@@barbell4492 I am also trying to drastically reduce my time played. At the end of last year I made the calculations: I started playing EU4 in January last year and had almost 800 hours. This was literally a twelfth of my time over that year. I spent a WHOLE MONTH of 2021 in EU4 ALONE, not even taking into account all the other games I played like Hoi4 (also 800 hours by now but started in 2020)
Same, it used to be everybody against my mom as my father is a big time gamer and me and my two sisters used to be too. Now I understand her and I'm very grateful for having her and I understand all the stress she has went through the last years. I feel bad for her that she has a husband who doesn't take care for himself. I vow to do better than my father.
at least we die trying to achieve something. . . I would rather be in the most dangerous city than to spend the rest of my existence in the safest household without going outside once
Bro when it comes to the criticism they have about your habits they need to understand you are not preaching perfection, you are preaching PROGRESS. A small piece of advice that I would like to give you is to remind yourself that you can’t save everyone, it’ll only hurt your mental health. Some people are just meant to fully understand the advice you’re trying to give them once they realize they wasted their potential on video games 10, 15, 20 years down the line. Much love Hamza, from a guy who’s working on changing his life thanks to your advice.
Self improvment was always a small community of motivated people who wanted to change their lives but now that the community grew so much the last years and it's awesome that so much people are improving themselves, the problem is that in this growth, there are some dudes who will shit on this community because they are too deep down in depression and the instant gratification trap, Keep on doing these videos, Hamza, you're changing so much lives, overcome the critics!
that’s the crabs in a bucket mentality most people have. when you have a bunch of crabs in a bucket and one is about to climb out the bucket, you’ll have the other crabs pull it back down. people do the same thing and drag you down because they think if they’re suffering then you need to suffer with them. Let’s do our best to change thay
@@amaanislam I totally agree with you, it's so true. The thing is, these people in the comments are rude but the ones you love the most may be dragging you down too. We have to be aware!
@@amaanislam yes exactly, had so many fat gamer friends making fun of me when I started going to the gym last year, now my body looks so amazing, visible abs without lightning and all and they are still playing valorant and eating burger king all day
Bro I cant even describe how grateful I am for you. I stopped playing video games and started reading instead, after a couple weeks I could clearly notice that my concentration got better and I was able to pay attention without my mind just wandering off. Keep it up brother
Quitting video games was one of the best decisions I've ever made in my life. The amount of time you free up is astonishing. I now have free time to read books, exercise and work on a side business. Leveling up in the real world is so much more fulfilling than leveling up in the virtual world.
That needs to be a quote: "Leveling up in the real world is so much more fulfilling than leveling up in the virtual world." With that said, unfortunately i'm one of those people who are stuck in the rot. Play video games, watch porn, don't workout. Feel like i'm getting no where, and I'm just plane lazy. Been trying to get better, I'm making my bed everyday, although I skipped last two days and I can just feel like life getting back to shit. It's even worse that I know it's getting back to shit and it's like I can't help myself. I'm absolutely addicted to the internet.
@@jmg9509 you need to understand this stuff takes time. It’s not supposed to be easy. Keep your eyes on where you want to go and don’t lose the intention, no matter what. As long as you do not give up and keep intent then you will make it.
@@jmg9509 Statistically speaking you are probably not lazier than the average when you are at yuor natural levels of laziness, but your body is destroyed by the things you mentioned, at the moment. I am saying this because i think identifiying yourself as lazy does you a disservice. I am sure at some point of your life you got interested in some things your poured your heart into, and that alone lets you know that you are not inherently lazy. What worked for me when i thought i could not beat to any extent my desire to stay on the internet, was finding alternatives and ways to snap out of habits. If you want to get rid of a habit you have to substitute it with something else, otherwise simple boredom will make you go back to your previous self and you need a simple act to stop the normal flow. Find something to do that can be done quickly and at any time to suppress an urge. Examples. Where/when do you usually indugle into self-pleasure, if that is something you want to change? Is it.. while you are in the shower? Okay, when the desire arises switch to colder water, finish quickly to wash yourself and get out of it. Is it when you are laying on the bed bored as fuck? As soon as the desire arises you get up. No questions asked you get out of bed and go do something else. You don't wanna train? It seems way too much? Well maybe it is but sure as hell, if you decided that at 16:00 it's time for a workout, you can FOR SURE stand up. Trust me bro it might sound crazy but when it's 16:00 and you are comfy playing or in bed, just get up. Now putting on shoes will be easier. Now you have shoes on, hey you can take them off if you want, thats fine for today. Or you can do 5 jumping jacks. If you feel like it, if not fuck it, put the shoes back in the cabinet. You should make your bed but you feel really bad? Okay, get up and simply fix the pillow, then you can go back to what you were doing. Or fix the bed. Im sure you got the gig of it by now. These are triggers. Now, for alternatives, you need something you can do to spend the time you usually spend playing or doing other stuff because otherwise you will keep on doing them, after all nobody wants to look at a wall for hours. Do you play 6 hours a day? Playing 3 would be MASSIVE but you gotta know what to do in the other 3 so find something else to do. Reading a book you can enjoy, cooking something, painting, you do you. And instead of the habit you want to change you enact that new thing that you might not have a litteral passion on but at least soothes your urge to spend the time. I hope you will try to put my tips into action ESPECIALLY the trigger's one because it is so little time consuming and even with our depleted willpower we can do it. Hit me up if you want to talk about it some more or if you want clarifications about something or simply to tell me if it's working. Much love mate.
yes i play videogames yes its an escape from reality yes im in therapy im trying to fix my life but im doing it step by step but i fully agree with you
same im still playing video game but im finding that im telling myself more and more to do some exercise or go for a run or do some work more and more. Surprisingly i actually am able to do those productive habits over playing game sometime. Hopefully it gets easier with time
I was initially thinking you were a little too harsh on the "I only play one hour a day" crowd, but now I understand your stance better. I play video games, it's a very Jeffery thing but I acknowledge it and will try to do better in future
I’ve played roughly 1 hour of video games in one setting with a friend since December. Quitting video games, fapping and vaping has been the greatest decisions of my life. I get tearful tbh when I think about those things I used to do and I never want to go back. Hope this motivates someone out there.
Good Job bro. That’s real progress. I always go through video game withdrawals and even dreams where I play the games I love and feel bad when I wake up. I went completely cold turkey on my console for several months now but still struggle with mobile games. I’m really happy for you and your progress made. Congratulations.
Hamza, never back down from your current stance on this. Level up in real life! Play video games when it’s New Year’s, 2 rounds of FIFA with the boys while everybody’s watching and then return to the party. Or go to a karaoke bar with friends/with your date. You’ll be infinitely grateful for the great experience with your people. The problem with playing video games as a habit or a hobby is that the progress is locked within a screen! There is no great legacy in real life, no lasting experiences. Especially FPS games and MMORPGs on which teenagers and young adults waste their whole lives. “Progression” in them doesn’t amount to shit in real life. Edit: After watching you, I quit video games cold turkey - uninstalled all the files, deleted my Steam and EA accounts.
@@AnnabelLucindaYT I wouldn’t even sell these. In much of the same way that we don’t sell our bodies online for cash because it’s not what we want to give to the world, I wouldn’t sell my video game accounts.
I highly disagree. I rarely play video games if not a single friend of mine is online. Sure, if its used as an escape its bad, but anything used in that way is bad. This whole idea of "those 2 hours that you wasted playing video games could have been used better" is just hypocritical. If you have a good time with your mates, i dont think there's much that can stand up to that. Its a different story if its all day everyday, but once or twice a week with your mates should NOT be harmful at all. The only progression you're gonna make by skipping out on your friends is a quicker death, because social aspects are just as important in my opinion.
Hamza I just felt like this is something I need you too know. Everybody deserves appreciation and this is coming from the heart, no flattery. Like many, many other guys, you have CHANGED my life. Freshman year I was a Jeffrey. Did know about life, toxic relationship, etc. I transferred schools sophomore year. The school was really shot but I had a pessimistic mindset. Didn’t really do anything with my life. I was never a “stay in video games for 8 hours” type of dude but I had my fair share of Jeffrey habits. Junior year has been the, and when I say “the” I want to emphasize it, most pivotal time of my life. I know I’m still really young but watching your videos I finally made it out the rut. Like I almost tear up writing this because you’ve changed my life. I feel so much more brilliant with outside school information. I started reading (sometimes I fall off like at the moment but I’m hopping on again), I’m the Vice President of my organization and most importantly, I finally started hitting the gym. I procrastinated for the longest time but I bought the membership and I’m putting in that work. I looked into writing gratification journals. I’m overall just on my path to being the MAN I want to be. I’m still far but a hardworking man, a man with integrity, critical think, compassionate and a protected of my tribe. Im a leader, leading others, loving others. Thank you Hamza. Seriously. You don’t understand the impact your having on us young men. This is what I needed and I’m so grateful for you. In school we’re being taught how to really question the way we judge and really think about how we analyze other people. Even though you’re a great role model, I always make sure to deeply analyze what your saying because how we denounce bad logic and bad information, we also have to think critically about info that’s good for us. Thank you. Seriously thank you. I’m on my way to being the man I want to be and you really kicked it off. 💪🏾💪🏾
Thank you for reiterating again that the progress itself is so much fun. My life is so much better after i cut out games and got myself into a productive routine. When I see myself picking up a heavier dumbell or doing better in social situations it makes me never want to look back at games again.
I highly dislike when people tell me “life isn’t promised, you might die in a few years, enjoy your life have some fun, etc”. Love that others share my beliefs
Hamza your efforts are nothing short of commendable, I see a man pursuing greatness, being completely vulnerable revealing his own vices and addictions, with the ambition of lifting up other men to improve upon themselves and also achieve their potential - this is so sorely lacking in society. Thank you for your content sir.
