helps 💗💗
I just downloaded the app, and went on a bike ride.☺️ I love the idea of having a consequence for using your phone; I don’t wanna kill any cute trees.😧 I hope it will help me focus for my projects, & make me more productive - rather than just wasting my life away on my devices. Thank you for your tips!
my worst screen time ever was 20 hours. i was so depressed and sick with covid that i felt as if i had nothing else to do. now my average is about 6 hours but i need to lower it drastically!! great video and great tips. very realistic but good advice at the same time
Being on your phone is like with every bad habit. You’re isolated from the world and reality, spending minutes and hours at a time without noticing
The sad thing is that I'm so much more comfortable being on my phone, away from the world. I hate it, but it's literally an addiction. Hope to try some of these tips though
Im a little sceptical. Because being on your phone is easy. I do get annoyed that I have school aps on my phone. Like that I have to be on 24/7. I have more of a problem with that then other phone usage. I still feel like that is kind of a choice on how to spend your free time. Not every hour of the day needs to be productive. Life is stressful so sometimes you do not have the energy to do anything else then to watch videos on interesting topics. However I do pick the videos I want to watch on youtube. I do not use the reel function and on instagram I only look at stories or post my own. I just dont care about others peoples lives. I do like to hear other peoples analysis or opinions and ideas. I find that refreshing.
Another really important thing is to find the main reason why you're doing it, what feeling your looking for or not looking for? And what habit can you exchange it with that gives you good?💗
Love this!! Thanks for sharing 💬
Your welcome🥰!
what really helped me is the apple timer but with a code. then i just make my sister put in the code, so i cant extend it myself, which is very helpul because most of the time i'm just to lazy to go to my sisters room to make her unlock it and if i do she mostly just doesnt do it. it also just puts a stop to the scrolling and then i realise that ive been scrolling and it makes me want to stop and do something productive
You are so relatable 🥺 that's what you make so different 🥺 love you ❤️
Aw thank you so much! So happy that’s how it comes across, I would hate for anyone watching to feel intimidated or like what I was discussing was unattainable xx
@@DrFayeBate how are u doing faye??
Once forest made deep focus mood was really helpful and you can choose apps that you want to use so i keep flashcard apps , Spotify and apps helps only in studying has changed my entire flow state and only motivation you need is two touches 😂 once on the deep focus mood and then start!
it’s so difficult for me bc i’m a social media manager because i -can’t- put my phone away during work. but i’ve been doing some phone-free sundays and it really helps!!
Same!! I used to delete tiktok whenever I realised I was spending too much time on it, and then my boss wanted me to do Tiktok for work so my only option is pure self control...
@@theerinmiranda tiktok is the hardest one to kick!! our brand isn't on tiktok thankfully (it doesn't make any sense for us to be on there)
Hi Faye worst screen time for me has been 18 hours. I have currently got a 1 hour max time limit on some apps, which gives me another obstacle once the time is up. I also delete a lot of social media including tiktok from my phone and that also helps. Thanks for these tips. Of course subscribed. 😊
I've been using Forest for yeaaaars and never knew you could extend to 3 hours! Thank youuu
What I do is I put my phone in my case backwards, so I can’t touch my phone screen without taking it out and putting it into the case again and that’s jsut annoying
Highly recommend ❤
wait, I kind of love this idea. so glad I saw this comment.
@@christineshen8358 wait
grouping the things I need to do on my phone and writing it down on a paper is ingenius, definitely trying this out on my study sessions. Thank you!
forest is amazing even the free version .I am watching this after growing 15 trees today I love it .I don't have the premium version yet .
1. USE FOREST !!! helps u stay task oriented
2. put rubber band around phone
-> breaks ease // rubber band around wrist (snap when u go on too long)
3. take note of time u start and time u end
precious !!!!
4. FLOW STATE (being in the zone -> full immersion)
more energy to remove urself than carrying it out
U BREAK FLOW WHNE U PICK UP UR PHONE
don’t get flow on ur phone
5. write down list of things u need to do on phone.
world will carry on going veen if u don’t go on phone
i once had a screentime of 23 and a half hours. i now only go on for 30 mins to an hour and im doing so much better now. thank you for this video :)
I did it for for two months.
I felt SO grounded and my self-esteem did increase, since I wasn’t comparing myself to anyone and not comparing my life as well.
the day I was supposed to download them I was rly excited, wondering I had missed. long story short, I ended up frustrated bc the first content that popped up, was entertaining at first, but the then it just went downhill lol.
I was trying so bad to find a video that I’d be like “it’s def worth the “effort” to keep using social media”.
turns out it wasn’t. I kept scrolling for abt an hour and felt like shit! while doing it and afterwards as well.
anyone out there who’s considering doing this, give it a shot! it could be one day, two days, whatever, JUST DO IT.
tip: be sure to include new tasks or hobbies.
