It takes conscious effort to not be a dopamine fiend in 2021

[x420SwagScopex]

Between porn, video games, Netflix, smart phones, social media (yes even misc), junk food, weed... it seems like everyone is addicted to at least one of these things, many are addicted to all of them. So many people spend every night half-watching Netflix while they stare at their phone and eat junk food... or they get high and alternate between videogames and porn. I know lots of people who fit those two descriptions... it’s way too common for people to do nothing but satisfy one impulse for pleasure after another.

How many people do you know who can’t sit and pay attention to a movie from start to finish without pulling out their phone? How many people do you know who still read books?

I’ve been seeing advertisements recently for a new phone that’s literally just a phone. No apps or internet browser or any extra stuff. It’s being advertised as a way to escape from advertisements, news, social media etc... I have a feeling stuff like that is gonna take off in the next decade. I think there will be a movement of people, probably just hipsters at first, who want to limit the amount of technology in their lives and try to remember what it was like to have an attention span.

I don’t know what the point of the thread is. Dear diary I guess. Reject technology, return to monke.

[Dirtymanjames]

I feel you, it’s hard to focus on one thing anymore.

Pretty sure I permanently ruined my attention span

[Hector002]

I’m just going to get an adderall prescription.

[hoganrulz]

We will regress. For example, voice notes are all the rage now. Voice notes are one step away from phone calls.

[roughinhouse]

yep my brains fried. Was always playing video game 24/7 as a kid.

[x420SwagScopex]

I feel you, it’s hard to focus on one thing anymore.

Pretty sure I permanently ruined my attention span

I bet you could improve it if you really focused on improving it. Don’t the NoFap guys say you need 90 days to detox from porn before your brain starts to rewire itself? You’d probably need to spend 90 days without technology before your attention span would start to improve lol.

[DDSF1]

So are you reading War and Peace or what?

[littlecaesars59]

Between porn, video games, Netflix, smart phones, social media (yes even misc), junk food, weed... it seems like everyone is addicted to at least one of these things, many are addicted to all of them. So many people spend every night half-watching Netflix while they stare at their phone and eat junk food... or they get high and alternate between videogames and porn. I know lots of people who fit those two descriptions... it’s way too common for people to do nothing but satisfy one impulse for pleasure after another.

How many people do you know who can’t sit and pay attention to a movie from start to finish without pulling out their phone? How many people do you know who still read books?

I’ve been seeing advertisements recently for a new phone that’s literally just a phone. No apps or internet browser or any extra stuff. It’s being advertised as a way to escape from advertisements, news, social media etc... I have a feeling stuff like that is gonna take off in the next decade. I think there will be a movement of people, probably just hipsters at first, who want to limit the amount of technology in their lives and try to remember what it was like to have an attention span.

I don’t know what the point of the thread is. Dear diary I guess. Reject technology, return to monke.

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what do you do instead?

[stayhomeneet]

I have huge problems with this exact issue but meh it is what it is don't cry for me I'm already dead.

[x420SwagScopex]

So are you reading War and Peace or what?

No I said I was gonna read Animal Farm first and I just finished that an hour ago, even wrote up a summary in my notes to hopefully help myself remember it (I tend to forget 90% of a book a few months after reading it).

I’m looking at War and Peace right now. It’s fukking mocking me. Might start it tonight.

[untranslatedZA]

Get get a free app like stayfocused on your PC and phone.
Basically you set up timers which then automatically lock out sites you choose. And you cant overwrite once you are locked out until the next day.

Helped me a lot from infinite scroll syndrome.

[DDSF1]

No I said I was gonna read Animal Farm first and I just finished that an hour ago, even wrote up a summary in my notes to hopefully help myself remember it (I tend to forget 90% of a book a few months after reading it).

I’m looking at War and Peace right now. It’s fukking mocking me. Might start it tonight.

Start with a smaller Tolstoy story, if war and peace seems too much still.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catego...by_Leo_Tolstoy

[x420SwagScopex]

Get get a free app like stayfocused on your PC and phone.
Basically you set up timers which then automatically lock out sites you choose. And you cant overwrite once you are locked out until the next day.

Helped me a lot from infinite scroll syndrome.

Wonder if there’s something like this for iPhone. iPhone has the built-in ScreenTime thing where you can set limits for apps, but you can override that with 1 button so it’s useless.

strong name to thread ratio

what do you do instead?