I believe what you’ve explained was that similar to the “Allegory of the Cave.” In the analogy, people are trapped in a cave and chained to a fixed position so they are forced to face the wall in the cave. Fire burns brightly behind them and cloaked figures use puppets to cast shadows on the wall. Since the prisoners can’t break free, they’re forced to watch the shadow play. They’re stuck for a long time, so the show puppets will be the only thing the prisoners know about and know nothing about the outside world. Then a prisoner breaks free and is blinded by the fire, he would then climb out of the cave and into the real sunlight. He was blinded at first, but he later got used to it and determined that this was better than the cave. He later comes back and frees the rest of the prisoners. When he tries to get them out however, they did not take the sunlight too kindly and retreated back into the cave, as it was more comfortable to look at. He desperately tries to get them out but they attack him, even going as far as to try and kill him or anyone who tries to take them out. You are the escaped Hamza, and we’re all the prisoners. Although you and a few others found the true sunlight to be better, I fear I’m still blinded by the fire. I admit, even if I’m on self improvement thanks to you, I’m still a Jeffry, and I want to cut my time down so I can say that I’ll play for an hour and actually mean it.
I LOVE THE ALLEGORY OF THE CAVE! I've got a lecture on it before and studied it a bit before on my own. What I got from it was there are 3 stages to the human mind. Stage 1 - The blind, these people have a filter to all knowledge they take in and don't even know of the filter, They waste a lot of intelligence over very petty reasons or religion. Stage 2 - The Vizard (These are personal titles from my taste) these people have taken their mask(filter) off and realized the knowledge they've missed out on, however they put their mask back on, acknowledging they are either to weak for the truth or simply refuse to accept it. Stage 3 - The Arrancar - These people have taken off their mask and forever thrown it away. They've spent their lives since taking in all kinds of information from all kinds of places, they thrive off knowledge they live for knowledge. These people often have a lot of drive or are very wise. Personally im an Arrancar.
Yes, I still play videogames after months of self improvement. Last year I used to fap 3-4 times per day, play 9-12 hours of League, huge socail media addiction, not readi a single book, not go out because my friends were tired of my toxic behaviours due to my bad mental health, and made my family worry about me because of horrible grades in university. I still play videogames, not 9-12 hours per day at all, I see videogames as a fun activity and I know it is bad for my mental health, I'm not ashamed to admit it. But all of those other bad habits are long gone, now I have my high quality friends back, I don't fap at all, I spend around 10 minutes per day on social media, I'm studying the degree I've always dreamed of and I've found my purpose. No one had ever told me to meditate, read self-developement books, journaling and all this stuff, and this videos have helped me a lot. I now enjoy those "little things" like reading, listening to calm music in the bus, going hiking or just having an interesting conversation with someone. Maybe I could grow further if I stopped playing videogames, but I'm living the life I've always dreamed of, and I'm not ashamed to say that I am a proud member of the hitless comunity and that I truly enjoy gaming. Thank you for this video and for all the videos that helped me get to this point Edit: Wow thanks for the advice and positive comments, just wanted to share my story, but thank you guys. Also don't argue on a UA-cam comment section :)
I'm proud of you brother , I still play video games but try to stop them as much as I can from 7 hours of play time I'm now down to 2 or 1. Yes I enjoy playing them even if they are bad but I do more good things for me and my body then before and aim for doing only good things
@Thomas B its like a hobby though,if you can do everything hamza tells us to do,such as meditating,praying (if youre religous,serves the same purpose as meditation),reading books,going out,working out ,journaling and you have time at the end of the day,you can play video games or pursue another hobby. I personally dont believe that you should be 100% efficient,youre not a machine but a human,you should do whatever you feel like after finishing the above mentioned while benifiting from it. Doesnt mean you should play video games every day when you have time,just the fact that you are able to do it and it wont be the end all be all
@Thomas B no,im just saying that after doing all the good deeds for the day and I still have time left,I would play video games from time to time. My laptop is broken since over a month so I havent touched anything but clash of clans to help some of my friends. I have been doing my best to pray every single day,giving my best to make it a habit for the rest of my life. For working out,I am still unsure since I surgery near my buttocks,so theres a gaping hole there that needs to be bandaged up every day incase of an infection. I will start reading books soon due to school and personal interest and as for journaling I still havent started but want to start. Sorry that I went off topic and no I'm not trying to rationalise stupid video games,I know they are bad and they effect ones mental greatly,its that I have no other interest at the current moment so my free time consists of playing video games. Im still 18 going to school to do Abitur (which is like graduation from college maybe? You get to go to Universty if you have it) and after school I'll go to uni so I dont care about business,its not my thing
@Thomas B if you'd like to talk I have discord or whatsapp ,I dont mind having a conversation on that,I'd love to see if maybe there is something that could interest me that i dont know about yet. I think cooking is interesting but I'd like to get into it once I am earing money Edit : I also forgot to mention that I have a hearing disability (undiagnosed,but I'm sure I dont need a diagnosis for tinnitus when I can hear the stupid damn eeeeeee the whole time,but I want to go to the doctor after I finish my treatment for surgery) and also presumably undiagnosed ADHD,since I have symptoms of it. I want to get tested to be 100% sure but I'm not sure how one gets tested for these in germany,ill look into it later after finishing the treatment
I’ve cut my video game time from about three or four hours a day to about 10 hours per week. I’ve still got progress to make but I feel a lot more confident and grateful for things like weather or the dinner my mom makes me. Thank you Hamza for getting me on the Adonis path.
I sold my pc and started reading books thanks to you, one thing i realized while writing this is its not because of you, but thanks to you, youve set me on a new path in life and i feel its my destiny, i also started drawing again after 7 years full of fps games. Thank you, Im so glad that you came into my recommended I feel like it all was meant to be this way.
Sometimes I actually cry while listening to you because I feel like we are on the same bandwidth. I have some really bad habits (like passing on reading sessions or scrolling mindless through fast paced content) where I turn my Jeffrey brain on, but one is to eat a whole milka chocolate bar just because. Of course I know things like this stale my progress, but it is better to keep myself acknowledgeable of my own misfortunes and become more present and acceptful of them than just blame it on x y or z. Let's go my man!
I don't think my life could've changed if I didn't watch these videos. The brutal honesty that Hamza delivers is excellent. I seriously love playing video games, dead serious I'll admit I understand that what I'm doing is a huge waste of time and I understand the consequences of course I do. I'm addicted to video games and I won't deny it, I have even created my own communities to find players who love what I do. But it is heartbreaking I could become the best person I could if I put down my controller and read more books like I would as a child, I love to read I'll read anything but video games take all my time from it. I love to exercise but video games take my time from it. I won't deny these things but I'm going to manage my time on the console so that I can enjoy my life and maybe, just maybe I will give up this habit and give my commitment to the life God wants me to live. I will raise my hand right here and say I am a Jeffery and I play with my buddies and say stupid shit with them while we play games together and I love it because they're my friends. I truly made some friendships from playing video games and I am on the cusp of leaving them to dive headfirst into the self improvement lifestyle. But I'm scared, I really am and if you're reading this Hamza I love your work and someday I will give up these things but I just can't today. Not even tomorrow I can take breaks from it but I can't just leave this on my own. God will help me become better because I have faith he will and I want to grow and become better and make more money!
Bro i was a movie addict for all my life and i thought i will never stop because it got me friends and made me happy atleast that it what i thought and one day i stopped not because of people saying how bad it is but I entered a situation where i was depressed and after that i went to watch a movie for happiness and i got I but i was still thinking of how I will never enter depression because it was the worsr and my than understood i have yo improve I myself and leave movies not because the are bad but thr where too go and it made me stuck in my bsd ways and just used them to get happiness and I was stuck in a loop
You’ve saved me from being normal , I never was normal but because of you I read more I started meditation. I thought meditation was useless when I never tried it before . And when I heard you talk about it after hearing it about a million times I tried , and it has helped me so much to reduce my stress . My mind is clear and I am sharper then ever mentally . I thank you so much Hamza
im grateful that i got introduced to you Hamza, im quit video games and my life has been so uplifting. I'm proud of myself that I toom this first step and i owe it to you bro. I have one more sesmter left in my college and i get my degree. I'm going to aim a 4.0 and on the side, i have picked up powerlifting. Thank you hamza, for opening my eyes.
After i started my self improvement journey , I saw progress in my mental health , saw progress in my physique. I was more confident and full of energy and then , I had this crush on a girl and I proposed her and she rejected me and that should have been the end. But we interacted more and this just made me think more about her. And it came to a point where she was occupying a major portion of my mind. Then I started seeing many boys chase after her. Even though I was the one who proposed her , all of these guys chasing her weirdly made me obsess about her. And she started interacting more with other people. At somewhere around this time I had completely stopped gaming and i was a bit proud of that. But all of these things about her slowly started to take its toll on me. I started becoming sad , thoughts like she isn't returning the love and care that I gave her( that's just desperate and pathetic) . And slowly i spiralled into a pit of depression i created for myself. I started playing video games again to cope with this and that just worsened shit for me. Then I realised that i have been really slacking on my self improvement. If I stayed true with it and ignored her from the start , I wouldn't be in this state . I realised that i lacked mental fortitude and that was a big red flag enough for me to get back on track . Fuck that's a long ass comment . Just some random dude putting some weight off his chest. Don't really know if someone will respond it or some shit but yea Wishing a good day or night to you wherever you are.
Man, I'm happy you put some weight off your chest. I don't know how to help you, just, I suppose, don't be bitter and don't reject concept of romantic love becouse you are hurt. I know it's tempting but fuck, it's way better to not be angry and bitter. Hope this comment provided you with comforting peace. Bye 😁
As men we are bound to ask since women are the gatekeepers of love. It's how evolution shaped us. You and her both did what nature expects of you and as bad as it might feel, you are no less of a man for being rejected and she is not evil for doing so. The old you would not have been rejected because he would not have asked. You walked the path of improvement already, you know how to do it, do it again brother.