I added reading, playing the guitar, journaling, and walked outside to get my 10.000 steps in :))
good luck
I just set a passcode to my Apple screen time that I intentionally forgot and that works for me ❤
The approach to flow state and batch tasking from that alternative phone perspective was GREAT! Thank you!!
I used to leave my phone at home some days, really helped. Also dumb phone apps are now out to make your phone minimal.
Just found your channel and I’ve been BINGING. Love love love it xx
Miss we neeeeeed a flow state focused video!!! I need to know how you do it. Usually when I try flow state I forget to eat meals or end up pulling an all nighter. Welp?
This is so relatable so many of times I find myself just scrolling and then hours have passed. This video was really helpful. 📱
The worst feeling 🥲🥲 so happy you found it helpful xx
The same kind of techniques help me as well. 😇However, I was not thinking of the flow state from the negative side i.e. phone usage. Thank you so much Faye, for drawing my attentiton to this aspect. I really need to cut that time, so I trust that this helps🤞😊
i actually find the screen time limits i've put on my phone by apple as very helpful. to me, it's just a form of checking your intention and being mindful. i also almost never hit "ignore for the rest of today" and instead opt for "remind me in 15 minutes". i also set automatic timers so that my phone goes into "sleep mode" between like 10pm and 8am and then also "work mode" from like 8 am to 3pm. it helps. sometimes i will choose to spend times on social media apps still, but im always consciously making that choice and not just doing it just because im not paying attention to the time. my problem is that my screen time isnt very accurate because i like to have my laptop or something on for a large portion of the day doing something like streaming music but it'll still count towards my screen time. it says my screen time today is on track to be 24 hours... yeah i can promise you that's not accurate at all lmao. i also like to leave my phone in my room while i go to other parts of the house to hang out with family or pets or whatever. the text messages can wait a couple hours!
12 hours, right now i’m i’m vacation so i’m on the purge of all the procrastination i don’t get to do when i’m on school, but i also wanna do things i enjoy but i wasted my energy on my phone and i hate it, but it’s hard to get it back, i’m dreading school because i won’t get rest but at least it’ll be from something that benefits me, also the FLOW STATE oh my god this is literally the word i’ve been searching for, i hate it because it’s so easy to get in but i always choose my phone😭 these tips really helped me so thank you!!!
23 hours and 50 min, worst screen time i have ever had, but i average about 8-9 hours a day on school/work days, 11-12 when i'm off, and like 3 on days where i hang with friends or doing activities
That’s so insane that I’m honestly like… respect
Thanks for bringing this to light, I've really struggled with my screen time too.
Honestly there are so many creative/ more enjoyable things that I could be doing instead of spending time on my phone.
ALSO I totally relate about going on your phone before bed and then being like AHHH ITS 4AM WHAT HAPPENED. Low-key my phone has been ruining my sleep schedule and seriously affecting my mental health 😭
it’s like a catch 22 situation though because in today’s day and age, it’s incredibly difficult to live without using phones and social media’s somewhat, especially if your business is online.
These tips were great though, I think my worst ever daily screen time was like 13 hours?? I was like IM NOT EVEN AWAKE FOR THAT MANY HOURS lmao
Also a tip that has helped me massively is PUT YOUR PHONE WAAAAAAY AWAY FROM YOUR BED EVERY NIGHT. I’m talking other room if you really feel the impulse 😅
Right when I needed thiss... My exams are going on and still my daily screen time is 5hrs...I'm fed up, I feel throwing it away yet somehow manage to be on it all the time f me
i deleted all my social media (except youtube, pinterest and telegram) more than two mounth ago. at first i felt very clean(?), i started understand i have so many tasks in a day that don`t even need internet. my next goal - watch less yt videos and walking without headphones.
to be honest i feel like my "addiction" from phone is slightly coming back, but thanks to this video i`ll try to do my best!
wish luck to all people who trying to uprove their life`s!
Ok, I would just click dismiss too, and then I got someone else to make a screen password that I didn’t know. Worked beautifully.
My takeaways -
- Don't break flow state from the things you want to be doing, don't get into a 'bad' flow state❤(my favourite tip from the video)
- write down the list of tasks you want be doing on the phone
- Note time you start using your phone, set limit
Thankyou, loved the idea of flow state!🙌
this is incredibly realistic. thank you so much.
I literally discovered Forest because of you! they really need to sponsor you because you've definitely inspired people to download it
Great tips! Another one that might come in handy for some people: you can change the settings of your iphone to easily switch from colour to black and white (for me it's when I quickly press the off button three times in a row). The colours of all the different apps make them seem more interesting so if you put your phone in black and white you're less tempted to notice them and open them. Also scrolling through Social media is way less interesing when everything is in black and white.
I love forest. Another great alternative is focus dog where you make donuts instead of trees & the graphics are more visually entertaining
Even though I'm finished with uni, I relate to u xxxxxxxx I'm here to be your hype woman
AWW I can be your hype woman back xxx
Saludos desde Peru , me ayudo muchísimo ver tus videos como estudiante de medicina , gracias y adoro tus vlogs
Fellow forest user here. Love it.