I’m trying to reclaim the time I used to spend on chitty mindless habits and read more. I always loved reading but it’s still difficult to make myself sit down and read for extended periods of time.

[x420SwagScopex]

Start with a smaller Tolstoy story, if war and peace seems too much still.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catego...by_Leo_Tolstoy

I’ve got The Death of Ivan Ilych, but I’m actually excited to start War & Peace. Just had to get animal farm out of the way so I can use it to dunk on the libtard commies.

[Silencespeaks]

Yes for sure I’m def addicted to my phone for Snapchat and misc etc.

Don’t have the other addictions you listed thankfully.

[Ironface]

or they get high and alternate between videogames and porn

Sounds like a good time to me brah

I get what you’re saying though. I’m addicted

[Antoine99]

But what do you do about this, like don't do anything that makes you happy? Porn for me is the worst one

[CAP2]

Between porn, video games, Netflix, smart phones, social media (yes even misc), junk food, weed... it seems like everyone is addicted to at least one of these things, many are addicted to all of them. So many people spend every night half-watching Netflix while they stare at their phone and eat junk food... or they get high and alternate between videogames and porn. I know lots of people who fit those two descriptions... it’s way too common for people to do nothing but satisfy one impulse for pleasure after another.

How many people do you know who can’t sit and pay attention to a movie from start to finish without pulling out their phone? How many people do you know who still read books?

I’ve been seeing advertisements recently for a new phone that’s literally just a phone. No apps or internet browser or any extra stuff. It’s being advertised as a way to escape from advertisements, news, social media etc... I have a feeling stuff like that is gonna take off in the next decade. I think there will be a movement of people, probably just hipsters at first, who want to limit the amount of technology in their lives and try to remember what it was like to have an attention span.

I don’t know what the point of the thread is. Dear diary I guess. Reject technology, return to monke.

Cliffs?

[calumscotland]

But what do you do about this, like don't do anything that makes you happy? Porn for me is the worst one

replace it with something else only social media i use is misc if that counts no netflix sub either deleted most apps of my phone only entertainment app i have is youtube and spotify for podcasts and music make i try make an effort to just keep my phone in my pocket unless i need it i dont need to check it every few seconds even if im just waiting about just look around your real immediate world instead of endlessly scrolling through un important bullchit

[Silencespeaks]

replace it with something else only social media i use is misc if that counts no netflix sub either deleted most apps of my phone only entertainment app i have is youtube and spotify for podcasts and music make i try make an effort to just keep my phone in my pocket unless i need it i dont need to check it every few seconds even if im just waiting about just look around your real immediate world instead of endlessly scrolling through un important bullchit

But who was punctuation

[calumscotland]

But who was punctuation

but who was dyslixia you fat sloot

[wings_unhinged]

They should make better movies if they don't want me pulling my phone out.

[Ironface]

They should make better movies if they don't want me pulling my phone out.

Lol this

Any marvel movie for me is a guaranteed 2 hours of misc

[HannoCometh]

Nonsense. I'm busy sat here, playing Brahms Violin Concerto 1 on my violin, whilst also simultaneously inventing the lightbulb. (I may have four hands, yes).

So, you've clearly got it wrong, OP.

[goonsondeck]

pron and video games destroy young men

I remember being 18 and completely content with just fapping and playing cs

crazy **** man lucky I got out of that before it was too late

got a nice homely girl now and omw to early retirement (fingers crossed)

LFG

[portamoral]

yep. we've known this for a long time and it seems to be getting exponentially worse

porn especially is absolute fuking gutter trash and no healthy person should look to consume it. it is degenerating society in a huge way

[beegeener]

i deleted facebook/instagram etc years ago, but in reality its just replaced with misc and netflix.. though probably not as much

[Ironface]

yep. we've known this for a long time and it seems to be getting exponentially worse

porn especially is absolute fuking gutter trash and no healthy person should look to consume it. it is degenerating society in a huge way

What about soft porn?

[BalognaNbeans]

So are you reading War and Peace or what?

One wonders if "War and Peace" would have been as highly acclaimed as it was if it was published under it's original name "War: What Is It Good For?"

[Eterniity]

man i am ****ed doing this. last few months i been having dinner while laid out on the couch (normally junk food) while watching twitch a tv series and listening to music. then ill swap to like a game when i finish eating. then i fap before i sleep. its over for me srs.