I want to cry while reading this, because in the last few years I had crushes on so many cute girls and I never got loved back, and I will write my whole current situation here because I need to get weight off my chest too. If someone wants to read, why not. So I am 16 y.o., worked out calisthenics since summer 2019 but consistently since end of 2020, got a great physique, learned a lot about diet and supplements last summer from derek, greg and other similar guys, started self improvement from the end of December 2021 when I noticed my mental health became incredibly bad and my anxiety was at its peak. So then I started reading and doing some short meditation sessions and some rituals for changing my subconsciousness a bit. Nofap streak since 22nd December I think, cold showers streak since 24th Jan, meditating everyday, working out consistently, good diet, journaling sometimes, reading when I can, gratitude, trying to be present, etc. Also improved my looks a lot because I was so insecure about it. But the thing is, my motivation for most of these things was the burning desire to get one girl I like a lot. She is 1 year older than me, goes to the same school as me. But I always feel meh about myself because most likely she doesn't like me back, I say most likely because she knows I like her and I never got liked back by a girl I liked even tho I had over 10 crushes in past 2 or 3 yrs. And it makes me pretty sad because I want a girl to hug and talk, and I worked so hard to actually get one, but I never got one while others who didn't do anything did. And now I am reading this comment and I almost dropped a tear. If someone actually read this whole comment I would love him to dm me on ig @marko.streetworkout to chat with me. I need someone to talk rn Also sorry for such a fucked up reply but I feel a bit better rn
@@markoa5 I don’t know you at all and I cannot speculate on your situation. However, at face value i sincerely believe your focused effort on attaining love seems unhealthy. I have been through phases of being lonely as well, but I think a healthy path forward is to focus on being friends with guys and girls, and not using romance as the primary reason for your social interactions with women. I think good friendships with women will help your self confidence and could ultimately help you deal with not being loved back by every girl you have a crush on. You are still young, and there is much time to meet someone who cares deeply for you, but I think it’s important to understand that having a romance at such a young age can distract you and even hinder your mental health if it’s the soul focus on your mind. Get out, touch some grass, attempt to make more friends(guys and girls) not girlfriends. Sincerely, With love -Eb
A weird thing that ive noticed is that after like 1 week after i quit playing video games, i came across your channel and it made me be more grateful about everything that ive done. Thanks you so much, i even wrote in my journal that I am grateful for your existence. And yeah, sometimes I still am a Jeffrey and eat some junk food or scroll through tiktok, but at the end of the day im making progrese. Thanks again, i really love you
I was super irritated doing all the good habits like journaling and going to the gym but you are sooo right. It becomes super fun after some time if you push trough and now I look forward to this after coming home from uni.
In the end of this video I visualized something so beautiful if I gave up the bad habits and started actually working on myself that I bursted out in tears. I'm so greateful for the family and the education that I have, now I just need to take a little bit of accountability and actually work on me. I know I shouldn't say this, but thank you Hamza. Thank you so much.
While I'll outright admit that I'm not on board with the zero video game mentality, hearing your thoughts on the topic definitely have helped me shift my views on them to something much more healthy. I used to think that video games were a way to relax and rest after the day's work was done, but now I see that they are just an enjoyable waste of time. That realization has made me prioritize most any other activity that has real value: Staying up late to play games because "I need to relax for the day!" got replaced with actual sleep, scheduling my day for a 3-6 hour gaming session after work got replaced with waking up at 4:30 for the gym before anything else in the day can happen, skipping lunch to get home to my pc quicker got replaced with a 30min walk in the woods to clear my mind. It really drives the point home that even if you don't agree with someone 100%, it doesn't devalue the merit behind what they're saying. Thank you Hamza, keep up everything you're doing.
I personnly still play videogames. I've been reducing the amount of time I play to put myself in the right path, because of you're advice, as well as all of the other habbits like meditation, I still don't underdtand it but I keep on practicing. Thank you really Hamza, from your portuguese fan.
I am very overweight and I have failed dieting and exercise countless times. I told myself I’d ride the exercise bike for 2 hours a day for at least a month and try and eat less. I have lost 5 pounds so far and I’m on day 10. I was out all day with my family and got home today at 8pm and I thought about hopping on video games which is a nightly ritual that I know isn’t good for me. I thought about giving it one day off. Then i got pissed at myself because I’ve quit hundreds of times and I had no excuse. I’m currently riding the bike and seeing this video in my feed was like a miracle from God, to tell me, I NEED to change, as my path to destruction has been walked for so many years. Thank you, Hamza. I WILL come back to this when I have a six pack in about 9 -12 months range.
Hamza, I added up my gametime and I recommend everyone else to. Its humbling learning a year of my life is lost to games and youtube. My detox is going well and im seeing the beauty in reading and puzzles going outside etc again.
I used to play video games seriously when I was 13-14 yrs old. After having more friends in real life I started to let them off. Since then, I only had a small period (4-6 months) at 17 years old when I started to play 2K on PS4 obsessively, but I was in the worst place a person can be at that age. I was almost 140kg, I didn’t go to school very often because I hated people, I would eat a big ass pizza, a shawarma for dinner and tons of snacks and sweets an a daily basis, I used to fap at least 5 times a day and watch anime at night as my sleep schedule was very fucked up. I don’t wish this kind of lifestyle even on my worst enemy. That’s how bad it was. As I look back, I’m glad I’ve gone through that dark place though. Helped me realise that I don’t have much time on this planet and I need to put a dent in the atmosphere some way on another. Most of the Jeffrey’s don’t realise how fun and fulfilling it is to do a lot of hard things daily. I personally have a really bad day if I don’t do 200 push-ups in the morning. I don’t like to stay in crippling boredom. Thanks Hamza for your videos!
I hate when some says "mediation doesn't work" Literally this one of the best mental health practices I've ever done It's Literally makes you cool calm and collected I actually live in a wealthy neighbourhood where I see porches and Bentleys quite frequently I once approach one of the people who owns fancy cars (actually 3 of them) I asked what they do for a living the first one said he owned a marketing agency, the second one is CEO of a software company, and the third one said she owned a interior design firm And I asked what's there habits are all of them mentioned morning meditation practices This Literally says that mediation makes you more money 💰 😂 Heck even batman mediates
Because of these videos, I stopped playing video games, I barley drink Im in the gym all the time. Journaling has helped my mental help. And dropping away from them made me realise that the games were not status. And only been doing this for three weeks. I have along way to go but it is so amazing already.
@@szilagyimiklos4757 Yeah and that 2 and a half weeks will turn into months bro we all start somewhere. Already been going to the gym for a month, started to read, started to journal, started to meditate. My life has been 10x better since i started doing all of those things. There is no need for you to throw shade at me.
thank you for this video, i have to admit ive been a jeffery for the past few weeks downloading and playing the old games i used to play but i just feel so addicted
Once you quit all games for some time its much easier to not get back into the games you played. If you quit all games except one youre either going to play it much more, or eventually sneak other games in
im tired of losing my life playing videogames, honestly you have been a lot of help for me this past days, i´ve been working out for several months but i feel like i was only doing just one or two things right, i have started to stop playing games from today morning and i felt good,i started to see more of the world that surrounds me and i dont know, it is so diferent to what i remembered, because i was submerged in the phone, and then i saw youre video and encouraged me to do it even more, i just wanted to say thanks, and keep up the good work dude. 💪
I used video games for almost 15 years as a way to cope with the bullying i experienced at 10 years old and the sorry state of my life during my teens, I saw no value in simpler activities like walking around, restaurant , socializing etc... I'm 25 now and haven't touched a single video game in months, i saw Elden ring videos the other day and didn't feel anything particular. Video games are not worth it overall, playing the rare good game isn't gonna fuck you up but it's so much more fulfilling to level up in the real world.
I have a gaming addiction. I quit during university a few years ago and my life changed for the better drastically. After a while I started playing again once my work was finished and with friends. Its better to play games with people in a social setting on rare occasions you’ll actually enjoy them that way. Treat your life like a video game and grind to level yourself up instead of a character on a screen with no value
If video games are making your mental health worse, or you can’t put them down for a week to a month at a time, then there’s definitely a much deeper rooted issue than just “video games bad”
Yes. Your mental health is the problem when you are addicted, it's a circle. You play videogames, so you fuck up your brain, then your mental health is worse, and you play more videogames. Stopping videogames and starting meditating reverses the cycle
Yes because people are addicted to video games depending on the their life situation. So surely if they quit video games they may develop another addiction. In that case it's better to go to the root of the problem.
You are right i played video games to escape reality and it affected me when i was employed and unemployed that is why i lose alot of opportunity and i was weak even when i was not
I'm addicted to stimulus, I always feel the need to have something, music, podcasts, UA-cam, whatever anything to stop me from being alone with my thoughts.
Something is probably wrong with your digestive system. Inflammation of your digestive system causes this problem of stimulus addiction. Stop consuming carbs, eat meat 🍖 and low carb. Clean up your diet
@@1es782 it been a blessing, all my problems haven't been solved overnight, but what ISLAM does is that it puts life's challenges into perspective so I'm able to be patient and not lose hope, Islam also protects me for creating more problems for myself ( this is crucial, often we make our own lives hell) . I have still much to learn about ISLAM. However when you have a strong sense of your purpose which ISLAM teaches is to recognize and understand that a higher power ultimately has all the control, you can then lift the weights and burdens off your shoulders and move forward. Just start by reading the Quran with an open mind. Don't read with any prejudice or even with the intention to convert. Just read with an open and curious mind to learn. 👍💯
When it hurt you know hamza is talking directly to you! This video is a little different the way you talk is more direct and that’s pretty clear I don’t want to say some Jeffrey shit like I sometime do on your videos without even thinking about it. I want to tell you thanks for not making random video it feel like you are working towards a goal it’s not about listening to one video it’s about sharing your philosophy everyday and it’s really helping to never forget that you have bad habits to change it’s really helping me. I recognize myself everytime I need to.
I fucking love you brother. It hurts to see people genuinely INSULT you for trying to better other people’s lives. They’re SO riddled with negativity that they are threatened by you helping others because then there’s one less Jeffery for them to relate to. Blows my mind how ignorant people can be. Please never stop doing what you’re doing, we genuinely need you. Don’t let these fucking low life insecure little freaks define you or your channel. They are only projecting negativity because they have a negative mindset. Keep doing you bro 🙏
Bro, thank you. When I was playing video games, I was a socially anxious kid, low self-esteem and a skinny kid. When I stopped gaming and did meditation, cold shower, gratitude journaling and went to the gym, after 2 months (and somedays I didn't do them but it's fine because I made progress), I made lots of friends, have a better posture, chest grew the most not sure why, start to see that school fucks your mind up, points a middle finger at my course and do things I love. Fear? Oh yes, I'll go for it. Mentally more healthy after stopping gaming. Plus, I noticed myself exhibiting symptoms of gaming like depression, constant need for validation and self-depreciation. Hamza, thank you, and al the best bro, I'll be watching your growth. I believe someday I'll be able to meet you in person:) Love and respect from Malaysia.
