After A Few Minutes Of Social Media, This Happens - Neuroscientist Andrew Huberman

Dr Andrew Huberman explains what happens if you overuse social media. Does Dr Andrew Huberman think social media addiction is real? Does HubermanLab believe it is possible to develop OCD around your phone use?

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[yohaizilber]

The internet is destroying and improving my life at the same time.

[NathalieLazo]

“One of the biggest reasons we don’t achieve our goals is we say yes to too many things that are not our priority and no to too many things that are our priority.” – Jay Shetty ✨

[thaddiusglunt]

He's absolutely right. I would add onto that that we are further debilitated by our phones due to a dramatic decrease in introspection. That is, if you can pop your phone out every single time you get bored for even 5 seconds throughout the day, you have the easy option of getting that instant kick of dopamine as opposed to actually reflecting on yourself, your actions, etc. The net result is an influx of increasingly unconscious, egocentric individuals across three generations that struggle more than their predecessors to stay focused on anything difficult.

Of course this doesn't meant we should all throw our smart phones away. But it does mean we should be aware of what our phones are doing to us, and that we should handle them with the same caution that we would anything else addictive.

[luiscollazo]

That dog searching for a bone comparison really hit hard.

[drsravyaparashar]

When he said in the end “ we’d think that the animal is sick.. it’s digging and looking in the same corner in the anticipation of finding something. That’s sad, that’s us “ - THIS HIT DIFFERENTLY AND BROUGHT A JERK TO MY SENSES!

[elitedonk]

I stopped using a smartphone completely around 4 weeks ago, I use a basic 2g phone that only does calls and texts. I haven't felt this good in 10 years.

[harshckuk]

Deleting social media is the best thing I ever did

[Teamshmo]

Very interesting about how it no longer is fun. I noticed this a few times with myself. I am not learning, no excited, and not even interested, but I keep grabbing my phone to scroll more and more.

[Itsmax_]

I stopped using social media apps like Instagram, Facebook and Snapchat I only use YouTube for learning not to watch useless content.

[luckyluke]

Our generation (I'm 19) has a serious problem with this shit. I notice the damage that it does to me in terms of concentration and joy but there are also a lot of people who don't know the dangerous that overuse carries with it. Wish I could stop but everything seems so boring.. Guess I need to cross the abyss and just ride it out..

[MindfulAttraction.]

the dog analogy really puts it into perspective how ridiculous we look sometimes

[saliiczar]

The scariest part is TikTok has mastered this from all angles and it's already in the hands of our children

[Tarikkb]

I know I’m not only one when I say that I really want to stop over using or even just using social media, I’m 19, I got my first phone and access to social media when I was around 13-14, I remember it being amazing at first, I didn’t waste my time on it, I constantly found new content to watch, my ADHD was really happy with this sudden new shock of dopamine, but around high school when I was 15, it all started to change I would spend so much time on social media that I would start to develop anxiety and depression, i would have NO energy, I wouldn’t be able to think about stuff, constantly in a bad mood ...basically in a zombie -like state, and what was worst about it was that after I while I started to froget who I was, I used to win art and writing competitions, that was my strong suit cuz I was not the best student academically, but around 15 I started to not be able to think for concepts and have drive about it, it even got worse, I started to copy what I would see on social media, I was no longer me, it felt like technology stole myself from me, my joys, my mood, my skills, my memory, my literal happiness hormones, ...I knew I was already addicted by how I would switch between two apps throughout an entire day and when I would get bored I wouldn’t stop I would just continue but in a terrible state, recently I started to lessen my screen time, a few days ago I went a full day without it and it was genuinely one of the best days in my life, I was able to recognize myself again, I hope I can stop it completely

[saramarkowicz]

Yes, people who created social medias know how our brain works. I wanted to be in every social media because I had the fear of missing out and slowly I got rid of everything. I only kept YouTube because I am posting videos and I think it's a great platform where your attention can be good if you watch quality content but after only a few weeks I got rid of TikTok. That's just too much.

[lsluguu]

I’ve definitely noticed a decline in my mental health since social media has peaked in society, I constantly find myself feeling depressed and I can’t help think it’s linked to social media, if I look back at my life before it, I do recall feeling overall much happier.

[BrickManiac]

Overuse has created so many problems. Social anxiety, obsession over politics, saying the wrong thing. Tried therapy but feel like I cant beat the addiction.

[yoyon]

I know so deeply that living without my smart phone is living calm, and presented in every moment.

[SiD-hqfo]

Most importantly it's affecting our attention span..

[biancaihua]

Social media gives me headache, literally.

[churnetvalleyrunner]

I deleted both my Facebook and Instagram accounts but what really annoyed me is that it takes 30 days for your account to be fully deleted and you can sign back in at any point up until then. I re-downloaded it and signed back into my account so many times and got extremely frustrated with myself for not being able to make the 30 days. This time I’ve made it 19 days without signing in, only 11 more and I’m free of Zuckerberg and his evil digital handcuffs forever