How I eliminated the constant stimulation in my life. (and I feel so much better!)
Summary
TLDRIn this video, the speaker discusses the overwhelming nature of constant stimulation in our tech-driven world and shares personal experiences of feeling overwhelmed despite efforts to slow down. They introduce the concept of a 'digital detox' as a way to reset and reduce dependency on technology, emphasizing the importance of creating a peaceful environment and establishing routines to manage stimulation. The speaker also talks about the significance of sleep and the need for an evening routine to wind down, offering practical tips for regaining balance and promoting well-being.
Takeaways
- 🔄 **Digital Detox**: The speaker emphasizes the importance of taking a break from digital devices to regain balance and reduce dependency on technology.
- 🎧 **Limit Background Noise**: It's suggested to reduce constant background noise, like music or podcasts, to allow the mind to rest and recover.
- 🏡 **Create a Peaceful Environment**: The speaker shares their experience of decluttering their home to create a more peaceful and less stimulating environment.
- 🌿 **Mindful Living**: Being mindful in daily activities, such as chores, is encouraged to focus on one thing at a time and reduce mental overload.
- 🌃 **Evening Routines**: Establishing a calming evening routine is highlighted as a way to wind down and improve sleep quality.
- 🌆 **Sensory Overload**: The speaker discusses the impact of a bustling environment on their well-being and the need for balance in sensory experiences.
- 🧘♀️ **Meditation and Mindfulness**: Regular meditation and mindful practices are recommended for mental clarity and to combat the effects of constant stimulation.
- 🚫 **Reduce Screen Time**: Implementing limits on screen time and considering tech-free periods can help in managing the influx of information and digital distractions.
- 🌱 **Self-Care**: The script underscores the importance of self-care practices tailored to individual needs, such as taking breaks, exercising, and eating healthily.
- 🛌 **Prioritize Sleep**: The speaker stresses the significance of sleep for overall health and the need to create a conducive environment for restful sleep.
Q & A
What is the main issue the speaker is addressing in the script?
-The speaker is addressing the issue of feeling overwhelmed by constant stimulation and the need to regain balance in life.
What does the speaker suggest as a solution to the problem of constant stimulation?
-The speaker suggests a digital detox, setting limits on screen time, and being more mindful in everyday activities as solutions to reduce constant stimulation.
What is the purpose of a digital detox according to the speaker?
-The purpose of a digital detox is to eliminate or reduce tech device usage for a period to experience life without constant engagement with technology and to reestablish healthier habits.
How did the speaker's trip to Korea impact their perspective on technology use?
-The speaker's trip to Korea made them realize that much of their stimulus comes from their phone and laptop, and by eliminating those, they felt more present and decided to be more mindful of their tech use.
Why does the speaker believe it's important to have background noise while doing mundane activities?
-Initially, the speaker found background noise entertaining while doing mundane activities, but they later realized it was doing more harm than good as it led to a constant state of stimulation without allowing the mind to rest.
What changes did the speaker make to their routine to allow their mind to rest?
-The speaker stopped using headphones for background noise during mundane activities and focused on doing one thing at a time to allow their mind to rest.
How does the speaker feel about their sensitivity to their environment?
-The speaker feels that their sensitivity to their environment is important and requires them to be more selective and intentional about what they're exposed to.
What advice does the speaker give for creating a peaceful environment at home?
-The speaker advises decluttering the home, paying attention to how one feels in each room, and removing items that hinder inner peace.
How does the speaker practice self-care, especially when feeling overwhelmed by work?
-The speaker practices self-care by taking breaks, exercising, eating healthily, spending time outdoors, and clearing their schedule when feeling socially burnt out.
Why is the speaker so focused on evening routines, and what does their routine consist of?
-The speaker is focused on evening routines because they struggle with falling asleep and find it helps to wind down. Their routine includes drinking herbal tea, taking a hot shower or bath, journaling, and breath work.
What is the speaker's final advice for those who feel overwhelmed?
-The speaker's final advice is to reduce stimulus before bedtime, establish a solid evening routine, and to take care of oneself by trying different self-care methods to find what works best.
Outlines
📱 Digital Detox for a Balanced Life
The speaker discusses the overwhelming nature of constant stimulation in our modern, tech-driven world. They share their personal struggle with feeling overwhelmed despite efforts to meditate and slow down. The concept of a digital detox is introduced as a way to break the cycle of constant stimulation. The speaker shares their experience of traveling to Korea and the benefits of being unplugged from technology, which allowed them to feel more present. They suggest that regular digital detoxes can help reset habits and reduce dependency on technology over time.
🧘♀️ Mindful Living and Self-Care
The speaker emphasizes the importance of letting the mind rest and providing space for it to wander and recover from the constant influx of information. They reflect on their habit of always having background noise through headphones and the realization that it was doing more harm than good. The speaker advocates for being mindful in all daily activities, suggesting that turning off background noise and focusing on one thing at a time can be beneficial. They also discuss the impact of a busy, stimulating environment on their well-being and the need for a peaceful home environment. The speaker shares their approach to self-care, which includes creating balance in their life by taking breaks, exercising, and eating healthily. They also talk about the importance of sleep and their evening routine to wind down and prepare for restful sleep.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Stimulation
💡Overwhelmed
💡Digital Detox
💡Mindful
💡Background Noise
💡Mental Clutter
💡Sensory Overload
💡Environment
💡Self-Care
💡Evening Routine
💡Dependency
Highlights
The feeling of being overwhelmed by constant stimulation and the need to find balance.
The importance of meditation and going for walks to slow down amidst a noisy world.
The concept of a digital detox to break the cycle of constant tech engagement.
The benefits of a digital detox, including increased presence and mindfulness.