Where would I be if I didn't distract myself for a year? I try to remind myself that every time i'm about to binge into something in an attempt to escape my anxiety and discomfort. Like Hamza says, you can't expect to fix your brain in a few days after abusing it for years. It's hard though when not having a purpose to pursue and some days feeling like torture not knowing what the hell you're suposed to do with your time. But I read in "the way of the superior man" that to find your purpose you need to stop what's not serving you and stop distracting yourself and eventually it will appear to you. So I think it's very important to be aware of all the decisions we make in the moments we feel weak and try to remember that feelings come and go but consequences last. If we want to be Adonis, we have to do what Adonis does, and he would not sell himself short in times of difficulty. :)
I've managed to quit video games (not really voluntarily) for 3 months while interning at a new city for the summer. The way I spent my time that summer made it the best in my life. Like really words would not do justice how much fucking fun I had. Listen to his words guys its fucking gold. I'm probably not as extreme as Hamza but if you've never quit video games is definitely worth doing to see how you use your time otherwise.
It's uncanny how much I agree with you. Like to the point where I know exactly what you mean before you say it. Though, I still have a long way to go and am not even close to your level but I'll become keep improving and hopefully achieve Adonissssssss
I quit video games over 2 months ago and haven't played one since; completely replaced the hobby with pursuing UA-cam content creation. Thanks for influencing me and others to do this Hamza, you're the embodiment of the kick up the ass we all need.
My problem isn't video games. I can go weeks without gaming. It's my fucking phone. Reddit, Instagram, UA-cam. It's easier to just pick your phone and scroll around than booting up your console or PC. I'm wasting hours every day on this little screen. Fuck.
Me too brother. For me it's just youtube mainly cos youtube truly has helped me and I've learned alot from it so I have a fear of stepping away from it
Same here. I suggest to turn off the cell phone before you go to bed and to lay it into another room. The next day when you wake up, you will have the willpower to do something productive like writing, reading a book or sth like that, because you didn't have the chance to get your first "shot" with your phone, because a) it was turned off b) it's not near you You won't be able to resist the urge to turn on your phone the whole day, but you will have the willpower to resist for at least one hour or even more, depends on how long you're exercising to not look onto your phone. I hope that helps. It helped me. And eve during daytime I sometimes just turn off my cell phone, and I lay it away from me.
Same. I still play games a little but if you said to me "you can't play games for a month" I wouldn't care. But say the same to me about Twitter, UA-cam etc, I'd lose my mind haha.
I don't play games youtube is the only problem for me, i deleted instagram 2 days or 4 days after i installed it. The big problem is that i don't have anything to do other than youtube, i dont have the money join the gym or martial arts class. When i was around the age of 10-11 (im now 15) i was playing football everyday and i realize that made me happy, i had good social skills, i talked to friends everyday. Now because of youtube and having no interest in football, i'm miserable, friendless, lifeless, deppresed and unhappy. I do the same thing everyday, same routine and everything.
Hey Hamza I love you videos , I grew much more after watching your videos my mental health is way better I'm learning social skills and starting to get more consistent working out I went from working out once a month to every third day and I wanna say thank you for all the advice you have given me much love bro
I commented before on your main channel a while ago about my struggle to quit because I have already made progress virtually. I get now that that’s the whole reason why it’s difficult, because I have been building up things outside of the real world instead. Thank you hamza, im still on my journey but I rarely do any form of instant gratification compared to previously other than watching a video while I eat sometimes. It doesn’t matter if this gets attention, but I just want to again give some appreciation.
I usually get on once a week for about 2 hours on the weekends with 3-4 of my other friends. i know it's too much, and I used to use the excuse of "its socializing with my friends so it can't be that bad" but as I picked up more good habits I realized I need to cut down game time to specifically work on them. I now play about 1 hour a week. Currently struggling to convince my other friends to do the same, but it's not looking too convincing. However we replaced some game time with in person meet ups. Very happy for them and myself. Thank you Hamza.
My personal opinion is to ONLY play video games if you’re genuinely enjoying it. I think Hamza’s point here is that most people don’t actually enjoy it that much, they’re just addicted and use it to pass the time. The only time I’m really playing video games now is if I’m actually enjoying it, and most of the time, I like to play competitively, or play a single player game that has some kind of story. Even then, don’t play that much. I quit games for a couple of months once and it genuinely put me worse off because it was a hobby I actually enjoyed, not something to pass the time. But NEVER, NEVER put the virtual world before the real world.
@@HN-bm7kfIt affects more people and watching youtube is passive instead of active so it gives you "brain rot" over time. That dull sense. For us self-improvmenters, when we watch an educational video, 97% of us dont seriously take action on what we learn. We may somewhat take action but its rarely enough to show actual positive life changing results. Thats why youtube can be worse. It can trick us into believing we're okay.
I am on self improvement because of you, and used to play video games PROFESSIONALLY before (9-12 hours a day). I have deleted every single video game from my PC. Not played in 2 weeks, never going to play video games again!
Thanks for this, Hamza! Before this video I beat myself for indulging into bad habits. I won't beat myself anymore, because at least I don't make excuses about it. I know they are bad for me and I'm trying to stop. I have played video games at least total of 1 year of my lifetime, and I stopped 2 months ago. What you could bring up on your main channel, that if Adonis does "sin", He admits it and avoids excuses. Although Adonis does no sin, so tell about yourself. I think important in starting self-improvement is noticing bad habits and avoiding excusing them.
It's really nice to see 0.0 hours in Steam when you realize you were having 200 hours in two weeks the year before. I came'd a long way.
Good shit king!
How the f do you even 200 hours congratulations tho
Let’s go bro
@@chn683
I had 1500 hours in EU4...
@@barbell4492 I am also trying to drastically reduce my time played. At the end of last year I made the calculations: I started playing EU4 in January last year and had almost 800 hours. This was literally a twelfth of my time over that year. I spent a WHOLE MONTH of 2021 in EU4 ALONE, not even taking into account all the other games I played like Hoi4 (also 800 hours by now but started in 2020)
Watching Hamza's vids makes me realize my mom was right all along.
Same, it used to be everybody against my mom as my father is a big time gamer and me and my two sisters used to be too. Now I understand her and I'm very grateful for having her and I understand all the stress she has went through the last years. I feel bad for her that she has a husband who doesn't take care for himself. I vow to do better than my father.
yoo fr
@@simonk9219 big facts
Mums are usually always right. Man I miss my mum.
My mom plays Pacman But very rarely. So idk.
Imagine watching Hamza and actually having the name Jeffrey
Rip
every 2 seconds: shut the f up
It's brutal
If you’re legally old enough change your name to Adonis
@@tonkaeu jeffrey to adonis taken literally
I'd rather die getting hit by a bus on my way to the gym or the library than die "normal" without ever going to the gym or the library.
at least we die trying to achieve something. . . I would rather be in the most dangerous city than to spend the rest of my existence in the safest household without going outside once
ong id rather die working hard for my physique or business rather than reaching level 12 in some random game
I used this as a cope for so many years man, but I'm trying to hold myself accountable for EVERY decision now. Godspeed boys no excuses
whats ur discord name
@@kaizer5795 stay off discord
@@LegendaryLlama_ True, I only use discord for business tho
Ok, master oogway
People need to get back to religion. We have destroyed our lives with self indulgence and unhealthy diet
Bro when it comes to the criticism they have about your habits they need to understand you are not preaching perfection, you are preaching PROGRESS. A small piece of advice that I would like to give you is to remind yourself that you can’t save everyone, it’ll only hurt your mental health. Some people are just meant to fully understand the advice you’re trying to give them once they realize they wasted their potential on video games 10, 15, 20 years down the line. Much love Hamza, from a guy who’s working on changing his life thanks to your advice.
"You can't save everyone, it'll only hurt your mental health." Couldn't agree more
Well said, bro
Thank you, guys! we're all gonna make it brah
Good progress.
All I see here is a bunch high fives, circle jerks, and hand rubs
Self improvment was always a small community of motivated people who wanted to change their lives but now that the community grew so much the last years and it's awesome that so much people are improving themselves, the problem is that in this growth, there are some dudes who will shit on this community because they are too deep down in depression and the instant gratification trap,
Keep on doing these videos, Hamza, you're changing so much lives, overcome the critics!
I usually never watch comments underneath videos but this topic actually annoys me
that’s the crabs in a bucket mentality most people have. when you have a bunch of crabs in a bucket and one is about to climb out the bucket, you’ll have the other crabs pull it back down. people do the same thing and drag you down because they think if they’re suffering then you need to suffer with them. Let’s do our best to change thay
@@amaanislam I totally agree with you, it's so true. The thing is, these people in the comments are rude but the ones you love the most may be dragging you down too. We have to be aware!
@@amaanislam yes exactly, had so many fat gamer friends making fun of me when I started going to the gym last year, now my body looks so amazing, visible abs without lightning and all and they are still playing valorant and eating burger king all day
HELL YA, proud of u bro
Hamza: *makes RuneScape tutorial title and thumbnail to trick Jeffrey's*
Me whose never played RuneScape: finally new video
Bro I cant even describe how grateful I am for you.
I stopped playing video games and started reading instead, after a couple weeks I could clearly notice that my concentration got better and I was able to pay attention without my mind just wandering off.
Keep it up brother
Congrats, dude, but youd did all the work, not him : be proud and grateful to yourself
@@adrien5116 That is true, but his video talking about it was like a slap in the face saying "Get a hold of yourself"
Your comment is reassuring, thanks for sharing
Try to slowly implement some meditation brother it will be hugely benefitial!
Good job!
