Uploaded September 2016 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Addicted to the internet? Consider a cleanse.
2 other videos I did on internet addiction: ►"The Plight Of The Modern Beta Male": youtu.be/zi8ahs6FR-4
►"Overcome Internet Addiction -- 1 Week No Internet At Home Experiment!": youtu.be/9WDN1VJ7LlI
▼Check below for more thoughts!▼
After the two weeks I'll make an update / recap video.
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I actually realized that going completely cold-turkey would not be wise. I decided that I will allow myself to check the internet ONCE per day. And for a goal length of 5 minutes max. I do have some emails / things to do that could be time-sensitive.
(Update: I ended up checking the internet super quickly only like 1x every 4 days. Once on the cleanse I realized I didn't need to check the internet every day. But I did randomly use the internet really quickly at times when I needed to look something up for example. If interested in the details, look at my recap video linked above where I logged every time I used the internet during the cleanse.)
For example, I have a friend who is going to be traveling to Europe in a couple days and I am putting him in touch with some friends of mine that live where he is going. So I might need to be in touch with him as he travels for a quick email. Or maybe I'll need to really quickly look up a phone number for a business or something, etc.
I'll only do one super quick check every day. I'll even time each check and in my update video give a total amount of time I spent online during these checks just to keep me accountable.
I'm only going to use that internet check for CRITICAL and TIME-SENSITIVE things, such as my friend traveling. For everyone else who messages me on social media.. they'll just have to wait 2 weeks to get a response from me haha. I won't even look at their messages. It's just going to be one lightning fast internet check every day for only super critical things.
I'll put up a status on my social media saying I'm off the grid for 2 weeks too.
Maybe if I'm driving I'll turn my phone internet on to use maps. etc. But I will only be using internet for very very critical things like that period. I'm going to be extremely strict with myself.
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If you use the internet for your job, or with good purpose, then that's great! In this video I am talking about excessive unhealthy RECREATIONAL internet. Don't fool yourself though, reading news or surfing the web etc is often a waste of time.
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If you decide to go on a cleanse too, maybe order some books beforehand. Here are my book recommendations: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYy6GDb6c3Mqk9eo7dANICL1X9CEtXX3W
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Addicted to the internet? Consider a cleanse.
2 other videos I did on internet addiction: ►"The Plight Of The Modern Beta Male": youtu.be/zi8ahs6FR-4
►"Overcome Internet Addiction -- 1 Week No Internet At Home Experiment!": youtu.be/9WDN1VJ7LlI
▼Check below for more thoughts!▼
After the two weeks I'll make an update / recap video.
~
I actually realized that going completely cold-turkey would not be wise. I decided that I will allow myself to check the internet ONCE per day. And for a goal length of 5 minutes max. I do have some emails / things to do that could be time-sensitive.
(Update: I ended up checking the internet super quickly only like 1x every 4 days. Once on the cleanse I realized I didn't need to check the internet every day. But I did randomly use the internet really quickly at times when I needed to look something up for example. If interested in the details, look at my recap video linked above where I logged every time I used the internet during the cleanse.)
For example, I have a friend who is going to be traveling to Europe in a couple days and I am putting him in touch with some friends of mine that live where he is going. So I might need to be in touch with him as he travels for a quick email. Or maybe I'll need to really quickly look up a phone number for a business or something, etc.
I'll only do one super quick check every day. I'll even time each check and in my update video give a total amount of time I spent online during these checks just to keep me accountable.
I'm only going to use that internet check for CRITICAL and TIME-SENSITIVE things, such as my friend traveling. For everyone else who messages me on social media.. they'll just have to wait 2 weeks to get a response from me haha. I won't even look at their messages. It's just going to be one lightning fast internet check every day for only super critical things.
I'll put up a status on my social media saying I'm off the grid for 2 weeks too.
Maybe if I'm driving I'll turn my phone internet on to use maps. etc. But I will only be using internet for very very critical things like that period. I'm going to be extremely strict with myself.
~
If you use the internet for your job, or with good purpose, then that's great! In this video I am talking about excessive unhealthy RECREATIONAL internet. Don't fool yourself though, reading news or surfing the web etc is often a waste of time.
~
If you decide to go on a cleanse too, maybe order some books beforehand. Here are my book recommendations: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYy6GDb6c3Mqk9eo7dANICL1X9CEtXX3W
►SUBSCRIBE!: youtube.com/user/GoldJacketLuke?sub_confirmation=1
→Website: GoldJacketLuke.com (Sign up for my emails!)
→Like on Facebook: facebook.com/LukeEilers
(I frequently share lots of random and personal thoughts, insightful quotes, awesome videos from other people, cool articles, etc. on FB)
→Follow on Twitter: twitter.com/EilersLuke
Graphic by: ChrisLegend (he shares his insights on life) - youtube.com/channel/UCZkYiXL629pc0zIu-Qy0tIQ
►I hope you enjoyed / benefited from the video!
I'd appreciate it if you: LIKE, COMMENT, SHARE, SUBSCRIBE, & check out my other videos! :)