The best 🤌🏼🤌🏼🤌🏼
another good alternative to forest is plantie! that's what I use :) also my worst screen time that I've seen was 11 hours for one day and 61 hours for one week 😬😬
I SWEAR BY forest. Such a good tip
I deleted my ig then I found less usage but then I got addicted to UA-cam
I just wanted to say thank you, I got the forest app and i DID it well in the second week... and I know what I can improve...
Thank you !!
💗💗💗💗
I also used to hit the dismiss button and type in a password when I reached the time limit in an app, but a few months ago I had my sister set a password for me so that when the app closes I can’t reopen it. It has worked well so far.
luuuuv the video
i have also beeen trying to change things for me and and i have reduced my screen time to an avg. 2 hours a day
Well done!! 🥳🥳🥳
This is so helpful! Thank you!
i use the dismiss button alll the time but for me, it's the rubberband! it's sucks me out of the scrolling and i can make a desicion if i want to keep going or stop. very useful in that unintentional scrolling moments ;)
The rubber band ✨✨✨✨
Needed this, I just saw my screen time of 8 hours! I love forest!
do you happen to have a video exploring how to handle societal deterrents related to stopping using social media? i.e. people getting extremely offended or not understanding if you are accessible through the phone but not social media?
the most helpful advice on this topic!
Great quality content and noticed the editing was really engaging xx
Love this especially no 5 I’m gonna try that
On samsung you can only prelong usage of an app by 10 or 15 minutes. After that time you will have to go into the settings, find them and change how long you can use this app per Day generally. Not Just for a today. It is better thought out than in apple
I'm obsessed with your videos❤
Thanks so much!!💗💗
Thank you
My worst screen time in one day was over 14 hours 😅
Thank you for sharing this❤
Pseudo flow and writting down things to do phone is truly helpful
When it comes to the apple screen time thing, the trick is to set your phone as “your child’s phone’ this lets you put a password and block after one hour of social media is spent
Oh gosh.. I think one time I was in a bad drama and binge watched UA-cam for HOURS. I’d say around.. 11-13 hours 😭
My worst screentime is around 12 hours ....
I think my worst has been over 20 hours. Most of it would have been putting a podcast on in the background while I go about my day
This video is really helpful, thank you!
Don’t forget that it’s really important to take a break, even if you are in a flow state. It helps people who struggle with burnouts and perfectionism and improves mental state
great videooo. im a lot younger but i rlly want to start these good habits now
My worst was like 11 - 12 hours... Or a weekly average of 8 hours during school :O
This video was SO helpful, thank you! I'm not sure why it would work on me, but I can see that virtual tree being effective. Forest should sponsor you because it's the first I've heard of that app! I also love the idea about having paper next to you for a brain dump.... right now I tend to make a list on the notes app on my phone... which you can imagine doesn't work well for this problem 😂
My screen time app doesn't allow to dismiss the time limit right away. I have to go to the settings, change the time limit and go back to the app. It's the perfect antidote for just dismissing, because it forces me to think "do you really want to extend your time for today?". What I would like was to be smaller "sessions", like a warning every 5 minutes, so I knew how much time I was spending and how much I had left and to focus on what my intention was to open the app (if I have a 30min limit, I have 6 sessions) - just scrolling, going to get a recipe, trying to find someone...
Thank you a lot❤️🌹✨
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I only have Twitter (I follow one account and check it for like 2 minutes a day for any upcoming world tours lol) and UA-cam. Oh my goodness that's where I have the addiction! I'm finding ways to reduce. But the days I have over 8 hours is me listening to scary stories (it's like listening to audiobooks, so does that count?) But I have stopped watching content that was not beneficial (for me rude language and such.) I'm trying to only watch things that bring something good for myself. I used to be so into my writing, and my UA-cam addiction affected my creativity and motivation... I was so inspired and happy then, so I'm working on "devolving" from UA-cam lol
This video was so useful, Thank you! :)
Really helpful! Thanks for the tips!
From Morocco 🤩
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such a great video !
Thank you!!💗
I LOVE THE FOREST APP SO MUCH
We watching this video instead of studying…
Hi, Faye and Happy Sunday!😊😊😊😊😊😎☀💙💙💙💙💙🇺🇸🌷🇬🇧💜💜💜💜💜🎇👍. These ideas are incredible!🎇🎇🎇🎇🎇👍
Happy Sunday to you too! And thank you 💗
@@DrFayeBate You're welcome!😊😙💙💙💙💙💙🇺🇸🌷🇬🇧💜💜💜💜💜😊🎇👍.
0:05 hi fayeee🥺❤️
Hey hey hey!!
I'm on Samsung and use child permissions to lock myself out of apps after oh-so-long passes, normally like 10-30 min to each social media app, 2 hrs for youtube, and 10 min for each shopping app. I had my dad set the password for it. The only things I have unlimited use for is my reading apps (KU, Webtoons, ect), google, and spotify for music.