Quitting video games was one of the best decisions I've ever made in my life. The amount of time you free up is astonishing. I now have free time to read books, exercise and work on a side business. Leveling up in the real world is so much more fulfilling than leveling up in the virtual world.
💯💯
That needs to be a quote: "Leveling up in the real world is so much more fulfilling than leveling up in the virtual world."
With that said, unfortunately i'm one of those people who are stuck in the rot. Play video games, watch porn, don't workout. Feel like i'm getting no where, and I'm just plane lazy. Been trying to get better, I'm making my bed everyday, although I skipped last two days and I can just feel like life getting back to shit. It's even worse that I know it's getting back to shit and it's like I can't help myself. I'm absolutely addicted to the internet.
@@jmg9509 it takes 21 days for the brain to break a habbit :)good luck
@@jmg9509 you need to understand this stuff takes time. It’s not supposed to be easy. Keep your eyes on where you want to go and don’t lose the intention, no matter what. As long as you do not give up and keep intent then you will make it.
@@jmg9509 Statistically speaking you are probably not lazier than the average when you are at yuor natural levels of laziness, but your body is destroyed by the things you mentioned, at the moment. I am saying this because i think identifiying yourself as lazy does you a disservice. I am sure at some point of your life you got interested in some things your poured your heart into, and that alone lets you know that you are not inherently lazy.
What worked for me when i thought i could not beat to any extent my desire to stay on the internet, was finding alternatives and ways to snap out of habits. If you want to get rid of a habit you have to substitute it with something else, otherwise simple boredom will make you go back to your previous self and you need a simple act to stop the normal flow. Find something to do that can be done quickly and at any time to suppress an urge.
Examples. Where/when do you usually indugle into self-pleasure, if that is something you want to change? Is it.. while you are in the shower? Okay, when the desire arises switch to colder water, finish quickly to wash yourself and get out of it. Is it when you are laying on the bed bored as fuck? As soon as the desire arises you get up. No questions asked you get out of bed and go do something else. You don't wanna train? It seems way too much? Well maybe it is but sure as hell, if you decided that at 16:00 it's time for a workout, you can FOR SURE stand up. Trust me bro it might sound crazy but when it's 16:00 and you are comfy playing or in bed, just get up. Now putting on shoes will be easier. Now you have shoes on, hey you can take them off if you want, thats fine for today. Or you can do 5 jumping jacks. If you feel like it, if not fuck it, put the shoes back in the cabinet. You should make your bed but you feel really bad? Okay, get up and simply fix the pillow, then you can go back to what you were doing. Or fix the bed. Im sure you got the gig of it by now. These are triggers. Now, for alternatives, you need something you can do to spend the time you usually spend playing or doing other stuff because otherwise you will keep on doing them, after all nobody wants to look at a wall for hours. Do you play 6 hours a day? Playing 3 would be MASSIVE but you gotta know what to do in the other 3 so find something else to do. Reading a book you can enjoy, cooking something, painting, you do you. And instead of the habit you want to change you enact that new thing that you might not have a litteral passion on but at least soothes your urge to spend the time.
I hope you will try to put my tips into action ESPECIALLY the trigger's one because it is so little time consuming and even with our depleted willpower we can do it. Hit me up if you want to talk about it some more or if you want clarifications about something or simply to tell me if it's working.
Much love mate.
I met an 8 year old at the gym that is already watching P
Young men need us. We must share what we know and grow together
Ignorance is bliss let him suffer when they seek help then we will help.
@@harshadadagale4253 I told him to sub to my UA-cam channel and stop watching it lmao
@Gav Liddle yah and that 8 year old plays in the gym🤔
An 8 year old at the gym? That dude is built different!
yes i play videogames
yes its an escape from reality
yes im in therapy
im trying to fix my life but im doing it step by step but i fully agree with you
U got this bro
@@peezy1942 thanks bro
Don’t worry just move forward
@@user-qw5xh1nj6l thanks for the support
same im still playing video game but im finding that im telling myself more and more to do some exercise or go for a run or do some work more and more. Surprisingly i actually am able to do those productive habits over playing game sometime. Hopefully it gets easier with time
I was initially thinking you were a little too harsh on the "I only play one hour a day" crowd, but now I understand your stance better. I play video games, it's a very Jeffery thing but I acknowledge it and will try to do better in future
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I’ve played roughly 1 hour of video games in one setting with a friend since December. Quitting video games, fapping and vaping has been the greatest decisions of my life. I get tearful tbh when I think about those things I used to do and I never want to go back. Hope this motivates someone out there.
Good Job bro. That’s real progress. I always go through video game withdrawals and even dreams where I play the games I love and feel bad when I wake up. I went completely cold turkey on my console for several months now but still struggle with mobile games. I’m really happy for you and your progress made. Congratulations.
Can I ask how you stopped fapping? I have to admit it's a very difficult thing for me to quit and stay off.
@@konquerance6825 I gave my console to my parents and told them not to give it back even if I ask them to.
For me it's not videogames it's UA-cam addiction
Same
Put the screen time limit on yt, switch off your phone, put it somewhere you don't reach that often.
Hamza, never back down from your current stance on this. Level up in real life! Play video games when it’s New Year’s, 2 rounds of FIFA with the boys while everybody’s watching and then return to the party. Or go to a karaoke bar with friends/with your date. You’ll be infinitely grateful for the great experience with your people.
The problem with playing video games as a habit or a hobby is that the progress is locked within a screen! There is no great legacy in real life, no lasting experiences. Especially FPS games and MMORPGs on which teenagers and young adults waste their whole lives. “Progression” in them doesn’t amount to shit in real life.
Edit: After watching you, I quit video games cold turkey - uninstalled all the files, deleted my Steam and EA accounts.
Same King i am rn going to the process of selling my steam and origin acc
@just some Alex Do you think any Jeffrey out there wants to buy them from me?
@@AnnabelLucindaYT I wouldn’t even sell these. In much of the same way that we don’t sell our bodies online for cash because it’s not what we want to give to the world, I wouldn’t sell my video game accounts.
I highly disagree. I rarely play video games if not a single friend of mine is online. Sure, if its used as an escape its bad, but anything used in that way is bad. This whole idea of "those 2 hours that you wasted playing video games could have been used better" is just hypocritical. If you have a good time with your mates, i dont think there's much that can stand up to that. Its a different story if its all day everyday, but once or twice a week with your mates should NOT be harmful at all.
The only progression you're gonna make by skipping out on your friends is a quicker death, because social aspects are just as important in my opinion.
@just some Alex It´s a game launcher i belive that´s how you would say it
"I only do meth on Sundays"
Yo mister white
video games are BAD, no matter if you do it in moderation. If you can't admit that, then you're just coping
Hamza I just felt like this is something I need you too know. Everybody deserves appreciation and this is coming from the heart, no flattery.
Like many, many other guys, you have CHANGED my life. Freshman year I was a Jeffrey. Did know about life, toxic relationship, etc. I transferred schools sophomore year. The school was really shot but I had a pessimistic mindset. Didn’t really do anything with my life. I was never a “stay in video games for 8 hours” type of dude but I had my fair share of Jeffrey habits. Junior year has been the, and when I say “the” I want to emphasize it, most pivotal time of my life. I know I’m still really young but watching your videos I finally made it out the rut. Like I almost tear up writing this because you’ve changed my life. I feel so much more brilliant with outside school information. I started reading (sometimes I fall off like at the moment but I’m hopping on again), I’m the Vice President of my organization and most importantly, I finally started hitting the gym. I procrastinated for the longest time but I bought the membership and I’m putting in that work. I looked into writing gratification journals. I’m overall just on my path to being the MAN I want to be. I’m still far but a hardworking man, a man with integrity, critical think, compassionate and a protected of my tribe. Im a leader, leading others, loving others. Thank you Hamza. Seriously. You don’t understand the impact your having on us young men. This is what I needed and I’m so grateful for you. In school we’re being taught how to really question the way we judge and really think about how we analyze other people. Even though you’re a great role model, I always make sure to deeply analyze what your saying because how we denounce bad logic and bad information, we also have to think critically about info that’s good for us. Thank you. Seriously thank you. I’m on my way to being the man I want to be and you really kicked it off. 💪🏾💪🏾
Your saying It's what everyone that listens are thinking much loves mate 😃
Thank you for reiterating again that the progress itself is so much fun. My life is so much better after i cut out games and got myself into a productive routine. When I see myself picking up a heavier dumbell or doing better in social situations it makes me never want to look back at games again.
I highly dislike when people tell me “life isn’t promised, you might die in a few years, enjoy your life have some fun, etc”. Love that others share my beliefs
Hamza your efforts are nothing short of commendable, I see a man pursuing greatness, being completely vulnerable revealing his own vices and addictions, with the ambition of lifting up other men to improve upon themselves and also achieve their potential - this is so sorely lacking in society. Thank you for your content sir.
AND thank you for your integrity and honesty. It’s rare these days. Very admirable quality.
I believe what you’ve explained was that similar to the “Allegory of the Cave.” In the analogy, people are trapped in a cave and chained to a fixed position so they are forced to face the wall in the cave. Fire burns brightly behind them and cloaked figures use puppets to cast shadows on the wall. Since the prisoners can’t break free, they’re forced to watch the shadow play. They’re stuck for a long time, so the show puppets will be the only thing the prisoners know about and know nothing about the outside world. Then a prisoner breaks free and is blinded by the fire, he would then climb out of the cave and into the real sunlight. He was blinded at first, but he later got used to it and determined that this was better than the cave. He later comes back and frees the rest of the prisoners. When he tries to get them out however, they did not take the sunlight too kindly and retreated back into the cave, as it was more comfortable to look at. He desperately tries to get them out but they attack him, even going as far as to try and kill him or anyone who tries to take them out. You are the escaped Hamza, and we’re all the prisoners. Although you and a few others found the true sunlight to be better, I fear I’m still blinded by the fire. I admit, even if I’m on self improvement thanks to you, I’m still a Jeffry, and I want to cut my time down so I can say that I’ll play for an hour and actually mean it.
w comment. accountability 💯
Underrated comment. Just keep trying, some day you'll get used to the sun.