The realization that much of our stimulus comes from devices like phones and laptops.
The practice of setting aside time for meditation and long walks for mental recovery.
The idea of reducing background noise to allow the mind to rest and wander.
The impact of a bustling environment on sensory overload and exhaustion.
The significance of creating a peaceful environment within our homes to support inner peace.
The personal responsibility of knowing how to take care of ourselves amidst constant stimulation.
The practice of self-care through creating balance in work, exercise, and diet.
The necessity of knowing when to engage with stimulus and when to recover from it.
The struggle with falling asleep and the importance of evening routines for mental health.
The effectiveness of herbal tea, hot showers, and journaling in creating a calming bedtime routine.
The video's aim to help viewers who feel overwhelmed by offering practical advice and personal experiences.
Transcripts
from the moment that we wake up to the second that we go to sleep there's so much to take
in so much entertainment so many different things pulling our attention in all different directions
it's like we go to sleep and wake up to find ourselves back on this treadmill of constant
stimulation lately I've been feeling really overwhelmed and I couldn't really pinpoint
Point why even though I've always made a conscious effort to meditate go for walks and slow down as
much as I can this has felt more like a quick fix to a much bigger issue it might bring me
moments of Silence but the rest of my day is filled with noise too much information and too
many moving Parts don't get me wrong stimulus can be good but in our Tech driven information
Rich world where the stimulation is constant I think it's important to know how to regain
balance if you can relate to this in any way I think this video will be helpful here are some
things I'm working on to help break the cycle of constant stimulation and regain a sense of
balance in my [Music] life when I was trying to correct my shopping habit the thing that helped
me the most was doing a low by challenge it was my way of hitting the big reset button and really
did help me to reestablish my shopping habits well digital detox is the same concept but with
our tech devices we can eliminate or reduce our usage for a period of time to see how it feels
when we're not constantly engaged with tech and of course you can make up your own rules
it could be just putting a limit on your screen time implementing tech-free mornings removing
social media apps or if you're able to fully unplug I recently took a long trip to Korea
and exploring and spending time with my family without being constantly connected felt like
the fresh a breath air that I needed I realized at that moment that so much of my stimulus comes from
my phone and my laptop and just by eliminating those two things I felt more present I'm back
online now but I'm way more Mindful and I plan to do a digital detox every so often
I'm hoping that it will not only reset my habits but over time slowly lessen my dependency on it
too when I'm doing chores or doing some kind of mundane activity I used to always reach for my
headphones I usually put on music podcast Audi book YouTube video and rotated them depending
on what I needed to catch up up on it seemed harmless at first but then I noticed that I
started to reach for my headphones while cooking eating brushing my teeth until it became second
nature just to have my headphones on all day I got to a point where I had to ask myself why do I feel
the need to always have background noise sure it's more entertaining but honestly it was doing more
harm than good after a while all the content started to blend in to one giant noise and I
couldn't even process or remember all that I had listened to I think it's so important to let our
minds rest to provide space so that our minds can wander and recover from the constant downloading
like I said it helped me immensely to set aside some time to meditate go for long walks but it's
just as important to be mindful in everything we do throughout the day this for me meant ditching
the head head phone turning off the background noise and just focus on doing one thing at a
time I recently visited soul and I was fascinated by the city the flashing lights
the cool architecture the bustling 24/7 atmosphere but at the end of the day I noticed that I felt
really exhausted it felt like a sensory overload because there was just so much going on at all
times whether we realize it or not we absorb so much information throughout our day and I
think that's why our environment is so important especially if you're highly sensitive like I am
we feel things much deeply than others so we have to be even more selective and intentional
about what we're exposed to and of course sometimes we can't change this like where
we live or where we work but we can focus on creating a peaceful environment within our
homes my suggestion is to do an entire home declutter specifically pay attention to how
you feel in each room and see if there are things that are getting in the way of your inner [Music]
piece I avoid labels and words loud paintings and I even got
rid of graphic te's too this might sound extreme but I wanted my house
to feel like a break from all the stimulus that's inevitable when I go
outside it's our own responsibility to know how to take care of ourselves and I don't think it's as
easy as reading some online article or watching a video on self-care but it's more of a process
that we all have to go through on our own we have to be open-minded try different things
things and see what works and what doesn't one of the major ways that I practice self-care is
by creating balance when I have a lot going on at work I have to put in 10 plus hours
sometimes but I still make sure to take lots of breaks exercise and eat healthy when I feel like
I've been glued to the screen all day I try to spend a lot of time Outdoors to give my eyes a
break and when I feel like I'm socially burnt out I clear my schedule and become a Hermit
for a while I think we all need some stimulus in our lives I know that I need to be exposed
to new ideas different places and people to be engaged in life but on the other side of
that I think it's important to know when it's too much and also know how to recover from it
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too
my husband is someone who can fall asleep anywhere at any time and I like to tease them about it of
course but I actually envy him so much because I've struggled with falling asleep for as long as
I can remember maybe that's why I started caring so much about evening routines I sometimes start
2 to 3 hours before bedtime because I know that my mind can't run a million miles a minute and
just come to a screeching halt I like to drink my herbal tea take a hot shower sometimes take a bath
Journal breath work I know it sounds really simple but having this routine really helps
me to wind down and it reduces mental clutter from the day sleep is so vital for our mental
physical emotional health and instead of treating it as something that we have to do I think we all
need to make it more of a priority so if you struggle with sleep or just shutting off that
monkey brain try to C back on the stimulus way before bedtime and set a solid evening
routine if you have been feeling overwhelmed I hope that this video was helpful I know that
I've been gone for so long but it definitely was the break that I needed I'll be back next
week with another video thank you so much for watching guys and I'll talk to you soon take care
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