Watch tykwondoe video on this! He breaks it down perfectly
Learned this in a school🙏🏾🙏🏾big ups
I LOVE THE ALLEGORY OF THE CAVE! I've got a lecture on it before and studied it a bit before on my own. What I got from it was there are 3 stages to the human mind. Stage 1 - The blind, these people have a filter to all knowledge they take in and don't even know of the filter, They waste a lot of intelligence over very petty reasons or religion. Stage 2 - The Vizard (These are personal titles from my taste) these people have taken their mask(filter) off and realized the knowledge they've missed out on, however they put their mask back on, acknowledging they are either to weak for the truth or simply refuse to accept it. Stage 3 - The Arrancar - These people have taken off their mask and forever thrown it away. They've spent their lives since taking in all kinds of information from all kinds of places, they thrive off knowledge they live for knowledge. These people often have a lot of drive or are very wise. Personally im an Arrancar.
Yes, I still play videogames after months of self improvement. Last year I used to fap 3-4 times per day, play 9-12 hours of League, huge socail media addiction, not readi a single book, not go out because my friends were tired of my toxic behaviours due to my bad mental health, and made my family worry about me because of horrible grades in university. I still play videogames, not 9-12 hours per day at all, I see videogames as a fun activity and I know it is bad for my mental health, I'm not ashamed to admit it. But all of those other bad habits are long gone, now I have my high quality friends back, I don't fap at all, I spend around 10 minutes per day on social media, I'm studying the degree I've always dreamed of and I've found my purpose. No one had ever told me to meditate, read self-developement books, journaling and all this stuff, and this videos have helped me a lot. I now enjoy those "little things" like reading, listening to calm music in the bus, going hiking or just having an interesting conversation with someone. Maybe I could grow further if I stopped playing videogames, but I'm living the life I've always dreamed of, and I'm not ashamed to say that I am a proud member of the hitless comunity and that I truly enjoy gaming. Thank you for this video and for all the videos that helped me get to this point
Edit: Wow thanks for the advice and positive comments, just wanted to share my story, but thank you guys. Also don't argue on a UA-cam comment section :)
I'm proud of you brother , I still play video games but try to stop them as much as I can from 7 hours of play time I'm now down to 2 or 1. Yes I enjoy playing them even if they are bad but I do more good things for me and my body then before and aim for doing only good things
Try giving it up for 3 months and see what happens
@Thomas B its like a hobby though,if you can do everything hamza tells us to do,such as meditating,praying (if youre religous,serves the same purpose as meditation),reading books,going out,working out ,journaling and you have time at the end of the day,you can play video games or pursue another hobby. I personally dont believe that you should be 100% efficient,youre not a machine but a human,you should do whatever you feel like after finishing the above mentioned while benifiting from it. Doesnt mean you should play video games every day when you have time,just the fact that you are able to do it and it wont be the end all be all
@Thomas B no,im just saying that after doing all the good deeds for the day and I still have time left,I would play video games from time to time. My laptop is broken since over a month so I havent touched anything but clash of clans to help some of my friends. I have been doing my best to pray every single day,giving my best to make it a habit for the rest of my life. For working out,I am still unsure since I surgery near my buttocks,so theres a gaping hole there that needs to be bandaged up every day incase of an infection. I will start reading books soon due to school and personal interest and as for journaling I still havent started but want to start. Sorry that I went off topic and no I'm not trying to rationalise stupid video games,I know they are bad and they effect ones mental greatly,its that I have no other interest at the current moment so my free time consists of playing video games. Im still 18 going to school to do Abitur (which is like graduation from college maybe? You get to go to Universty if you have it) and after school I'll go to uni so I dont care about business,its not my thing
@Thomas B if you'd like to talk I have discord or whatsapp ,I dont mind having a conversation on that,I'd love to see if maybe there is something that could interest me that i dont know about yet. I think cooking is interesting but I'd like to get into it once I am earing money
Edit : I also forgot to mention that I have a hearing disability (undiagnosed,but I'm sure I dont need a diagnosis for tinnitus when I can hear the stupid damn eeeeeee the whole time,but I want to go to the doctor after I finish my treatment for surgery) and also presumably undiagnosed ADHD,since I have symptoms of it. I want to get tested to be 100% sure but I'm not sure how one gets tested for these in germany,ill look into it later after finishing the treatment
imagine going on self improvement and watching hamza but your name is jeffery🤣
I’ve cut my video game time from about three or four hours a day to about 10 hours per week. I’ve still got progress to make but I feel a lot more confident and grateful for things like weather or the dinner my mom makes me. Thank you Hamza for getting me on the Adonis path.
Nice bro keep it up
This is good but quitting fully right now is so much better than limiting it.
@@Lexo_ it’s better to gradually work down on something then going full on not doing it. Hamza has mentioned this in a video before.
@@Lexo_ you can't quit something all of a sudden
@@bruhmeme7313 you can just uninstall all your shit so you dont get urges to play, realise how much life you wasted and decide to not waste more
I sold my pc and started reading books thanks to you, one thing i realized while writing this is its not because of you, but thanks to you, youve set me on a new path in life and i feel its my destiny, i also started drawing again after 7 years full of fps games.
Thank you, Im so glad that you came into my recommended I feel like it all was meant to be this way.
Sometimes I actually cry while listening to you because I feel like we are on the same bandwidth. I have some really bad habits (like passing on reading sessions or scrolling mindless through fast paced content) where I turn my Jeffrey brain on, but one is to eat a whole milka chocolate bar just because.
Of course I know things like this stale my progress, but it is better to keep myself acknowledgeable of my own misfortunes and become more present and acceptful of them than just blame it on x y or z. Let's go my man!
Until I realized how addicted I was, I was a slave.
How do u watch whole video in 1 minute?? Teach me senpai
I love you as a brother hamza. Have a good day and I wish you the best. You’ve truly helped me in so many ways.
I don't think my life could've changed if I didn't watch these videos. The brutal honesty that Hamza delivers is excellent. I seriously love playing video games, dead serious I'll admit I understand that what I'm doing is a huge waste of time and I understand the consequences of course I do. I'm addicted to video games and I won't deny it, I have even created my own communities to find players who love what I do. But it is heartbreaking I could become the best person I could if I put down my controller and read more books like I would as a child, I love to read I'll read anything but video games take all my time from it. I love to exercise but video games take my time from it. I won't deny these things but I'm going to manage my time on the console so that I can enjoy my life and maybe, just maybe I will give up this habit and give my commitment to the life God wants me to live. I will raise my hand right here and say I am a Jeffery and I play with my buddies and say stupid shit with them while we play games together and I love it because they're my friends. I truly made some friendships from playing video games and I am on the cusp of leaving them to dive headfirst into the self improvement lifestyle. But I'm scared, I really am and if you're reading this Hamza I love your work and someday I will give up these things but I just can't today. Not even tomorrow I can take breaks from it but I can't just leave this on my own. God will help me become better because I have faith he will and I want to grow and become better and make more money!
Bro i was a movie addict for all my life and i thought i will never stop because it got me friends and made me happy atleast that it what i thought and one day i stopped not because of people saying how bad it is but I entered a situation where i was depressed and after that i went to watch a movie for happiness and i got I but i was still thinking of how I will never enter depression because it was the worsr and my than understood i have yo improve I myself and leave movies not because the are bad but thr where too go and it made me stuck in my bsd ways and just used them to get happiness and I was stuck in a loop
Cult master, why do u release content as if u are watching my life 😢. Truly grateful.
Cult master XD
Many people are struggling and going through things similar to yourself..
@@hakunamatata-w3873 ofc I do know that these vids are strategically made for a specific group, bro. I just commented that for all to relate. 🥂
You are ahead of your time hamza honestly i don’t hear anyone else speak with so much foresight about the pitfalls of the modern world
Andrew tatw
I really love these video games addiction videos,I hope you make more of this since this is one of the main addiction of young men of today world
You’ve saved me from being normal , I never was normal but because of you I read more I started meditation. I thought meditation was useless when I never tried it before . And when I heard you talk about it after hearing it about a million times I tried , and it has helped me so much to reduce my stress . My mind is clear and I am sharper then ever mentally . I thank you so much Hamza
The truth is that you are not just a motivation for those who are already on self improvement, you are a reason not to give up.
thanks I just unplugged my Xbox and told my online friends imma miss them and I'm going. to sell my Xbox .
You’re doing great homie! You’re giving great advice and the people who need it take it to heart.
im grateful that i got introduced to you Hamza, im quit video games and my life has been so uplifting. I'm proud of myself that I toom this first step and i owe it to you bro. I have one more sesmter left in my college and i get my degree. I'm going to aim a 4.0 and on the side, i have picked up powerlifting. Thank you hamza, for opening my eyes.
After i started my self improvement journey , I saw progress in my mental health , saw progress in my physique. I was more confident and full of energy and then , I had this crush on a girl and I proposed her and she rejected me and that should have been the end. But we interacted more and this just made me think more about her. And it came to a point where she was occupying a major portion of my mind. Then I started seeing many boys chase after her. Even though I was the one who proposed her , all of these guys chasing her weirdly made me obsess about her. And she started interacting more with other people. At somewhere around this time I had completely stopped gaming and i was a bit proud of that. But all of these things about her slowly started to take its toll on me. I started becoming sad , thoughts like she isn't returning the love and care that I gave her( that's just desperate and pathetic) . And slowly i spiralled into a pit of depression i created for myself. I started playing video games again to cope with this and that just worsened shit for me. Then I realised that i have been really slacking on my self improvement. If I stayed true with it and ignored her from the start , I wouldn't be in this state .
I realised that i lacked mental fortitude and that was a big red flag enough for me to get back on track .
Fuck that's a long ass comment .
Just some random dude putting some weight off his chest. Don't really know if someone will respond it or some shit but yea
Wishing a good day or night to you wherever you are.
Man, I'm happy you put some weight off your chest. I don't know how to help you, just, I suppose, don't be bitter and don't reject concept of romantic love becouse you are hurt. I know it's tempting but fuck, it's way better to not be angry and bitter. Hope this comment provided you with comforting peace. Bye 😁
As men we are bound to ask since women are the gatekeepers of love. It's how evolution shaped us. You and her both did what nature expects of you and as bad as it might feel, you are no less of a man for being rejected and she is not evil for doing so. The old you would not have been rejected because he would not have asked. You walked the path of improvement already, you know how to do it, do it again brother.
If it's from Kratos himself, then this is legit✨🔥💝
I want to cry while reading this, because in the last few years I had crushes on so many cute girls and I never got loved back, and I will write my whole current situation here because I need to get weight off my chest too. If someone wants to read, why not.
So I am 16 y.o., worked out calisthenics since summer 2019 but consistently since end of 2020, got a great physique, learned a lot about diet and supplements last summer from derek, greg and other similar guys, started self improvement from the end of December 2021 when I noticed my mental health became incredibly bad and my anxiety was at its peak. So then I started reading and doing some short meditation sessions and some rituals for changing my subconsciousness a bit. Nofap streak since 22nd December I think, cold showers streak since 24th Jan, meditating everyday, working out consistently, good diet, journaling sometimes, reading when I can, gratitude, trying to be present, etc. Also improved my looks a lot because I was so insecure about it. But the thing is, my motivation for most of these things was the burning desire to get one girl I like a lot. She is 1 year older than me, goes to the same school as me. But I always feel meh about myself because most likely she doesn't like me back, I say most likely because she knows I like her and I never got liked back by a girl I liked even tho I had over 10 crushes in past 2 or 3 yrs. And it makes me pretty sad because I want a girl to hug and talk, and I worked so hard to actually get one, but I never got one while others who didn't do anything did. And now I am reading this comment and I almost dropped a tear. If someone actually read this whole comment I would love him to dm me on ig @marko.streetworkout to chat with me. I need someone to talk rn
Also sorry for such a fucked up reply but I feel a bit better rn
@@markoa5 I don’t know you at all and I cannot speculate on your situation. However, at face value i sincerely believe your focused effort on attaining love seems unhealthy. I have been through phases of being lonely as well, but I think a healthy path forward is to focus on being friends with guys and girls, and not using romance as the primary reason for your social interactions with women. I think good friendships with women will help your self confidence and could ultimately help you deal with not being loved back by every girl you have a crush on. You are still young, and there is much time to meet someone who cares deeply for you, but I think it’s important to understand that having a romance at such a young age can distract you and even hinder your mental health if it’s the soul focus on your mind. Get out, touch some grass, attempt to make more friends(guys and girls) not girlfriends.
Sincerely, With love
-Eb
A weird thing that ive noticed is that after like 1 week after i quit playing video games, i came across your channel and it made me be more grateful about everything that ive done. Thanks you so much, i even wrote in my journal that I am grateful for your existence. And yeah, sometimes I still am a Jeffrey and eat some junk food or scroll through tiktok, but at the end of the day im making progrese. Thanks again, i really love you
I was super irritated doing all the good habits like journaling and going to the gym but you are sooo right. It becomes super fun after some time if you push trough and now I look forward to this after coming home from uni.
Really needed to hear this, thanks man x.
In the end of this video I visualized something so beautiful if I gave up the bad habits and started actually working on myself that I bursted out in tears. I'm so greateful for the family and the education that I have, now I just need to take a little bit of accountability and actually work on me. I know I shouldn't say this, but thank you Hamza. Thank you so much.
While I'll outright admit that I'm not on board with the zero video game mentality, hearing your thoughts on the topic definitely have helped me shift my views on them to something much more healthy. I used to think that video games were a way to relax and rest after the day's work was done, but now I see that they are just an enjoyable waste of time. That realization has made me prioritize most any other activity that has real value: Staying up late to play games because "I need to relax for the day!" got replaced with actual sleep, scheduling my day for a 3-6 hour gaming session after work got replaced with waking up at 4:30 for the gym before anything else in the day can happen, skipping lunch to get home to my pc quicker got replaced with a 30min walk in the woods to clear my mind. It really drives the point home that even if you don't agree with someone 100%, it doesn't devalue the merit behind what they're saying. Thank you Hamza, keep up everything you're doing.
thanks man, now i only watch informative videos greater than atleast 30 min and it literally feels amazing !
Thank you for being you man the mentor we needed!, keep doing these from syd Aus!🥶💯
I personnly still play videogames. I've been reducing the amount of time I play to put myself in the right path, because of you're advice, as well as all of the other habbits like meditation, I still don't underdtand it but I keep on practicing. Thank you really Hamza, from your portuguese fan.
I am very overweight and I have failed dieting and exercise countless times. I told myself I’d ride the exercise bike for 2 hours a day for at least a month and try and eat less. I have lost 5 pounds so far and I’m on day 10. I was out all day with my family and got home today at 8pm and I thought about hopping on video games which is a nightly ritual that I know isn’t good for me. I thought about giving it one day off. Then i got pissed at myself because I’ve quit hundreds of times and I had no excuse. I’m currently riding the bike and seeing this video in my feed was like a miracle from God, to tell me, I NEED to change, as my path to destruction has been walked for so many years. Thank you, Hamza. I WILL come back to this when I have a six pack in about 9 -12 months range.
Keep doing what you doing bro.
Keep yourself in check
Hope you haven't given up on self improvement
Hamza, I added up my gametime and I recommend everyone else to. Its humbling learning a year of my life is lost to games and youtube. My detox is going well and im seeing the beauty in reading and puzzles going outside etc again.
Hamza, I am grateful for youtube to recommend the video I first saw(Entire 6 year self improvement journey), a year ago.
Respect bro.
I used to play video games seriously when I was 13-14 yrs old.
After having more friends in real life I started to let them off.
Since then, I only had a small period (4-6 months) at 17 years old when I started to play 2K on PS4 obsessively, but I was in the worst place a person can be at that age.
I was almost 140kg, I didn’t go to school very often because I hated people, I would eat a big ass pizza, a shawarma for dinner and tons of snacks and sweets an a daily basis, I used to fap at least 5 times a day and watch anime at night as my sleep schedule was very fucked up.
I don’t wish this kind of lifestyle even on my worst enemy. That’s how bad it was.
As I look back, I’m glad I’ve gone through that dark place though.
Helped me realise that I don’t have much time on this planet and I need to put a dent in the atmosphere some way on another.
Most of the Jeffrey’s don’t realise how fun and fulfilling it is to do a lot of hard things daily.
I personally have a really bad day if I don’t do 200 push-ups in the morning.
I don’t like to stay in crippling boredom.
Thanks Hamza for your videos!
I hate when some says "mediation doesn't work"
Literally this one of the best mental health practices I've ever done
It's Literally makes you cool calm and collected
I actually live in a wealthy neighbourhood where I see porches and Bentleys quite frequently
I once approach one of the people who owns fancy cars (actually 3 of them)
I asked what they do for a living the first one said he owned a marketing agency, the second one is CEO of a software company, and the third one said she owned a interior design firm
And I asked what's there habits are all of them mentioned morning meditation practices
This Literally says that mediation makes you more money 💰 😂
Heck even batman mediates
Been on the grind for a month, and I've never felt more happy. Comfort and instant gratification gives you pleasure but never fulfillment
Hamza, u are seriously changing my life 🤜🏽🤛🏼, say Mashala
Because of these videos, I stopped playing video games, I barley drink Im in the gym all the time. Journaling has helped my mental help. And dropping away from them made me realise that the games were not status. And only been doing this for three weeks. I have along way to go but it is so amazing already.
I actually quit video games have not played in 2 and a half weeks because of you. You truly changed my life thank you❤
2 and a half weeks and changed my life in the same sentence lmao
@@szilagyimiklos4757 Yeah and that 2 and a half weeks will turn into months bro we all start somewhere. Already been going to the gym for a month, started to read, started to journal, started to meditate. My life has been 10x better since i started doing all of those things. There is no need for you to throw shade at me.
@@szilagyimiklos4757 your life can change in literally one minute, nevermind two and a half weeks
@@szilagyimiklos4757 Your life can change ever faster
Let's go bro good work
thank you for this video, i have to admit ive been a jeffery for the past few weeks downloading and playing the old games i used to play but i just feel so addicted
Share what games
what are your names in the discord
Once you quit all games for some time its much easier to not get back into the games you played. If you quit all games except one youre either going to play it much more, or eventually sneak other games in
@@69Waatzz cyberpunk, no man sky, minecraft, osu/rhythm games in general
@@kaizer5795 d9vid (18)
im tired of losing my life playing videogames, honestly you have been a lot of help for me this past days, i´ve been working out for several months but i feel like i was only doing just one or two things right, i have started to stop playing games from today morning and i felt good,i started to see more of the world that surrounds me and i dont know, it is so diferent to what i remembered, because i was submerged in the phone, and then i saw youre video and encouraged me to do it even more, i just wanted to say thanks, and keep up the good work dude. 💪
Sell all your multiplayer games for single player ones
@@boa9557 what?
I used video games for almost 15 years as a way to cope with the bullying i experienced at 10 years old and the sorry state of my life during my teens, I saw no value in simpler activities like walking around, restaurant , socializing etc...
I'm 25 now and haven't touched a single video game in months, i saw Elden ring videos the other day and didn't feel anything particular. Video games are not worth it overall, playing the rare good game isn't gonna fuck you up but it's so much more fulfilling to level up in the real world.
I have a gaming addiction. I quit during university a few years ago and my life changed for the better drastically. After a while I started playing again once my work was finished and with friends. Its better to play games with people in a social setting on rare occasions you’ll actually enjoy them that way. Treat your life like a video game and grind to level yourself up instead of a character on a screen with no value
What degree you got?
@@hitmonlee6062 going for sport management not finished yet I may switch my major
Thank you hamza . I still remember your words Comfort is the killer of man
Who else watching the full ad for the boy hamza, thank you bro you’ve made much more productive
Anyone else have no connection on the video?
Me
If video games are making your mental health worse, or you can’t put them down for a week to a month at a time, then there’s definitely a much deeper rooted issue than just “video games bad”
No
@@Mr.Dodo- ok
Yes. Your mental health is the problem when you are addicted, it's a circle. You play videogames, so you fuck up your brain, then your mental health is worse, and you play more videogames. Stopping videogames and starting meditating reverses the cycle
Yes because people are addicted to video games depending on the their life situation. So surely if they quit video games they may develop another addiction. In that case it's better to go to the root of the problem.
You are right i played video games to escape reality and it affected me when i was employed and unemployed that is why i lose alot of opportunity and i was weak even when i was not
Thank you hamza for this great video, have a good day.
YOLO leads to dying from overdose on heroine
I'm addicted to stimulus, I always feel the need to have something, music, podcasts, UA-cam, whatever anything to stop me from being alone with my thoughts.
Something is probably wrong with your digestive system. Inflammation of your digestive system causes this problem of stimulus addiction. Stop consuming carbs, eat meat 🍖 and low carb. Clean up your diet
Also try to study a religion. I'd suggest ISLAM it will shorten your journey to healing
@@equityjustice2695 Thanks man, how has your life been impacted by studying Islam? I've been thinking about studying it for a while now.
@@1es782 it been a blessing, all my problems haven't been solved overnight, but what ISLAM does is that it puts life's challenges into perspective so I'm able to be patient and not lose hope, Islam also protects me for creating more problems for myself ( this is crucial, often we make our own lives hell) . I have still much to learn about ISLAM. However when you have a strong sense of your purpose which ISLAM teaches is to recognize and understand that a higher power ultimately has all the control, you can then lift the weights and burdens off your shoulders and move forward. Just start by reading the Quran with an open mind. Don't read with any prejudice or even with the intention to convert. Just read with an open and curious mind to learn. 👍💯
When it hurt you know hamza is talking directly to you! This video is a little different the way you talk is more direct and that’s pretty clear I don’t want to say some Jeffrey shit like I sometime do on your videos without even thinking about it. I want to tell you thanks for not making random video it feel like you are working towards a goal it’s not about listening to one video it’s about sharing your philosophy everyday and it’s really helping to never forget that you have bad habits to change it’s really helping me. I recognize myself everytime I need to.
Bro, absolutely agree with you, if people get offended by something they do that is negative for them , there addicted thanks for the advice :-)
Do not get hurt by the comments, stay strong...the majority of people need you more than ever.Keep trying your best to help us.
I fucking love you brother. It hurts to see people genuinely INSULT you for trying to better other people’s lives. They’re SO riddled with negativity that they are threatened by you helping others because then there’s one less Jeffery for them to relate to. Blows my mind how ignorant people can be. Please never stop doing what you’re doing, we genuinely need you. Don’t let these fucking low life insecure little freaks define you or your channel. They are only projecting negativity because they have a negative mindset. Keep doing you bro 🙏
just thank you bro.
Bro, thank you. When I was playing video games, I was a socially anxious kid, low self-esteem and a skinny kid. When I stopped gaming and did meditation, cold shower, gratitude journaling and went to the gym, after 2 months (and somedays I didn't do them but it's fine because I made progress), I made lots of friends, have a better posture, chest grew the most not sure why, start to see that school fucks your mind up, points a middle finger at my course and do things I love. Fear? Oh yes, I'll go for it. Mentally more healthy after stopping gaming. Plus, I noticed myself exhibiting symptoms of gaming like depression, constant need for validation and self-depreciation. Hamza, thank you, and al the best bro, I'll be watching your growth. I believe someday I'll be able to meet you in person:) Love and respect from Malaysia.
I absolutely love the way Hamza says "Shut the fuck up bro" 😆
^
Me too. It's like he's run out of arguments.
He sounds like an ass
he right though anyone fighting in the comments is fr crazy
This was such a good video it changed my view on video games and accountability thank you so much hamza
Good job man, you are doing great and u are great.
Just Re found u after a year or so and I love it. UA-cam recommendation sometimes is really good.
Where would I be if I didn't distract myself for a year? I try to remind myself that every time i'm about to binge into something in an attempt to escape my anxiety and discomfort. Like Hamza says, you can't expect to fix your brain in a few days after abusing it for years. It's hard though when not having a purpose to pursue and some days feeling like torture not knowing what the hell you're suposed to do with your time. But I read in "the way of the superior man" that to find your purpose you need to stop what's not serving you and stop distracting yourself and eventually it will appear to you. So I think it's very important to be aware of all the decisions we make in the moments we feel weak and try to remember that feelings come and go but consequences last. If we want to be Adonis, we have to do what Adonis does, and he would not sell himself short in times of difficulty. :)
I've managed to quit video games (not really voluntarily) for 3 months while interning at a new city for the summer. The way I spent my time that summer made it the best in my life. Like really words would not do justice how much fucking fun I had. Listen to his words guys its fucking gold. I'm probably not as extreme as Hamza but if you've never quit video games is definitely worth doing to see how you use your time otherwise.
Grateful for u hamza
It's uncanny how much I agree with you. Like to the point where I know exactly what you mean before you say it.
Though, I still have a long way to go and am not even close to your level but I'll become keep improving and hopefully achieve Adonissssssss
I quit video games over 2 months ago and haven't played one since; completely replaced the hobby with pursuing UA-cam content creation.
Thanks for influencing me and others to do this Hamza, you're the embodiment of the kick up the ass we all need.
Good physique bro
Me too
@@Jun-Kyard thank you sir🤝
My problem isn't video games. I can go weeks without gaming. It's my fucking phone. Reddit, Instagram, UA-cam. It's easier to just pick your phone and scroll around than booting up your console or PC. I'm wasting hours every day on this little screen. Fuck.
Me too brother. For me it's just youtube mainly cos youtube truly has helped me and I've learned alot from it so I have a fear of stepping away from it
Same here. I suggest to turn off the cell phone before you go to bed and to lay it into another room. The next day when you wake up, you will have the willpower to do something productive like writing, reading a book or sth like that, because you didn't have the chance to get your first "shot" with your phone, because a) it was turned off b) it's not near you
You won't be able to resist the urge to turn on your phone the whole day, but you will have the willpower to resist for at least one hour or even more, depends on how long you're exercising to not look onto your phone. I hope that helps. It helped me. And eve during daytime I sometimes just turn off my cell phone, and I lay it away from me.
@@Mrnormal3yh thankyou man
Same. I still play games a little but if you said to me "you can't play games for a month" I wouldn't care. But say the same to me about Twitter, UA-cam etc, I'd lose my mind haha.
I don't play games youtube is the only problem for me, i deleted instagram 2 days or 4 days after i installed it. The big problem is that i don't have anything to do other than youtube, i dont have the money join the gym or martial arts class. When i was around the age of 10-11 (im now 15) i was playing football everyday and i realize that made me happy, i had good social skills, i talked to friends everyday. Now because of youtube and having no interest in football, i'm miserable, friendless, lifeless, deppresed and unhappy. I do the same thing everyday, same routine and everything.
Hey Hamza I love you videos , I grew much more after watching your videos my mental health is way better I'm learning social skills and starting to get more consistent working out I went from working out once a month to every third day and I wanna say thank you for all the advice you have given me much love bro
Love the birds singing in the background. Sounds like springtime came full force to uk :)
I am not Adonis, I am still a Jeffery, but I can say with 100 percent confidence life without video games is a better life.
LETS GO NEW VIDEO
I commented before on your main channel a while ago about my struggle to quit because I have already made progress virtually. I get now that that’s the whole reason why it’s difficult, because I have been building up things outside of the real world instead. Thank you hamza, im still on my journey but I rarely do any form of instant gratification compared to previously other than watching a video while I eat sometimes. It doesn’t matter if this gets attention, but I just want to again give some appreciation.
I usually get on once a week for about 2 hours on the weekends with 3-4 of my other friends. i know it's too much, and I used to use the excuse of "its socializing with my friends so it can't be that bad" but as I picked up more good habits I realized I need to cut down game time to specifically work on them. I now play about 1 hour a week. Currently struggling to convince my other friends to do the same, but it's not looking too convincing. However we replaced some game time with in person meet ups. Very happy for them and myself. Thank you Hamza.
You can't force help on a young man, you can only help him find it himself.
galileo galilei
That's what I think everytime watching him talking about this topic.
My personal opinion is to ONLY play video games if you’re genuinely enjoying it. I think Hamza’s point here is that most people don’t actually enjoy it that much, they’re just addicted and use it to pass the time. The only time I’m really playing video games now is if I’m actually enjoying it, and most of the time, I like to play competitively, or play a single player game that has some kind of story. Even then, don’t play that much. I quit games for a couple of months once and it genuinely put me worse off because it was a hobby I actually enjoyed, not something to pass the time. But NEVER, NEVER put the virtual world before the real world.
@@kaidprasovic3788 Exactly. I spend two hours working out anyway.
Hamza, thank you.
I don't understand how is someone able to put so much wisdom and motivation into one video, I'm starting my day one
UA-cam addiction is way worse and effects like 100x as much people as videogame addicts
how?
@@HN-bm7kf watching video after video and it got worse especially with addition of UA-cam Shorts it became a nightmare.
@@HN-bm7kfIt affects more people and watching youtube is passive instead of active so it gives you "brain rot" over time. That dull sense.
For us self-improvmenters, when we watch an educational video, 97% of us dont seriously take action on what we learn. We may somewhat take action but its rarely enough to show actual positive life changing results.
Thats why youtube can be worse. It can trick us into believing we're okay.
I am on self improvement because of you, and used to play video games PROFESSIONALLY before (9-12 hours a day). I have deleted every single video game from my PC. Not played in 2 weeks, never going to play video games again!
Thanks for this, Hamza! Before this video I beat myself for indulging into bad habits. I won't beat myself anymore, because at least I don't make excuses about it. I know they are bad for me and I'm trying to stop. I have played video games at least total of 1 year of my lifetime, and I stopped 2 months ago.
What you could bring up on your main channel, that if Adonis does "sin", He admits it and avoids excuses. Although Adonis does no sin, so tell about yourself.
I think important in starting self-improvement is noticing bad habits and avoiding excusing them.
Hey hamza I appreciate your content. Been going through a lot so I definitely love the direction of your videos. Big help and thank you. 🤙